Last Friday, a group of about 50 undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and community members came together at the University of Massachusetts campus center to mark the 26-year anniversary of the industrial disaster at a Union Carbide-owned pesticide factory in Bhopal, India.
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Students, community members gather to remember Bhopal tragedy
Tags: Bhopali, Dow Chemical, Paul Penchalapadu, Union Carbine
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Nail Polish For the Holiday Season
Christmas is my hands down my favorite time of the year. From December 1st to the 25th I make a conscious effort to be my most festive. Since I am also a do-it-yourself-manicure enthusiast, I was ecstatic when the new Holiday nail polish collections came out. With these colors, your nails will add that necessary [...]
Tags: beauty, christmas, holidays, Nail Polish
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Photos of the Week: Dec. 8
Photos of the week, taken by Hannah Cohen, Jeff Bernstein, Jake Hachey, Maria Uminski, Sam Hayes and Emily White.
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Are students turning to Adderall to get A’s?
Students are increasingly turning to prescription study drugs around finals time to give themselves that extra edge, but University Health Services’ Diane Fedorchak cautions that abuse of such substances can have consequences.
Tags: Adderall, Diane Federchak
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UMass needs to make the football jump
After hearing recent rumors that the Massachusetts football team is looking to move to the Football Bowl Subdivision, Nick O’Malley says that the school needs to make the commitment to support the move which would be a concrete sign that the school is on the rise.
Tags: Commonwealth Honors College, Football Bowl Subdivision, McGuirk Alumni Stadium, UMass Football
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Distractology 101: Arbella Insurance donates new driving research facility to UM
The Department of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts and Arbella Insurance of Quincy, Mass., have teamed up to create the Distractology 101 program, which guides drivers through a simulator, throwing at them different scenarios where they may be distracted.
Tags: Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation Human Performance Laboratory
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UMass’ Josh Stoffel wins outstanding student award
UMass Sustainability Coordinator Josh Stoffel was recently recognized with the Richard F. Stevens Outstanding Graduate Student Award for the state of Massachusetts.
Tags: Josh Stoffel, Richard F. Stevens Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
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Chris Isaak brings pompadour to Calvin Theater tonight
Chris Isaak is coming to town tonight, so get out your spangled vests and pompadour cuts. Everything about Isaak’s music is a consistent throwback, but he does it all without so much as a wink at the audience. He is performing at the Calvin Theater tonight.
Tags: Calvin Theater, Chris Iaak
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Anne Hathaway shines in “Love and Other Drugs”
“Love and Other Drugs,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, is about two individuals who are upset with the state of the pharmaceutical system in the United States. Though the movie is predictable, it is worth seeing.
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
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UHS leader, Hadley official discuss anti-drinking strategies at D.C. conference
Western Mass. officials give presentation in D.C. on the strategies and successes of the Campus and Community Coalition to Reduce High-Risk Drinking.
Tags: David G. Nixon, Sally A. Linowski
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