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Chris Shores
Chris is a senior journalism major with minors in history and information technology. He is the Daily Collegian's managing editor. His past roles include managing editor of DailyCollegian.com, assistant news editor and assistant multimedia editor. Check out his website.
For next SGA president Akshay Kapoor, a title, a voice and a challenge
Akshay Kapoor will become the new student government president tonight, taking on a balancing act of advocating for student interests and negotiating internal SGA affairs.
Tags: akshay kapoor, Brandon Tower, Lydia Washington, SGA
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Amherst College panel discusses how Civil War affected town
On the Civil War’s sesquicentennial, a panel discussed the Civil War’s effects on the Amherst community.
Tags: amherst college, Civil War, Panel
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Kumble Subbaswamy to serve as next UMass chancellor
Following a recommendation from UMass President Robert Caret, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Kumble Subbaswamy the next UMass chancellor.
Tags: Kumble Subbaswamy, umass chancellor
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Student body elects Kapoor as SGA president, Healy as student trustee
Students elected Akshay Kapoor and Garrett Gowen as SGA president and vice president. They also elected Jennifer Healy as student trustee and rejected a referendum to establish a mandatory fee for a new Student Union building.
Tags: akshay kapoor, garrett gowen, jennifer healy
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Author Tony Horwitz talks Harpers Ferry, new book
Tony Horwitz, author of “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War,” spoke about Brown and his legacy at a lecture yesterday in the Cape Cod Lounge.
Tags: Cape Cod Lounge, Civil War, Tony Horowitz
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Award-winning journalist, author Tony Horwitz to speak today
Tony Horwitz, the UMass history department’s writer in residence, will talk about his new book “Midnight Rising: The Raid That Sparked the Civil War” today at 4 p.m. in the Cape Cod Lounge
Tags: Marla Miller, Midnight Rising, Tony Horwitz, UMass history, Writer in Residence
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Video Highlights: UMass defeats Duquesne in A-10 first round match
The Massachusetts Minutemen defeated the Duquesne Dukes at home in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Tags: Atlantic 10 tournament, Duquesne, UMass Basketball
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Andrew Nestigen discusses “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Visiting lecturer Andrew Nestingen discusses how Swedish novels, such as “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” expose real life problems in Swedish culture.
Tags: Andrew Nestingen, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, lecture
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