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Occupy Protesters Force Temporary Shutdown of Bank of America in Amherst
Over 100 Occupy Wall Street protesters from the Amherst area colleges and community rallied at the Bank of America branch downtown forcing its temporary shutdown on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 17.
The protesters entered the Bank of America en masse at approximately 1:30 pm in an attempt to close bank accounts. Protesters rallied inside [...]
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Mount Toby offers students a place to relax and unwind
There’s something beautifully primal about wandering through the woods. The freedom you feel as you aimlessly walk around taking in the sights and sounds is indescribable. It’s surprisingly refreshing to lose cell phone service and not be able to check e-mail for days on end. You seem to forget about all the work you have [...]
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Construction creates parking crunch for Rec Center
With the hopes that the new Commonwealth College Honors College complex will make the UMass Amherst stand out among its competitors, the university has sacrificed Lot 40, which used to be a major parking lot for faculty and staff before being eliminated this summer.
Construction of the new Honors College complex, which will include new [...]
A Night in Tel Aviv Cut Short, to be Rescheduled
A Night In Tel Aviv
Despite some technical difficulties and a fog-triggered fire alarm causing the A Night in Tel Aviv event to end early, president of the Jewish Student Union, Matt Dornfeld, deems the night a great success.
The event was the brainchild of Dornfeld himself, an idea that came to him at the beginning of [...]
ED/OP: The choices and causes of the local ‘Occupy’ movement
It’s been two months since the first ‘Occupy’ movement began on Wall Street, and since then countless have popped up around the country, including here in Amherst. The protesters in these movements have valiant causes, among which include stopping corporate greed and showing elected officials that they work for all Americans, not just corporate America. [...]
Annual URun/UWalk road race raises $1,500 for scholarships
By Brian Canova
The sun shone down on the 122 contestants that arrived for the annual Homecoming 5k URun/UWalk on Saturday Nov. 5. The race began at the northeast corner of McGuirk Alumni Stadium, extended up the Amity hill, cut down Lincoln Street into the heart of campus, then down Massachusetts Avenue to Stadium Drive, the [...]
Professor challenges beliefs about Plato
Growing up, we’re taught that Plato was one of the world’s most profound Western philosophers, Socrates’ most illustrious student and a man who believed in the exchange of ideas. But, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Professor David Lenson spoke to a packed auditorium of students, faculty, and staff about a side of Plato we weren’t taught. [...]
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