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808s and Ankle Breaks featuring Trey Cruz

808s and Ankle Breaks featuring Trey Cruz

Jonathan Kermah and Trevor Wilson March 9, 2020
Jonathan Kermah and Trevor Wilson are joined by special guest Trey Cruz to talk the podcast’s latest "March Madness" bracket of hip-hop's best groups and play a game of buy or sell for current NBA topics.
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Offbeat cures to colds

Erin Hunter, Contributor March 9, 2020
From potatoes in your socks to the classic chicken noodle soup, wives tales to cure colds and flus can be pretty strange.
Color Out of Space Trailer/Screenshot from YouTube

“Color Out Of Space” delivers more than just Nic Cage

Ian Dartley, Writer March 6, 2020
If your stomach is easily churned by gore, this may not be the film for you. However, if you find yourself able to look past that, you will be introduced to a world unlike any you have seen.
Ask UMass  — Blarney

Ask UMass — Blarney

Rebecca Duffy, Campus News Editor March 6, 2020
Every year, thousands of UMass Amherst students celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the first Saturday in March- also called Blarney. In this episode, students discuss how their spending Blarney weekend and their thoughts on Meek Mill performing at the Mullins Live! concert.

Women’s Highlights: UMass gets big win over St. Bonaventure and advances to Quarterfinals

Michael Araujo, Reporter March 5, 2020
The Minutewomen dominated the first half and quickly jumped out to a 20 point lead early on in the game

Men’s Lacrosse Highlights: UMass’s offensive attack overwhelms Albany

Lucas Alvarez, Sports Co-editor March 5, 2020
The Minutemen scored a season high 17 goals and were able to pull away from the Great Danes in the fourth quarter
The Reel Deal Podcast: Movies that made us

The Reel Deal Podcast: Movies that made us

Olivia Barkett and Jozef Zekanoski March 5, 2020
No limit on genre, time periods, or subject matter, the Reel Deal is a conversation of all things film.
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App of the week: What3words

Sophia Torres, Writer March 5, 2020
what3words is an easy to use and highly precise location finder app for emergency situations.
Artwork by Gracie Donovan

(Fake) Blonde Moment: Pete Davidson vs. Ariana Grande, Disney vs. Hilary Duff and Blarney vs. UMass

Grace Sherwood and Chad Douty March 5, 2020
Chad Douty and Grace Sherwood are finally back and here to discuss the latest music videos, Pete Davidson’s shade towards Ariana Grande and much more! They also debate whether Blarney is worth all the hype.
Straight Sex, featured on their single cover No More Love single (Straight Sex)

Straight Sex ignite audiences with their final string of shows

David Anderson, Writer March 4, 2020
Sadly, this was one of Straight Sex’s final shows. In a couple of months, they will be going on an “indefinite hiatus.”
Introspective Ramblings: I Miss

Introspective Ramblings: “I Miss”

Jonathan Kermah, Editor In Chief March 4, 2020
This week's poem of the week, features a poem from our very own Editor-In-Chief, Jon Kermah, as he poignantly reminisces on idyllic childhood memories of playing basketball and making friends in the summer heat.
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