Peter Kapiloff, a 27-year-old from Williamstown, Mass., visited campus Friday evening to describe the unforgettable things he witnessed in the first hours after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti earlier this month.
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Mass. native recounts Haiti aftermath, relief efforts
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Minutemen fall on national television to 49ers
In front of UMass’ largest crowd at home this season, the Minutemen stumbled in the second half as the fell 72-58 to Charlotte. UMass pulled to within one early in the second half but poor shooting hurt them down the stretch.
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Public Agenda study cites high tuition costs for college drop-out rate
A recent study by Public Agenda, a nonprofit group, cites the rising cost of higher education as the number one reason as to why more college students are dropping out of school.
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Local bands unite to play Earthfoods benefit concert
Earthfoods Café was transformed Thursday night from an ovo-lacto vegetarian eatery into a hipster hootenanny to benefit Haiti.
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PHENOM rallies support for public higher education
The Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts or PHENOM, came to the University of Massachusetts on Sunday, Jan. 31 to kick-off their initiative to raise investment on higher education and lower costs to students.
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No credits for SGA
Alex Perry adamantly disagrees with the SGA’s logic for demanding academic credits for their work and “service” given to the University.
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Valley native, Tim Eriksen breaks from his punk rock roots
Tim Eriksen, the folk music laureate of Western Massachusetts, has come quite a long way from his hardcore punk roots. Friday night, he came back to Northampton for a solo concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall.
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Shooting woes continue for UMass in loss to Charlotte
A surge midway through the game brought the Minutemen to within one of the 49ers but a lengthy scoring drought gave Charlotte the separation it needed as it topped UMass 72-58 Saturday night on ESPNU.
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UMass study find health benefits of vitamin D
It has been known and studied for years that vitamin D is an important nutrient to consume to prevent osteoporosis for adults, especially women, and rickets, a disorder that creates a softening of bones in children.
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Civil rights and the Super Bowl
Lauren Vincent believes that people should protest watching the Super Bowl because CBS has taken a stand for inequality.
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