A trend that is currently wide-spread on Facebook in which users post disclaimer statuses securing their ownership over their virtual property is a hoax according to sources.
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Facebook privacy disclaimer does not protect anything
Tags: disclaimer, Facebook, hoax, privacy, privacy violation
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Mount Holyoke coach squashed
Mount Holyoke College’s head squash coach was fired by the college yesterday after pleading no contest to a reckless endangerment charge earlier in the day in a Connecticut court, according to a Mt. Holyoke press release.
Tags: Allen Fitzsimmons, Mount Holyoke, Mount Holyoke squash, squash team
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Blue Wall to have Thanksgiving buffet for students who stay on campus
UMass’s Blue Wall is transforming one of it’s usual stations into a Thanksgiving dinner buffet so students who could not make it home for the holidays still get to enjoy the traditional dinner.
Tags: Blue Wall, thanksgiving, Turkey dinner, UMass Dining
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Town of Amherst receives a $300,000 grant
The Town of Amherst received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women.
Tags: amherst, Amherst Police, Department of Justice, Grant, rebecca lockwood
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Massachusetts votes down “death with dignity” initiative
By a narrow margin, question 2 on the Massachusetts ballot, which addressed the issue of physician-assisted suicide, was voted down yesterday.
Tags: ballot questions, Death with dignity, end of life medication, end-of-life care laws, lethal dosages, proposition 2
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“Right to Repair” and medical marijuana laws pass
At the time of writing, two of the questions on the Massachusetts ballots were passed.
Tags: medical marijuana, passed, Question 1, question 3, Right to repair, voting
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Brown has slight edge on the eve of election night, polls say
A day before election, Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren utilize the last minute in their own ways to try to secure a victory.
Tags: Election 2012, Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts senator, Scott Brown, Senate, senate race
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Major ballot questions you will see on November 6
President is not the only thing you will be voting for on November 6. There is a series of questions that affect state policy in an array of areas. Know what you are about to encounter before you hit the polls.
Tags: archives, ballot questions, Election 2012, Question 1, Question 2, question 3
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UMass’ nine-day-long Homecoming kicks off today
University of Massachusetts will be kicking off a nine-day-long Homecoming week today that will stretch across two weekends and have more than 60 events.
Tags: Art Crawl, Fall Festival, Gillette Stadium, It’s Great 2B American, Nearly Naked Mile, Revolution Run, UMass Homecoming, Warsaw Philharmonic
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EEE ban lifted on campus and in surrounding areas
The University of Massachusetts lifted its ban on nighttime outdoor activities Monday, according to an email released to the campus community.
Tags: campus news, EEE, eee ban, eee ban lifted, health alert, Local news, mosquito
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