Professors at the University of Massachusetts are collaborating
find alternative, renewable energy sources.
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UMass Amherst professors pioneering alternative energy research
Tags: carbon dioxide, Dhandapani Venkataraman, renewable energy
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Sex offender community notification
An Amherst man has been determined by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board to be a level-three sex offender. According to the Amherst Police Department, Robert A. Martinez, a 31-year old man who is currently homeless, is at high risk for reoffending.
Tags: amherst pd, Robert A. Martinez, sex offender
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Two arrested for drug and gun related violations
Two local men were arrested by the Amherst Police Department for drug and gun law violations last week.
Tags: Frankie Sanchez, Jose Rodriguez
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Recent University of Massachusetts graduate plans to build frisbee golf course connecting Orchard Hill and Sylvan
No more traveling to Northampton or Conway to play frisbee golf because, if passed, students will be able to play disc golf right here on the UMass campus.
Tags: frisbee golf, orchard hill, sylvan
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Piekos defends country and the back of the net
Goalkeeper Chris Piekos stood in between the posts for the Massachusetts men’s soccer team this season. However, the senior goalkeeper once stood on the frontlines of war for the Marines.
Tags: Chris Piekos, marines, UMass men's soccer
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Country music produces nothing new
Last week, country superstars Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban both released new albums with the same old sounds. The only surprise here is the brevity of Urban’s eight-song record, which is available at Target as a special edition with a few additional tracks.
Tags: country music, Keith Urban, Nothing like this, Rascal Flatts
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Kitschy, kitschy bang, bang
Collegian columnist Sophie Kaner discusses her love of all things terrible and the lessons that can be learned from bad art.
Tags: burlesque, christina aguilera, kitsch
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Students and faculty fight for cuts in coal use
The group Students for a Just and Stable Future (SFJSF) is
leading a grassroots movement on 26 university campuses to promote
clean energy in Massachusetts and the United States.
Tags: coal, Katie MacDonald, Mt. Tom Power Plant, Students for a just and stable future
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Students deal with debt
Across the nation students are facing high debt loads upon
graduation, even here at the University of Massachusetts.
Tags: brianna simao, jennifer collatta, loans, student debt, student loans, undergraduate financial aid database
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Literary eulogy
Collegian columnist Allison Bowler laments the loss of physical library collections to the claws of digitization.
Tags: Acess to a legacy, archives, John F. Kennedy, legacy
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