I would like to respond to the piece written by Harrison Searles entitled, “Economic foibles of mandating contraception” in the Opinion & Editorial section of Wednesday’s paper. While I believe it is our right to express our own opinions in the press and in this country, I have a few issues with this piece.
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Letter to Editor: Contraception Column
Tags: cameron manderfield, harrison searles, letters to the editor
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Tragic ends become renewed life for record sales
Maggie Cornelius comments on the correlation between a musician’s early death and their record sales.
Tags: Michael Jackson, whitney houston
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Letters to the editor
Dear Editor of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, The last place to get information about cannabis (marijuana) is the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Study: Marijuana negative health claims go up in smoke, Feb. 1, 2012) which uses lies, half-truths and propaganda in order to perpetuate government subsidized prohibition. Why would anyone believe cannabis is a [...]
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UMass stuns No. 1 BU, falls to PC
It was a reversal of fortunes for the Massachusetts hockey team as it won its first road game of the season over No. 1 BU, but lost its third home game in a row the following night.
Tags: Don Cahoon, Kevin Boyle, Providence College, UMass Hockey
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Hawks drop Minutemen, 73-62
A poor shooting night doomed the Massachusetts men’s basketball team on Saturday night, as it fell to Saint Joseph’s on the road.
Tags: Chaz Williams, Derek Kellogg, Saint Joseph's, UMass Basketball
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Manny’s career-day lifts UMass to win in season-opener
The Massachusetts men’s lacrosse team stormed past Army in its season-opener Friday afternoon, 12-9.
Tags: Connor Mooney, Kyle Smith, Men's Lacrosse, Tim McCormack, Will Manny
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Minutemen end road woes; goalie carousel continues
The Massachusetts hockey team finally ended its road drought thanks in part to a familiar face manning the pipes.
Tags: Don Cahoon, Kevin Boyle, UMass Hockey
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Rusko pulls out all the stops and drops
Dubstep artist and DJ Rusko headlined a night of electronic insanity at the Mullins Center last Friday.
Tags: concert review, Mullins Center, Rusko, Savoy, UMass EDMC
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Financial aid reaches record high
UMass is offering an all-time high amount of grant money to students across its five campuses.
Tags: Board of Trustees Committee, Financial Aid, Robert Caret
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Local funk group Who’da Funk It opens show at Iron Horse
Local funk group Who’da Funk It opened for Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds at an Iron Horse show earlier this month.
Tags: concert review, Dirty Birds, Iron Horse, Sister Sparrow, Who'da Funk It
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