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Former Virginia governor and Republican senator George Allen spoke at UMass on energy policy Wednesday. Watch student opinions of what Allen said here, and read the write-up of his speech at the Daily Collegian.
The cuts, the payoffs, the consequences
Part 2 of a three-part series on Question 1
Crowded schools could soon see bigger classes with fewer teachers, public safety services may decline and icy streets could lack much needed salt in this New England climate, consequences opponents of Question 1 say Massachusetts would face if the initiative passes. Read more →
On the surface, Question 1, which will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot, seems in favor of the Massachusetts taxpayer, saving the average family $3,700. But opponents say it will carry harsh consequences.
With the presidential election less than one week away, it’s become crunch time for the two campaigns making their final push for victory. At UMass, both Democrat and Republican groups have spent the last month targeting the more ambivalent students whose vote could help get their candidate in office. Read more →
vox pop: [origin: Latin vōx populī] noun — the voice of the people; popular opinion.
Have an opinion? Make it heard! AW Vox Pop is an ongoing forum for UMass students to voice their thoughts on community issues. We go on campus, film your opinions and publish them online, and invite you to participate through posting comments or sending in your own video responses.
Our first issue is the UMass budget cut. On Oct. 15, Chancellor Holub announced in an e-mail to the campus community that approximately $12 million will be cut from the university’s budget in response to Governor Deval Patrick’s mid-year budget cut of 5 percent due to the economic crisis. Your reactions to the announcement and opinions on what you think UMass should (or shouldn’t) reduce funding for. Go to this issue →
After you vote Nov. 4 for the next President of the United States, give a sigh of relief—but don’t leave quite yet. Voters in Massachusetts will get the opportunity to weigh in on three additional ballot questions. Have your answers ready.
The Amherst Wire and Commonwealth College collaborated to host an event Wednesday night for students interested in watching and talking about final presidential debate. Politikos Discourse, AW’s web radio show, went on the air at 8 p.m. for students and faculty to talk about their expectations and predictions prior to the debate, and ComCol held a post-debate a discussion led by a panel of professors in Goodell Lounge.
Markets Plummet Worldwide. Global Fears of a Recession Grows Stronger. In Crisis, Europe Isn’t in Sync. Reading these headlines in the New York Times Tuesday, I felt increasingly out of my league. To make the crisis seem more real, I needed a more personal perspective. So, I started talking to family and friends from around the world to see how their countries were doing.
“Hey, are you on Twitter?”
“Yeah, I’ll be tweeting during the debate tonight, follow me!”
This was talk heard amongst UMass journalism students all day Thursday and Tuesday as they prepared for the vice presidential and presidential debates over the past week.
Joe Biden and Sarah Palin both delivered strong performances showcasing themselves and their policies during the Vice Presidential debate on Thursday, Oct. 2. Both candidates tried to relate to the middle class, a phrase prevalent in this debate unlike the first debate between McCain and Obama.
