Collegian columnist Rachel Dougherty takes a look behind the scenes to see who benefits Commonwealth College community service.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 | last update: 12:03 am
Independently serving the UMass community since 1890
Serving what purpose?
Tags: Commonwealth Honors College, community service
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Unemployed? Try South Korea
Graduation’s around the corner and Collegian columnist Rachel Dougherty recommends shooting across the Pacific in search of job opportunities in South Korea.
Tags: ESL, graduation, South Korea, unemployment
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Show some mercy
Rachel Dougherty believes that students should be punished for bullying. But she doesn’t believe that we should start a witch-hunt. We should go after the real problem with bullying.
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Alternative spring break may not be best option for student volunteers
Columnist Rachel Dougherty sheds light on the lesser known details of alternative spring break’s structure and claims that, while well-intentioned students looking to volunteer may find traveling to build houses a good way of spending break, there could be better options for helping communities that would have more of an impact.
Tags: alternative spring break, Dan Hall, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Holyoke, New Orleans, Springfield
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CASA Dominicana celebration heats up a cold winter night
CASA Dominicana infused a little Caribbean heat into a cold Massachusetts night when they celebrated Dominican Independence Day on Saturday ,Feb. 27 in the Fine Arts Center lobby.
Tags: UMass Casa Dominicana
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Def Poet celebrates Afro-Dominican culture and 166 year independence
University of Massachusetts will celebrate the sights and sounds of Dominican Independence Day this Saturday, February 27, with a series of cultural performances in the Fine Arts Center. The event is organized by the UMass Casa Dominicana, a cultural RSO that provides students with social and educational events that celebrate Dominican culture.
Tags: Afro-Dominican culture, Dominican Independence day, UMass Casa Dominicana
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’35 Shots of Rum’ is buzzworthy worldwide
“35 Shots of Rum” was shown Wednesday night at the Isenberg School of Management as part of the 17th annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival.
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Overworked and underpaid
Rachel Dougherty wants to know why, with all the things that can go wrong, students are not getting paid for all the time they work.
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No happy ending for local massage parlors
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, eight area massage parlors in six towns were raided by state and local police on suspicion of prostitution. According to a Nov. 4 report by ABC 40 News, the investigation was prompted by a tip from federal authorities in New York. Three women were arrested in the aftermath of the raid.
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Doughty is ‘Doubly Gratifying’
‘Busting up a Starbucks’ on the way to a Mike Doughty show is something every fan should do at least once. Fortunately, there is a Starbucks just one street away from the Iron Horse in Northampton, where Doughty played The Question Jar Show on Thursday, November 12.
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