Breaking news, events and stories from the campus of UMass Amherst.
An Avid UMass Basketball fan and devoted professor, Fergus Clydesdale may be one of the most loyal individuals working within our university. A native of Canada, Clydesdale moved to Amherst in the early 1960’s after a tempting offer to study at the University of Massachusetts, and he’s never looked back.
Clydesdale was born in [...]
This is a report done for Professor Steve Fox’s Multimedia Journalism class. They produced question and answer videos on a variety of topics.
The first in a series of profiles of some of the University’s most interesting professors.
The March 4th Day of Action to Defend Education- UMass Amherst Coalition issued a set of demands to Vice Chancellor Jean Kim on Thursday, March 4th at around 1:00 p.m.
The march began at the Student Union with chants and shouts for economic justice. When the crowd, led by megaphone-brandishing Sarah Meunier of the March [...]
Students from all five colleges and members of the Amherst community gathered together in the FAC to celebrate the Dominican Republic Independence Day.
Two UMass Amherst students affected by the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince describe Haitian culture and share their thoughts on development in Haiti.
By Michelle Williams / Daily Collegian
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank visited campus on Tuesday to promote his biography, “Barney Frank: The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed, Gay Jewish Congressman.”
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
