Renowned freelance journalist Reese Erlich offered his experience covering recent and ongoing Arab Spring in the Cape Cod Lounge at the UMass last Thursday.
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Erlick offers experience with Arab Spring coverage last Thurs.
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Hampshire hosts reproductive rights conference
Hampshire College held its annual reproductive rights conference this weekend, connecting speakers, activists and students from across the United States.
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Hampshire Mall going tobacco free
The Hampshire Mall will no longer allow the use of tobacco product inside or outside its building beginning May 31.
Tags: Hampshire Hall, Pyramid Management Group, smoking ban
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Committee holds hearings on medical marijuana possibility
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a public hearing to explore the issue of legalizing medical marijuana.
Tags: DEA, medical marijuana
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Families to move out of Lincoln Apartments
Due to a growing student population, the University plans to house undergraduates in Lincoln Apartments, displacing graduate students or forcing them to pay higher rents.
Tags: dawn bond, Lincoln apartments, North Village, ResLife
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From western Mass. to Washington: UMass students seek funds for trip to capital
Later this month, a group of UMass students will take local high school students to Washington, D.C., and seek eleventh hour help to fund the trip.
Tags: Harmonie Charland, High School of Commerce, Lily Hicks, Remy Schwartz, UMass, washington d.c.
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Sunday dinner with the Motown Man
Many Amherst residents know or have heard of the “Motown Man,” a street performer who belts out James Brown renditions in the middle of Amherst Center. But few may know the true man behind the cape and bucket…
Tags: amherst, Amherst Hotel, Bennie Johnson, James Brown, Motown Man
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March for Trayvon Martin in Springfield
Despite a dreary forecast, hundreds gathered on the steps of City Hall in Springfield, Mass., all donning hoodies in solidarity with Trayvon Martin Saturday morning.
Tags: hoodie, Springfield, Trayvon Martin
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Amherst College panel discusses how Civil War affected town
On the Civil War’s sesquicentennial, a panel discussed the Civil War’s effects on the Amherst community.
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Slamming stories in under six minutes
At 8 p.m. tonight, students and community members will share stories about making bad choices at the Food For Thought Books Collective.
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