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UMass NAACP E-Board member Bamidele Osinubi speaking to the crowd, by Tristan Smith

UMass NAACP student activists march to the chancellors’ and deliver a list of demands

Tristan Smith, Social Media Manager October 14, 2021
The UMass Amherst NAACP chapter held a march from the Student Union to the Whitmore Administration Building to make UMass leaders hear their demands, yet they still locked their doors even though they knew the march was going to occur.

“Products of our time, reflections of ourselves”: UMCA exhibit displays Nicole Eisenman’s prints

Maddie Fabian, Writer October 14, 2021

  AMHERST - The University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at UMass Amherst currently features art by the internationally renowned artist Nicole Eisenman. It is the first UMCA exhibit open to...

Which Major to Choose Based on your Zodiac Sign

Which Major to Choose Based on your Zodiac Sign

Lily O'neill, Contributor October 14, 2021
At the end of the day, astrology and birth charts are complex, so take what resonates! 
Durfee Conservatory (Astghik Dion/Amherst Wire)

Poetry: “Monarch”

Samantha Johnson, Contributor October 13, 2021

Monarch I don’t where I’m going I don’t know why I’m here, But you’re all around me all the time To make sure that I get there. I’m not sure if there is a there As I continue...

Reflections: Women-led discussion

Reflections: Women-led discussion

Matthew DiPesa, Contributor October 8, 2021

On September 22, I attended a ‘Women Led Discussion’ on sexual assault, hosted in a room inside UMass’ Student Union. The meeting had been moved inside due to rain, and I sat in a large circle with...

Sunday’s Theta Chi Protest

Libby Mcmanus and Nicole Biagioni September 24, 2021

Amherst Wire's Libby McManus covered to Sunday's protest at the Theta Chi Fraternity. The protest originated at the Chancellor's home and made it's way down to the fraternity. The protest lasted for several...

Five clubs you may not have heard about

Five clubs you may not have heard about

Taylor Lee, Sports Editor September 24, 2021

The tumultuous 2020-2021 academic year is over, and the student population has finally returned to something more akin to normalcy. Clubs can now meet again in person and the changes they had to make last...

Sexual assault and white privilege: An intersection

Sexual assault and white privilege: An intersection

Zach Steward, Politics/Op-Ed Editor September 23, 2021

I want to start this off by saying that I am privileged in the sense that I am not a survivor of sexual harassment or assault. I stand with survivors & want to make clear that sexual violence in any...

Sexual assault on campus: The numbers

Celina Rivernider September 22, 2021

AMHERST, Mass. — One in five women in college experience sexual assault, according to the U.S. Office on Women's Health. For a university with a high student population, such as UMass Amherst, the...

Second day of demonstrations continue over Theta Chi allegations at UMass

Talia Heisey and Ethan Brayall-Brown September 21, 2021

On Monday Sept. 20, at 12 p.m , over 60 students from UMass met at the Whitmore Administration building for a sit-in at the Dean of Students office’s waiting area. They gathered to protest against...

UMass Amherst to pursue investigation into sexual assault allegation

Tristan Smith, Social Media Manager September 21, 2021

After two days of protests and demonstrations led by University of Massachusetts-Amherst students in response to a sexual assault allegation made against the Theta Chi fraternity, university officials...

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