Governor Deval Patrick has proposed a tax increase on candy, cigarettes and soda to possibly take effect in 2013.
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Governor proposes tax increase on cigarettes and candy for 2013
Tags: candy, Cigaretts, Deval Patrick, Soda, tax
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Students look for alternative options when buying textbooks for class
With the rise of digital books and other resources now available to students, buying textbooks new seems to be on the decline.
Tags: etextbooks, Follet Higher Education, Matt Montgomery, Textbook Annex
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Sleep deprivation hurts memory and study habits
Psychology professor, and sleep researcher Rebecca Spencer offers her insight about the function of sleep during the most studious time of the year: finals week.
Tags: Finals, memory, sleep deprivation, sleep habits
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Cyber Monday offers shoppers incentives
Cyber Monday, which offers some deals that compete with Black Friday, is an alternative to many people, though not all like the online sale.
Tags: black friday, Cyber Monday, online shopping
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Local survival center looks to have turkey on all tables
Amherst Survival Center works to alleviate the stress of the holiday season for people who cannot afford the traditional Thanksgiving feast.
Tags: Amherst Survival Center, homeless, thanksgiving
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Occupy protesters participate in local demonstrations
Local supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrated outside the Bank of America on South Pleasant Street Thursday.
Tags: bank of america, occupy amherst, Occupy Wall Street
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UMass team plays in the fifth Quidditch World Cup
The UM Quidditch team traveled to New York City this past weekend to play in the World Cup.
Tags: brent tenerowicz, Harry Potter, quidditch world cup, randalls island, UMass Quidditch
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Professor Kassow talks about Nazi-occupied Poland during lecture
Samuel Kassow, Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., answered that question in his lecture called “History and Catastrophe: Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto” last Wednesday.
Tags: Samuel Kassow, Warsaw ghetto, World War II
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Amherst strives to recover after fall storm
Although some parts of Western Massachusetts remain powerless, residents find support at UMass and are slowly recovering in the wake of the storm.
Tags: October Storm, power outage, storm recovery
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