Graduating Arts Editor Justin Gagnon bids farewell by reminding all of us that the path to happiness is to do what we love.
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Band leads “semi-charmed life”
Post-grunge alternative rock group Third Eye Blind will be stopping by the Calvin Theater in Northampton on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Tags: Calvin Theater, Third Eye Blind
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Mensches of the benches: The All-Time Jewish MLB Dream Team
Justin Gagnon creates the ultimate dream team of Jewish baseball stars, most of whom, shockingly, haven’t made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tags: Baseball, baseball hall of fame, jewish athletes, Major League Baseball
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Facebook attempts to end marginal friendships
Justin Gagnon explains the new Facebook settings for the News Feed. The change regulates who pops up on your News Feed based on how much you interact with that person.
Tags: Facebook
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Boston’s toughest sports writer: Steve Buckley
By coming out as a homosexual man, sports writer Steve Buckley demonstrated honesty and toughness.
Tags: Boston Herald, Gay Athletes, Sports Journalism, Steve Buckley, WEEI
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Papelbon gets questionable $2.5M pay raise
With a 5-7 record last season, eight blown saves and the recent signing of former closer Bobby Jenks, the raise is a huge surprise.
Tags: Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathon Papelbon, Red Sox, Theo Epstein
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Twitter a marketing tool @UMassAmherst
Lisa Perlbinder works at UMass regulating the school’s social media accounts, including Twitter.
Tags: Lisa Perlbinder, Twitter
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Khalifa arrested on felony drug charges; UMass show still on for now
Rapper Wiz Khalifa, who is scheduled to perform at the Mullins Center on Nov. 20, was arrested for felony marijuana charges after a concert on Nov. 8.
Tags: marijuana, Mullins Center, pot, UMass, weed, wiz khalifa
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21-year-old male found dead at Rolling Green Apartments; Hazardous chemicals on scene
Residents of Rolling Green Apartments who tried to leave after 9:30 a.m. this morning were told that they were not permitted to leave.
Tags: amherst, hydrogen sulfide, rolling green
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