Boston Marathon runners ran a lap around McGuirk Stadium on Saturday and UMass football players wore the names of the marathon bombing victims.
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VIDEO: UMass gathering for Boston Marathon bombings
A couple hundred people, mostly University of Massachusetts students, gathered at Haigis Mall Tuesday night to pay respects to those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured nearly 200 on April 15.
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(VIDEO): Karl Rove gives speech at UMass despite protests
Former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove delivered a speech hosted by the UMass Republican Club on Tuesday, April 9, despite protests.
Tags: Karl Rove, protests, student union, Student Union Ballroom, UMass Republican Club
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Campus Perspective: Picking a major at a cost
Florida’s proposed decision to freeze tuition costs for STEM majors and raise fees on others in an effort to steer students towards job-friendly degrees has left some UMass students feeling as though such an economic strategy devalues a liberal arts education.
Tags: Florida, governor rick scott, liberal arts education, majors, public higher education, STEM, student perspective, tuition, tuition costs
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Campus Perspective: Students voice opinions on smoking ban policy
Students provide varied opinions on the smoking ban policy and microbiology professor and Faculty Senate member, Wilmore Webley, weighs in on its implementation.
Tags: Cigarettes, Health & Wellness, on-campus tobacco use, smoking, smoking ban, student perspective, UMass, UMass Faculty Senate, umass smoking ban
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Slideshow: Homelessness during the winter
Images of individuals facing homelessness in the Pioneer Valley during the long and cold winter months.
Tags: Homelessness
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