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Braider Yemisi Genebar, right, works on her model, Raquel Kiddu, left, on March 23, 2018 in the Malcolm X Cultural Center located in the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Mass. Genebar ultimately opts for a combination of techniques including

MXCC hosts third annual Afro hair braiding competition

April 11, 2018
(Jon Decker/Amherst Wire)

Are depression and anxiety hidden in our culture?

April 19, 2017
(Kyle Fitzpatrick/Contributed photo)

One arrest, two medical transports over ‘Blarney Blowout’ weekend

March 6, 2017
Protesters chant in front of the Student Union for a sanctuary campus on Feb. 3, 2017. (Julie Shamgochian/Amherst Wire)

UMass students to walk out, strike Friday for a Sanctuary Campus

February 16, 2017
(Craig's Doors/craigdoors.org)

State budget cuts may force Amherst homeless shelter to close

December 13, 2016
(Wei Cai/Amherst Wire)

The art of the Chinese yo-yo

November 29, 2016
University conducts campus climate survey for first time in a decade

University conducts campus climate survey for first time in a decade

November 18, 2016
(Lisa Brewster/Flickr)

Voters nix slots parlor ballot referendum

November 14, 2016
Five College students to hold Farmers' Market in solidarity with Standing Rock protests

Five College students to hold Farmers’ Market in solidarity with Standing Rock protests

November 3, 2016
A bicyclist on Main Street in Springfield, Mass.(blekky/Flickr)

Question 1: Another slots parlor in Massachusetts?

October 27, 2016
Prince, John Adams and John Quincy Adams Halls in Southwest Residential Area on Sunset Ave. at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Sunset Avenue

October 11, 2016
From left: Byron Tau, Jessica Taylor, Tim Murphy, Abby Phillip, Julia Ioffe. (Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Presidential election will leave lasting impact, political journalists say

October 7, 2016
Pamela Olson speaks to a room full of students, faculty and community members. (Wei Cai/Amherst Wire)

Author Pamela Olson inspires student activists

October 6, 2016
Jared Yeager clears a hurdle.

Mindset and sense of community the focus for UMass Parkour club

October 4, 2016
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