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Morning Wood: Student Alliance for Justice at Mount Ida occupies Orchard Hill
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (811+ words) Editor's Note: The following column is satirical. It is meant for humorous purposes. All interviews and individuals are fictitious. Tensions flared as the Student Alliance for Justice at Mount Ida (SAJMI) occupied the Orchard Hill Residential Area after the University…...
Morning Wood: New housing and parking plans for UMass
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (538+ words) Editor's Note: The following column is satirical. It is meant for humorous purposes. All interviews and individuals are fictitious. The University of Massachusetts is known among its student body as the university where you're more likely to win the lottery…...
Morning Wood: Let students decide the weather, not Sam
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (432+ words) Editor's Note: The following column is satirical. It is meant for humorous purposes. All interviews and individuals are fictitious. The University of Massachusetts has always had an annual tradition: winter. Every year, Amherst has had extended bouts of cold, with…...
Morning Wood: Congratulations, it is 42 degrees; time to dress like it’s Miami
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (507+ words) Editor's Note: The following column is satirical. It is meant for humorous purposes. All interviews and individuals are fictitious. Spring at the University of Massachusetts does not arrive gradually. It arrives abruptly, with the confidence of a shirtless white guy…...
Building community from curriculum
1+ mon, 18+ min ago (1070+ words) When the Asian and Asian American Studies Certificate Program (AAASCP) was founded in 1999, it didn't even have an office. Twenty-five years later, it has graduated over 100 students, who learn about the connections between Asia and the United States, Asian American…...
Randolph W. Bromery at 100: how his Chancellorship shaped UMass
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1602+ words) Afro-American studies professor Amilcar Shabazz used the quote by W.E.B. Du Bois to best describe Randolph Wilson Bromery and his mission. "The function of the university is not simply to teach breadwinning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools, or…...
UMass Amherst Foundation hosts “How AI is Changing the Job Market”
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (677+ words) This article has been edited to correct the job title of one of the panelists." On Thursday, Dec. 4, the University of Massachusetts Foundation hosted an online alumni panel titled "How AI is Changing the Job Market." The panel discussed AI…...
The Women of Color Leadership Network: A home away from home
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (714+ words) On Wednesday mornings in the New Africa House lobby the Women of Color Leadership Network (WOCLN) hosts their weekly event: Warm Sips Wednesdays. "Warm Sips Wednesdays" is one of the many events that WOCLN hosts as a way to interact…...
SGA votes to increase SATF Fee for 2027 fiscal year
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (422+ words) On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the University of Massachusetts Student Government Association (SGA) held its second meeting of the Spring 2026 semester. The meeting was held in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union at 6:30 p.m. The Senate passed a motion to increase…...
The Manning College reckons with artificial intelligence
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1216+ words) The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts is looking for ways to adapt its programs as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the industry and leaves future graduates feeling insecure about the changing job market....