Student Government Association rejects four candidate nominations
As University of Massachusetts students vote this week to elect their peers to the Student Government Association, four people will not find their names on the ballot this semester. The nomination forms of four students – Jon Menzin, Sarah Schultz, Andrew Dawson and Brad DeFlumeri – were ultimately rejected by the SGA election commission. Each can still reach office through a write-in campaign.
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SGA Online Voting Referendum met with support
One year after a proposed referendum to move Student Government Association (SGA) voting online was opposed by the administration in power at the time, the tide seems to have turned on the online issue.
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Budget cuts hinder emergency medical care for Amherst Fire Department
During the second weekend of the University of Massachusetts’ school year, a record number of emergency calls were made with over half involved in alcohol from locations across the Hampshire County. From Friday September 18 to Sunday September 20, approximately 48 calls were made to emergency services, 40 of which prompted ambulance visits.
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UMass and the city of Springfield cement partnership
Last November Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub signed a long term partnership agreement aiming to stimulate the city’s slumping economy.
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Defense key as Minutemen near conference play
The Massachusetts men’s soccer team knows a thing or two about playing solid team defense.
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UMass Guest lecturers Stuart Shieber and Ann Wolphert promote use of new technology
On Thursday, September 24, the fourth Digital Quadrangle series was held in the campus center of the University of Massachusetts. The discussion, held annually, focused on how universities and colleges can use new technology to make scholarly information more accessible to the student population.
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Several Minutewomen start tennis season with wins at Eastern Collegiate Invitational
The Massachusetts tennis team got its season off on the right track at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational this weekend. The doubles pairs were the stars during the event as junior Candynce Boney and senior Maude Lecluyse teamed up to win the No. 1 doubles title. The team of Tanisha Hodgson and Jocelyn Providence battled back from a tough first-round loss to win the second doubles consolation bracket as well.
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Men’s club hockey thumps Vermont, 8-1
Hockey season has begun, as the Massachusetts’ men’s club team started its season. The Minutemen began club play by dropping eight goals on Vermont this past Saturday with a final score of 8-1.
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Richmond, William & Mary easing past CAA foes
Both Richmond and William & Mary continue to show why they are two of the top teams in the Colonial Athletic Association, as their quarterbacks, Eric Ward and R.J. Archer earned conference co-offensive player of the week honors.
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