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Q&A on New General Education Requirements

Q&A on New General Education Requirements

This is a report done for Professor Steve Fox’s Multimedia Journalism class. They produced question and answer videos on a variety of topics.

Experiencing Haiti: Two Student Voices

Experiencing Haiti: Two Student Voices

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.

AmherstWire.com Asks: Election Reaction

AmherstWire.com Asks: Election Reaction

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.

Halloween Portraits:  Students Capture UMass Ghouls, Goblins.

Halloween Portraits:  Students Capture UMass Ghouls, Goblins.

View the Halloween Portrait Assignment from the Introduction to Digital Photojournalism class, instructed by Brian McDermott.

UMass hosts the “Sankofa Dance Project”

UMass hosts the “Sankofa Dance Project”

This summer UMass held the 2nd Sankofa Dance Project from June 20th-27th. Approximately forty participants took part in the dance intensive, putting on a show at the end of the week.

Meghan McCain Speaks at UMass Amherst

Meghan McCain Speaks at UMass Amherst

An audience in Bowker Auditorium gathered the night of October 7 to witness Meghan McCain deliver a speech entitled “Redefining Republican: No Labels. No Boxes. No Stereotypes.”

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Photo credit Caitlin Coughlan / The Amherst Wire

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