Arts, music, history and more.
Students from all five colleges and members of the Amherst community gathered together in the FAC to celebrate the Dominican Republic Independence Day.
For any aspiring Hollywood writer, receiving expert advice from someone who’s actually succeeded in Tinsel Town is a dream come true. UMass students and faculty were treated to that dream when Mark Wilding, the two-time Emmy nominated executive producer and lead writer of Grey’s Anatomy returned to UMass after 30 years and revealed the ins and outs of making it in Hollywood.
Kris Holloway, author of this semester’s Dean’s Book “Monique and the Mango Rains”, spoke Feb. 18 at UMass. Holloway talked about her experience working with Peace Corps in Mali after college, gave valuable advice to students considering this path, and had advice for students interested in writing.
quarterlifeCRISiS. From the name of the band, one might expect emo angst and black “guy-liner,” but switch on the band’s debut EP, Jaded Romantic, due out Feb. 14, and prepare to be surprised. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Andrew Gregory says, “… We try to put this light on [bad situations] to make people realize [...]
Written in 1972, Title IX states that “no person in the United States shall on the basis of sex, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” The most obvious application of this applies to men’s and women’s athletics at both the high school and college level, however it also works to create equality among other organizations, such as honors fraternities.
Thursday is Thanksgiving, a holiday started in Massachusetts. This holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November is a feast resembling one in 1621 between the Pilgrims and Native Americans, but how much of the history is actually true?
