Hampshire College held its annual reproductive rights conference this weekend, connecting speakers, activists and students from across the United States.
Monday, May 21, 2012 | last update: 11:53 pm
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Hampshire hosts reproductive rights conference
Tags: Conference, Hampshire, Reproductive Rights
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Committee holds hearings on medical marijuana possibility
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a public hearing to explore the issue of legalizing medical marijuana.
Tags: DEA, medical marijuana
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Tunisia: The First Shot
The fall of Ben Ali’s government does not solve all of Tunisia’s problems.
Tags: Arab Spring 2011, Tunisia
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The road to recovery: Students fight substance abuse
Students share their stories of recovering from alcohol and drug additions while attending the University.
Tags: Alcoholism, drug addiction, recovery
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Brown, Warren raise big money in Mass. Senate race
Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren sit on different sides of the partisan aisle, but on one point their campaigns are in agreement– the importance of fundraising in what is likely to be a hotly contested race.
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown, Senate
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School Bully Rush Limbaugh’s War on Women
Columnist Claire Anderson compares Rush Limbaugh to a school bully with his recent comments about law student Sandra Fluke.
Tags: Freedom of Speech, Rush Limbaugh, War on Women
Posted in Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 4 Comments »
Students group highlights disparities in prison system
Students Against Mass Incarceration is a student group dedicated to exploring issues of the prison system in the U.S.
Tags: Rmahun Raheem Ali Campbell, SAMI, Students Against Mass Incarceration
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Fishing for a cure
Researchers at UMass developed a model for the study of a rare metabolic disorder with the help of an unlikely ally: Danio rerio, otherwise known as the zebrafish.
Tags: Genetic research, Gerald Downes, MSUD
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Fly Me to the Moon
Collegian columnist Claire Anderson is psyched for the possibilities of Gingrich’s moon colony.
Tags: Live on moon, Moon, Newt Gingrich
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UM researchers found fish capable of communication through a form of talking
University of Massachusetts fish biologists have found that fish communicate through a series of sounds .
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