Tonight faculty and student works will be presented at Hampshire College’s annual Winter Dance Concert in the main Dance Studio in the Longsworth Arts Village.
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Hampshire dancers to incorporate personal themes at Winter Dance Concert
Tags: Chani Bockwinkel, Dance Studio, De Wees, Five College, Hamphshire College, Lauren Anne Samuelson, Longsworth Arts Village, Melomeander, Winter Dance Concert
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“Ditch the workout and join the party” with Zumba Fitness
Almost every afternoon and night of the week, 50 University of Massachusetts students dance, sweat and have fun to music such as Ke$ha’s “Tick Tock,” Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me” and LMFAO’s “Shots.” These students, primarily female, are engaging in a complete hour of calorie and fat burning, working on muscle resistance, and overall energizing their bodies while still managing to have a good time. This is what Zumba Fitness is all about.
Tags: athletics, dance, gym, latin music, recreational center, workout
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UMass study find health benefits of vitamin D
It has been known and studied for years that vitamin D is an important nutrient to consume to prevent osteoporosis for adults, especially women, and rickets, a disorder that creates a softening of bones in children.
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MFA students’ “Shameless Self-Promotion” on view at the University Gallery
“Shameless Self Promotion” is currently on view at the University Gallery in the Fine Arts Center. It consists of artworks of Polaroid dimensions by UMass MFA students in response to Andy Warhol’s exhibit “The Minox and The Big Shot: Andy Warhol’s Photography.” The exhibit is described as an opportunity for MFA students to engage in artistic dialogue with Warhol’s art.
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Women Studies program celebrates 35 years with panel discussion
This afternoon at 2 p.m., panelists from the University of Massachusetts and Hampshire College will hold a discussion titled “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House.”
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Chatterton-Purdy Speaks of Icons of The Civil Rights Movement
From November 16 through November 24, Pamela Chatterton-Purdy’s Icons of The Civil Rights Movement exhibit was featured in the Student Union Art Gallery. Chatterton-Purdy, a University of Massachusetts M.F.A. 1966 alum, spoke about her exhibit on Tuesday at 12 p.m. in the art gallery.
Tags: art, civil rights, student union
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Newman Student Association Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
This week, more than 120 families in Amherst would have gone without a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. From Sunday, November 1 through Sunday, November 22, the Newman Student Association (NSA), in conjunction with the Amherst Survival Center, ran a food drive for local Amherst families that could not afford Thanksgiving dinners due to depressed economic circumstances.
Tags: amherst, Food & Drink, students, thanksgiving
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Coco before she was France’s Mademoiselle
We are all familiar with the Chanel logo, the iconic image of the two C’s intertwined. Department stores internationally sell the famous Chanel #5, while the authentic handbags are sold at a price range that extends up to $3,500.
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Students clean up butts
Don’t like cigarette butts cluttering up your campus? Neither do the University of Massachusetts students who volunteered last Sunday to collect stray ones across campus for the fourth annual “No Butts About It” event.
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“Flower Power” in full bloom at Herter Gallery
The University of Massachusetts’ Herter Art Gallery is currently featuring a group show titled “Flower Power.” The exhibit explores the ways in which flower imagery can be used to find meaning in nature.
Tags: Fine Art, Visual Art
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