Eric Janszen, an economic analyst and CEO of iTulip, a financial advisory firm, spoke at the University of Massachusetts last Wednesday evening, delivering a presentation titled “How to Build a Company in 40 Minutes.”

UMass students Will Syldor and Brad DeFlumeri squared off in an ideological stand-off last evening in the Cape Cod Lounge in a showcase debate.

Alex Billet, is a journalist for Z magazine, New Politics and his website, rebelfrequencies.blogspot.com. On April 15th he spoke at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, at a speech titled, "We Want Rebel Music: The Sounds of Crisis & Resistance." Before speaking to an audience of students, professors, and community members, Billet spoke with the Collegian. The intro music is "Speak On It," by Son of Nun.

From classical to reggae, music has been a form of social protest for centuries. The University of Massachusetts campus, no stranger to social protest itself, will host journalist Alexander Billet tonight as he explores the connection between rebellion and music in the event “We Want Rebel Music: The Sounds of Crisis and Resistance.”

A University of Massachusetts sophomore accused of stealing goods valued at $2,000 from a Sylvan Residential Area dormitory recently is scheduled to have a pretrial hearing May 5 for three felonies charges he is facing.

A party in the Southwest area of the University of Massachusetts campus on April 3 resulted in the arrest of a local Springfield man on numerous gun related charges.

At the start of 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau began a four-month campaign to inform the public about the Census, which starts April 1, yet still citizens remain confused, especially students.

Although Thursday’s Board of Health meeting did not end in a vote, it did alter the contours of the town of Amherst’s proposed smoking ordinance.

For the first annual “Dante Awards” there are 25 categories for amateur and professional videos. The categories range from Best YouTube Video of the Year, and Best YouTube Video Director to Best YouTube GLBT video and Best YouTube Philosophy Video.

Former New Left radical turned conservative pundit and author of such works as “Hating Whitey: and Other Progressive Causes,” and “Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left,” David Horowitz spoke in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union Tuesday evening.