The Five College Choral Festival, held every two to three years at Smith College, fell this year on Saturday, Feb. 20. A popular event in the Pioneer Valley, the festival featured twelve groups and nearly 500 individual singers from the Five College Consortium.
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Def Poet celebrates Afro-Dominican culture and 166 year independence
University of Massachusetts will celebrate the sights and sounds of Dominican Independence Day this Saturday, February 27, with a series of cultural performances in the Fine Arts Center. The event is organized by the UMass Casa Dominicana, a cultural RSO that provides students with social and educational events that celebrate Dominican culture.
Tags: Afro-Dominican culture, Dominican Independence day, UMass Casa Dominicana
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Track and Field head to Boston for NEC’s
Last season, the UMass track and field team finished ninth and 10th respectively in the NEC’s. Both teams will hope to improve on those finishes after placing fifth and seventh in the A-10 championships last weekend.
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Point counterpoint: In a tent for justice
Collegian columnist Kaya Swainson lauds Students for a Just and Sustainable Society and their 121-day protest against fossil fuels.
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Point counterpoint: Camping out doesn’t change a thing
In this week’s Point Counterpoint, Collegian columnist Dave Coffey argues that camping out to oppose fossil fuel usage at best will have no effect and at worst will be counterproductive.
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Death is inevitable
Collegian columnist Harrison Searles invites us all to reflect on death and how it ultimately affects us all.
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Boston Globe: Confessed rapist remains enrolled at UMass due to administrative error
According to a story in today’s Boston Globe, “officials at the University of Massachusetts Amherst this week acknowledged that they allowed a student who confessed to raping a friend on campus last fall, a felony, to remain enrolled and avoid significant discipline.”
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Horowitz brings controversial ideas to Student Union
Former New Left radical turned conservative pundit and author of such works as “Hating Whitey: and Other Progressive Causes,” and “Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left,” David Horowitz spoke in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union Tuesday evening.
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Minutewomen lose, 10-8, in slushy weather
The Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team lost its second game of the season to No. 10 Boston University, 10-8. Despite a late run by the Minutewomen, the Terrier offense maintained composure and held on to the victory.
Tags: BU, Cori Murray, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lyons, Massachusetts women's lacrosse, McGuirk Stadium, McKinley Curro, minutewomen, Terriers
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Hill, Benton to be honored at senior night
The Massachusetts women’s basketball team will honor seniors Diatiema Hill and Kim Benton at senior night against Saint Joseph’s. The game will be the last time the Minutewomen play at the Mullins Center this season.
Tags: Diatiema Hill, Kim Benton, Massachusetts women's basketball, minutewomen
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