In fall 2020, the University of Massachusetts Amherst will welcome a new addition to the campus’s dining halls: Worcester Dining Commons. The name is a familiar one, but looking at the visual mock-up of what is to come, one wouldn’t recognize it. The new Worcester looks to fix the structural flaws of the current building [...]
For sophomore Julian Mendoza of UMass Amherst, being a “sneakerhead” is more than just an interest in shoes; it is a mindset and a culture. Since a little over five years ago, Julian has been avidly following the latest sneaker trends and releases. He has also been adding to his own collection since then, and [...]
UMass Democrats Hold Voter Registration Just weeks before the pivotal midterm elections, the UMass Democrats student organization have set up a booth in the crowded Campus Center, providing voter registration forms, absentee ballots, mailing services, and encouraging political engagement among all legible student voters. “For me, I think that when people register they realize how [...]
A Profile of Rachelle Allen Hotel UMass Manager Rachelle Allen is hardly ever out of sight during her shifts at work. “She has her method and her method is her madness,” General Manager of Hotel UMass, Lamarr Cook, said, describing his business partner. The 116-room Hotel UMass is located in the middle of the University [...]
Speech In light of the recent racially charged incidences that have taken place on the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s campus, the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies and W.E.B. Du Bois Center hosted a teach-in to “provide the critical context we need to understand the troubled past and envision higher expectations of our community.” [...]
Turned Up or Turned Off: What Hype Dancing Means for the Art of Dance By Julian Mendoza “Hype dances,” such as the “Shoot” and the “Floss,” have made waves through social media and mainstream appeal, but in the culture of dance, those who take their craft seriously tend to have mixed feelings about these trends. [...]
Amherst Voters of All Ages Flock to Polls on Election Tuesday Nov. 6 2018 - Election day at the Bangs Community Center On a damp and chilly night, residents of Amherst, Massachusetts casted their ballots on state and town elections. Considered by many as the most important election in recent years, dozens of voters surrounded [...]
Sonja D. Williams Lead/Nut Graph By Julian Mendoza Professor Sonja D. Williams, Peabody Award recipient and author of “Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio, and Freedom,” gave a lecture the afternoon of Thursday, October 25, that exhibited the many techniques radio journalists can employ to achieve a desired effect. Coming from Howard University, Williams began the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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