July 7, 2020
After two years in her position as Chair, Shonekan, Ph.D., is leaving the Afro-American studies department. Students said she will be sorely missed and reflected on the positive impact she had during her time at UMass.
Student questions about on-campus living answered
July 7, 2020
Student questions about on-campus housing, tuition and other topics were answered by a UMass spokesperson.
Students react to fall 2020 plan
July 2, 2020
‘I think this might be the new way of life for the foreseeable future.’
UMass announces fall semester plan
June 29, 2020
UMass will offer mostly remote classes and allow students with housing reservations to live on campus during the fall semester, the school announced in an email Monday.
By Collegian News Staff
April 27, 2020
This week, our news team talks about an act of vandalism that occurred at Hillel House on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, the final SGA meeting of the spring semester which voted to sponsor two letters requesting that the University use its excess spaces to house vulnerable people from Amherst and surrounding communities and how students remaining on campus and at the UMass Student Farm cope with changes due to COVID-19. We also look back to the 2006 summer orientation edition of the Collegian and share some of our favorite news story over the past academic year.
The Collegian News Hour S5 E12: Graduate student demands, SGA talks housing and UMass donates food
April 20, 2020
This week, our news team talks about a list of demands compiled by graduate students to the UMass administration, the SGA's talks on housing for the fall semester and for potentially housing vulnerable populations on campus during the pandemic, UMass giving back to local youth with food donations and a charitable effort by a local photographer to capture family life from front porches. We also look back to the April 21, 1993 edition of the Collegian.
SGA sponsors online Amherst town hall meeting
April 15, 2020
SGA continues to hold senate meetings over Zoom.
The Collegian News Hour S5 E11: Student agencies, commencement and UMass Medical School
April 13, 2020
This week, our news team talks about UMass giving downsize orders to student agencies, current plans for a virtual commencement, UMass Medical School graduating its students early, how Disability Services has adapted to remote learning, an update on the construction of the new Student Union and the April 13, 1927 issue of the Collegian.
By Wafi Habib, Collegian Staff
April 28, 2020
Virtual town hall held to discuss the effect of COVID-19 on students.
The Collegian News Hour S5 E13: Hillel vandalism, last SGA meeting and COVID-19 changes campus life
April 27, 2020
This week, our news team talks about an act of vandalism that occurred at Hillel House on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, the final SGA meeting of the spring semester which voted to sponsor two letters requesting that the University use its excess spaces to house vulnerable people from Amherst and surrounding communities and how students remaining on campus and at the UMass Student Farm cope with changes due to COVID-19. We also look back to the 2006 summer orientation edition of the Collegian and share some of our favorite news story over the past academic year.
UMass Costume Shop delivers hundreds of cotton masks to local high-risk businesses
April 23, 2020
“There's such an amazing community of mask makers that have organized during this pandemic,” said costume design graduate student Mikayla Reid.
UMass researchers design fast-track, low-cost face shields
April 22, 2020
The researchers designed new personal protective equipment with health care workers in mind.
By Will Katcher and Kathrine Esten
April 21, 2020
The report of graffiti came on the same day as Yom HaShoah, Israel’s day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust.
APD Logs: Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19
April 21, 2020
APD Logs: A sun shelter on the Town Common, a truck stuck in the mud for “no apparent reason” and a Maine credit card wrongfully used to purchase earpods.
APD Logs: Friday, April 10 – Sunday, April 12
April 14, 2020
APD Logs: Yelling about ex-boyfriends, a sick skunk and an illegal transaction.
APD Logs: Friday, April 3 – Sunday, April 5
April 7, 2020
APD Logs: A woman was concerned her debit card had been compromised after she tried to order toilet paper online and a community member reported a house party for a lack of social distancing.
By Collegian News Staff
April 27, 2020
This week, our news team talks about an act of vandalism that occurred at Hillel House on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, the final SGA meeting of the spring semester which voted to sponsor two letters requesting that the University use its excess spaces to house vulnerable people from Amherst and surrounding communities and how students remaining on campus and at the UMass Student Farm cope with changes due to COVID-19. We also look back to the 2006 summer orientation edition of the Collegian and share some of our favorite news story over the past academic year.
The Collegian News Hour S5 E12: Graduate student demands, SGA talks housing and UMass donates food
April 20, 2020
This week, our news team talks about a list of demands compiled by graduate students to the UMass administration, the SGA's talks on housing for the fall semester and for potentially housing vulnerable populations on campus during the pandemic, UMass giving back to local youth with food donations and a charitable effort by a local photographer to capture family life from front porches. We also look back to the April 21, 1993 edition of the Collegian.
The Collegian News Hour S5 E11: Student agencies, commencement and UMass Medical School
April 13, 2020
This week, our news team talks about UMass giving downsize orders to student agencies, current plans for a virtual commencement, UMass Medical School graduating its students early, how Disability Services has adapted to remote learning, an update on the construction of the new Student Union and the April 13, 1927 issue of the Collegian.
The Collegian News Hour S5 E10: Zoom-bombing, off-campus leases and accepted students
April 6, 2020
This week, our news team talks about a "zoom-bombing" incident that occurred during an SGA meeting, SLSO's webinar on off-campus leases, how accepted students are reacting to UMass' transition to remote learning, the University's decision to lock campus buildings, resources for students and the April 8, 2002 issue of the Collegian.
