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Top five late-night snacks near UMass

Top five late-night snacks near UMass

Alexandra Greenberg, Co-Social Media Editor October 1, 2022
It’s Saturday night, you just got back from going out and now, you and your friends are starving. Every place you know is closed and after searching for nearby spots to eat, you’re stumped. Don’t worry! There are still some local spots for late-night snacking. 
Five feel good fiction books to help with early semester stress

Five feel good fiction books to help with early semester stress

Michelle Silveira, Writer September 30, 2022
A perfect reading list when you need to take a break from textbooks
Nanans Diy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The toll of being a new student on mental health: Advice for college freshman from fellow students

Alexandra Greenberg, Co-Social Media Editor September 23, 2022
With the fall semester beginning, it's important to discuss the effects of entering a new school as an incoming freshman. Most new students feel anxious and unsure of how to handle this new environment. Here are a few tips to make the transition more seamless and enjoyable based on what has helped me and a few other students in the past. 
Picture of the organizers of Local Mojo

UMass student-run organization, Local Mojo is hip hopping and popping out as one of UMass’ main music hot spots

Cate Hanewich, Contributor September 22, 2022
Local Mojo, a new organization created in the last year by students, promotes UMass student musicians through on and off campus events and concerts.
Webster Hall’s gender neutral bathrooms, a part of UMass Amherst’s Gender-Inclusive Housing program.

Webster Hall residents start gender-neutral bathroom accessibility campaign

Mark Doherty, Writer September 20, 2022
A collective of genderqueer students in Webster Hall’s Gender-Inclusive Housing program are seeking to change the low number of gender-neutral bathrooms in their residential hall.
Photo of Chancellor Subbaswamy welcoming new Students at the 2021 New Student Convocation. Photo credit: umass Instagram

Chancellor Subaswammy Announces His Retirement For July of 2023

Kate Katz, Writer June 3, 2022
In an email to the UMass community on June 2, 2022, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy announced that he will be retiring at the end of June 2023.
Students for the Out of the Darkness Walk Sunday, Apr. 24, 2022. About 80 students and families showed for the Out of the Darkness walk, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

You should embark on self care in college, here’s why it matters

Diamond Smith, Contributor May 30, 2022
The Out of the Darkness Walk is a fundraiser for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), does an annual collaboration with the student-run mental health advocacy club, Active Minds in advocacy for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
University of Massachusetts Police Department Building. Courtesy of UMass

UMPD and APD give the ‘all clear’ after sighting of armed man is reported

Liesel Nygard, Writer May 2, 2022
A photo sent to the Amherst Police Department shows an individual with what looks to be a shotgun or rifle. Later it was discovered to be a pellet gun.
Southwest Towers. Photo by John Phelan - creative commons

UMass tries to meet demand in ‘tighter’ housing market

Selene Bonafini, Writer April 28, 2022
With the “tight” and “expensive” off-campus housing market and increasing demand for on-campus housing, due to higher enrollment rates, UMass tries to accommodate students with triples, quads, and housing in local hotels.
UMass students watching sheep graze the lawn between Isenberg and the Bromery Center. This sheep watching event was held by EweMass on April 26 and 27 to promote better land management in the UMass community.  Photo by Ethan Brayall-Brown

UMass sheep arrive on campus to promote environmental conservation

Ethan Brayall-Brown, Assistant News Editor April 27, 2022
Students got to watch sheep graze the lawn between Isenberg and the Bromery Center
Photo courtesy of UMass Dining

Students reflect on UMass administration’s support during Ramadan

Christina Loberti, Writer April 22, 2022
Being in college, one might find it difficult to uphold their cultural and religious obligations in a setting outside their home. For junior Melisa Avdic and sophomore Taqdees Ahmad, celebrating Ramadan at UMass has come with both positive and negative aspects. 
The innovation itself, in all its beauty.

Satire: The Problem With the UMass Store

Patrick Shea, Contributor April 21, 2022

As we all know, UMass is a great school. I’ve learned so much since first moving in, both in the classroom and out. The campus is thriving with knowledgeable professors and enticing clubs. There’s...

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