Yonah Dori Profile Not just a basketball player and a fan of the sport, Yonah Dori thinks of himself as a student of the game who sees beauty in its play. Standing 6 feet 1 inch tall with long arms and a muscular frame, Dori seems born to play a sport. Born in Cleveland, Ohio and [...]
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Gearing Up for Fall TV
Gearing Up for Fall TV Tangled up in their textbooks in the midst of midterm exam season, many students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst scrounge up any free time they can to relax and stream shows online. Many were not up to date on the latest releases of fall TV, yet still had a few [...]
Jackson Katz at UMass Amherst
Emma Sammuli 10/3/18 On a soggy October night, author, filmmaker, and activist Jackson Katz led a discussion titled, “Men and #MeToo: Possibilities and Perils in a Time of Change” in the Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to address why men need to support gender equality. The event was sponsored by the [...]
Hundreds Join Forces to Stand Against Racism at “The Problem of the Color Line” Teach-In
Hundreds Join Forces to Stand Against Racism at “The Problem of the Color Line” Teach-In By Julian Mendoza The diverse mass of people gathered for Tuesday’s teach-in was a glimmer of hope for many who have all but lost it following a string of racially-charged events that have occurred recently on the University of [...]
No More Late Night
UMass Amherst’s decision to cease its Late Night Dining program on Friday and Saturday nights has garnered mixed emotions from the student body. Some students felt that its removal took away a staple of UMass dining, as well as a social aspect of their weekend. Others did not feel personally affected by the decision, and [...]
Lucas Tragos Profile
In this age of technology, Lucas Tragos and his Instagram account, WTWMass, are examples of how teenagers can find success with nothing but a smartphone, some buddies, and a goal in mind. Tragos, a 20-year-old Junior enrolled within the Communications program at UMass Amherst, joined then-high-schoolers Areg and Lucas Aguirre on the social media team [...]
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton