The fight for a fair contract: UMass versus its RAs & PMs
Henry Brechter, Desire’ Crosby, Shannon Macalingay, and Faith Cardoza
February 11, 2019
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Features, Investigative, Profiles, Showcase, Student Life, Voices
"If they can get work out of you without paying you money, they will...just one battle out of more to come."
American Moor: A true one-man show
Shannon Macalingay, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
January 24, 2019
Filed under Around the Valley, Entertainment, Showcase, Voices
As a “big black male,” the business expected Keith Hamilton Cobb to fit the stereotypes associated with his identity.
Professor of the month: Danielle Samuels
Olivia Amato-Hansen, Writer
January 22, 2019
Filed under Campus, Features, Profiles, Showcase, Voices
Professor Danielle Samuels has wanted to be a psychologist since she was a kid.
Two professors help inmates find their voice through journalism
Desire’ Crosby, Contributor
October 22, 2018
Filed under About, Features, In-Depth, Profiles, Showcase, Voices
“They really are just as smart as any other Umass student,” said Joshua Murray of the inmates, known to him as the “Hampshire County students.”
Turn your fall semester from a 2007 Britney to a raging success
Darian Barlow, Contributor
October 15, 2018
Filed under Campus, Food/Health, Lifestyle, Multimedia, Opinion, Student Life, Voices
Avoid a Britney-level meltdown with these tips from a fellow college student on how to be your best self this semester.
Catcalling: Not a compliment
Emma Sammuli, Contributor
October 3, 2018
Filed under Lifestyle, Opinion, Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized, Voices
A walk or a jog down the street can invite endless catcalls and unwanted attention. Despite popular opinion, ignoring it is not the answer.
The rainbow diet: Surviving anorexia and gay body expectations
Brian Choquet, Writer
May 11, 2018
Filed under Food/Health, Lifestyle, Profiles, Showcase, Student Life, Voices
When he came out as gay in the latter half of his middle school career, Russian felt pressured to find acceptance in his newly joined community — the hope being he could find a place where he belonged. This then became the basis for what grew into his eating disorder.
Farewell to Hadley: Reflections and remembrances on a bizarre home of my own
Ian Munnelly, Politics/Op-Ed Editor
May 1, 2018
Filed under Around the Valley, Showcase, Student Life, Voices
My fondest memories of this area will come from the little farming town of Hadley.
Manifest identity: Reflecting on my own identity as a Puerto Rican through the identity of others
Sabrina Negrón, Writer
April 2, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Student Life, Voices
UMass journalism student Sabrina Negrón reflects on what it means to be Puerto Rican in America.
Alone in the crowd: A family of color living in a world of white
Sarah Heinonen, Contributor
February 28, 2018
Filed under Around the Valley, Current Affairs, Showcase, Voices
Massachusetts is often seen as a bastion of liberal inclusivity, a point of pride for many Bay Staters. And while Boston, Worcester, Springfield and other large cities are fairly diverse, many of the small towns are anything but.
“Penn Face”: The ugly truth about mental health on college campuses
Harry Ortof, Contributer
December 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Student Life, Voices
What needs to change so that administrators and students alike can recognize when someone is depressed or suicidal?
Is FOMO driving our need to overshare?
Jill Webb, Contributor
November 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Technology, Voices
There’s no denying that millennials are phone addicts; we all know that. But why do we check our phones so much, even when no one is texting us?
Vadim Trubetskoy, Staff Writer
Over the past weeks, tensions between the nuclear powers of India and Pakistan have reached a high that hasn’t been observed in decades. The two nations have a longstanding history of skirmishes over deep-seated political and religious differences ever since the formation of Pakistan. India is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan has a new Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 Percent Tax Rate
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) 70 percent tax rate on the ultra-wealthy in the United States has been debated heavily ever since she announced it.
Is President Trump’s response to SNL a cause for concern?
Sure enough, Trump was watching Alec Baldwin's most recent jab at him on Saturday Night Live, and promptly fired back on Twitter.
The Oscars, or every “woke” white person you’ve ever met.
The Oscars are like that guy who has one black friend and refrences him for everything.