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A Change from the Norm: Northampton’s Amanouz Café

By Alex Tillotson on February 4, 2010

Once in a while, in the midst of all the pizza and wings that frequent the typical college student’s diet, it’s nice to have a change of pace. Amanouz Café, located at 44 Main St., Northampton, Mass., offers just that. With an eclectic mix of both Mediterranean and Moroccan classics, and an award for “Best [...]

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AmherstWire.com Asks: Election Reaction

By The Amherst Wire on January 21, 2010

Yesterday, Amherstwire reporters Richard Caesar and Caitlin Coughlan asked UMass Amherst students one question: What does Martha Coakley’s defeat to Scott Brown mean to Democrats in Massachusetts?
Here are their answers.

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UMass Polo Team on a Roll

By Jed Winer on December 6, 2009

A look back at the Halloween UMass Polo team match against the Kemptville Koyotes at Stone Pony Farm in Leverett. The UMass team will be playing again this weekend against Skidmore College.

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Multimedia Class Project: U Are, U Eat, U Mass

By The Amherst Wire on January 19, 2010

Part of a series of final projects from Professor Steve Fox’s Multimedia in Journalism class.
By: Jeffrey Larnard, Caroline Scannell, and Angela Chen
For many students at the University of Massachusetts, the idea of staying healthy and eating right may seem like a challenge as students often have a hard time staying healthy while balancing work and [...]

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Multimedia Class Project: Taking Your Health Into Your Own Hands

By The Amherst Wire on January 19, 2010

Part of a series of final projects from Professor Steve Fox’s Multimedia in Journalism class.
By: Mary Kate Alfieri, Elizabeth Murphy, Andrew Smith
With the recent debate over health care reform, high premiums and inefficient care, many Americans are trying a new approach by taking their health into their own hands.
For some, this is as [...]

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Sedition Trial Lecture Causes Stir on Campus

By Hollis Smith on November 29, 2009

A controversial lecture at the SOM about the ‘Great Massachusetts Sedition Trial’ brings crowds of upset protesters and to campus.

Posted in Campus Beat, Lead Stories, Local Beat | Tagged amherstwire, elizabeth fink, ISOM, Lamonaco, Ray luc levasseur, umass | Leave a response

UMass celebrates Edgar Allan Poe bicentennial

By Hollis Smith on November 23, 2009

A common love and respect for the works of Edgar Allan Poe brought authors Elizabeth Hand, John Crowley, and Martín Espada to Bowker Auditorium Oct. 29 to read some of their favorite Poe pieces along with their own writings.
The UMass English department sponsored the Oct. 29 event as well as a weekend of Poe events [...]

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