The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
Nicole DeFeudis

Nicole DeFeudis, Writer

“One day or day one. You decide.”

Email Nicole at [email protected], or follow her on Twitter @Nicole_DeFeudis

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The special collections room holds 291 boxes of W. E. B. Du Bois's writings.

Creating a safe haven in the stacks

Nicole DeFeudis, Co-Editor in Chief
November 29, 2018
UMass is visible in the distance from the wraparound porch at the Mount Holyoke Summit House.

Take a hike: Admire fall foliage from Mount Holyoke summit

Nicole DeFeudis, Co-Editor in Chief
October 3, 2018
Pi Kappa Alpha is located on the corner of Fearing Street and North Pleasant Street.

UMass fraternity charged with hazing and liquor violations

Nicole DeFeudis, Co-Editor in Chief
September 21, 2018
Second student confirmed to have serogroup B infection

Second student confirmed to have serogroup B infection

Nicole DeFeudis, Co-Editor in Chief
November 15, 2017
A sign saying "Yup We Back" sits outside of Theta Chi just one day after UMass lifted their 5-week suspension. (Brian Choquet/Amherst Wire)

University lifts Theta Chi suspension

Nicole DeFeudis, Managing Editor
October 23, 2017
Jasmine Tauscher, Diovanni Aquino and Joshua Dion (from left) speak about the incident that sent Aquino and his sister to the hospital.

‘My ear still hurts’: Easthampton man talks about alleged assault at Phi Sigma Kappa last month

Abigail Desvergnes, Nicole DeFeudis, and Stephanie Murray
October 18, 2017

At Simple Gifts Farm, local food is a year-round affair

Nicole DeFeudis, Contributor
October 11, 2017
The University of Massachusetts Amherst lifted a five-week suspension on popular fraternity Theta Chi. (Brian Choquet/Amherst Wire)

University will not recognize Theta Chi until further notice

Nicole DeFeudis and Stephanie Murray
September 28, 2017
Cameron Tredgett, a 20-year-old Wayland man, was found dead on Fearing Street in Amherst in the early morning hours Sept. 16. (Stephanie Murray/Amherst Wire)

DA releases more information on Fearing Street death

Nicole DeFeudis, Managing Editor
September 22, 2017
Phi Sigma Kappa is on interim restriction following a potential violation of the Student Code of Conduct.

The party’s over: University takes disciplinary action against two popular fraternities

Stephanie Murray, Nicole DeFeudis, and Abigail Desvergnes
September 21, 2017
Sally Powers works in her office in Stockbridge.

[Photo] UMass researchers study depression and anxiety

Jackson Cote, Contributor
April 20, 2017
Photos from Blarney Blowout at Hobart, 2014

University ramps up restrictions ahead of ‘Blarney Blowout’ weekend

Nicole DeFeudis, Assistant Campus News Editor
March 3, 2017
A panel at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

UMass senior attends World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

Nicole DeFeudis, Assistant Campus News Editor
March 1, 2017
Students evacuate Linden Hall after apartment fire

Students evacuate Linden Hall after apartment fire

Nicole DeFeudis, Assistant Campus News Editor
February 3, 2017
(FILE PHOTO) Sharon Montazeri, an Iranian Ph.D. student at UMass, participates at a demonstration against Trump's travel ban against mainly Muslim countries in Amherst in January 2017.

‘We are still just praying he can get on a plane’: Immigration ban blocks 3 from UMass

Bryan Bowman and Nicole DeFeudis
January 31, 2017
How prescription opioids helped fuel the Massachusetts heroin epidemic

How prescription opioids helped fuel the Massachusetts heroin epidemic

Bryan Bowman, Nicole Defeudis, and Jacqueline Pollock
December 13, 2016
(Vicki DeLoach/Flickr)

Untraditional Thanksgiving traditions

Nicole DeFeudis, Contributor
November 16, 2016
Jake Bernstein speaks at a UMass Entrepreneurship Club meeting.

UMass students launch their own businesses

Nicole DeFeudis, Contributor
November 2, 2016
The life of UMass student firefighters

The life of UMass student firefighters

Nicole Defeudis, Joseph Carstairs, and Phoebe Zaslav
April 26, 2016
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