Journalist Ted Koppel will give an address at the University’s commencement ceremony, Friday, May 11, at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
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Ted Koppel to speak at UMass commencement ceremony
Tags: 2012 commencement, Ted Koppel
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McLean hits all the right notes in a low-key set
When a 66-year-old Don McLean belted out “American Pie” at the Calvin Theater in Northampton Saturday, time seemed to roll back just a little.
Tags: American Pie, Calvin Theater, Don McLean
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Don McLean keeps the music alive at the Calvin
Don McLean, composer and performer of the legendary song “American Pie,” will be performing that song and others at the Calvin Theater in Northampton this Saturday night.
Tags: American Pie, Calvin, concert, Don McLean
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Longtime journalism professor Howard Ziff dies at 81
Howard Ziff, the founder of the University of Massachusetts’ journalism program, died early yesterday at the Fisher Home on North Pleasant Street in Amherst. He was 81.
Tags: Howard Ziff, Norman Sims, Ralph Whitehead, UMass journalism
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Season finale: Front & Back: Episode X
Check out the season finale of the Front & Back. Herb Scribner and Billy Perkins give it their all in this final edition of the epic Collegian podcast.
Tags: Daily Collegian, front and back, Goodbye My Lover, Hallelujah, James Blunt, Jeff Buckley, storm
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Faculty Senate discusses football’s move to MAC, passes motion
Debate has sparked over the announcement of UMass’ football program’s change to the Football Bowl Subdivision in the Mid-American Conference
Tags: Change, Program, UMass Football
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Front & Back: Episode VIII
So we beat on, but not without going through some changes. Sports Editor Herb Scribner and News Editor William Perkins discuss their respective sections of the newspaper.
Tags: archives, Eminem, front and back, Going Through Changes, Occupy Wall Street, UDance, UMass sports
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Front & Back: Episode VII
They might be a day late, but they beat on, like boats against the current.
Tags: archives, Derek Kellogg, NPR, thanksgiving, Twilight, UMass Basketball
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Finalists for chancellor post expected to be determined in next few months
The Chancellor Search Committee has started to place ads for the next chancellor in newspapers, and members expect to interview finalists by February.
Tags: Chancellor, Chronicle of Higher Education, john thornburgh, lucy leske
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Front & Back: Episode VI
It wouldn’t be the beginning of the week if there wasn’t a new Front & Back podcast.
Tags: Chris Shores, Herb Scribner, the beatles, UMass Football, UMass Hockey, William Perkins
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