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UMass to start construction of new Worcester Dining Commons this fall

By Will Mallas, Assistant News Editor

June 26, 2018

Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines

The new building will include a café, a bakery and a restaurant.

Tags: construction, Fall 2020, UMass, UMass Dining, UMass master plan, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester Dining Commons

Man allegedly falls to death from Lederle Graduate Research Center

By Michael Connors, Assistant News Editor

June 20, 2018

Filed under Archives, Breaking News, Campus News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines

UMass police responded to reports of a man falling from the Lederle tower on Tuesday evening.

Tags: Death, Ed Blaguszewski, Lederle Graduate Research Center, Mary Carey, Massachusetts State Police, Northwestern District Attorney, police, student, UMass police department, UMPD

BabyBerk food truck to serve hundreds of free meals to local children and teens

By Abigail Charpentier, News Editor

June 16, 2018

Filed under Archives, Campus News, Five College News, Headlines, Health & Wellness, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines

The food truck will operate three days a week, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tags: BabyBerk, Department of Education, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Masslive, Princeton Review, Summer Food Service Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, UMass Dining, University of Massachusetts Dining

UMass students arraigned in connection with April fire

By Kyle DaLuz, Managing Editor

June 13, 2018

Filed under Archives, Campus News, Crime, Headlines, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines

Twenty-one students were left without their permanent housing for the remainder of the spring 2018 semester.

Tags: Andrew Ho, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, burning wood, charges, court, Eastern Hampshire District Court, FIRE, Housing, Laban K. Christenson, Main St, Mary Carey, Northwestern District Attorney's Office, students, UMass, University of Massachusetts, unlawful possession of fireworks, wanton destruction of property

Study shows UMass admissions less competitive for out-of-state students

By Gretchen Keller, Assistant News Editor

May 31, 2018

Filed under Archives, Campus News, Five College News, News, Scrolling Headlines

More competitive admission standards disadvantage in-state UMass students.

Tags: 2018 State of the Union address, Admission standards, application, Boston Globe, college tuition, competitive, Ed Blaguszewski, gpa, higher education, in-state tuition, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Massachusetts residents, Masslive, out-of-state tuition, President Marty Meehan, SAT scores, Study, The Pioneer Institute, UMass, UMass missions statement, University of Massachusetts flagship campus

Obituary: UMass senior Jacob Johnson remembered as an intellectual, a budding journalist and a kind person

By Hayley Johnson and Jackson Cote

May 9, 2018

Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines

Johnson, 21, was loved by his family, friends, peers and professors.

Tags: jacob johnson, Josh Braun, Karen List, Madeleine Blais, Puffer's Pond, Student Death, The Boston Globe, UMass, UMass journalism

Q&A: CNN’s Jake Tapper, UMass 2018 commencement speaker

By Serena McMahon and Jackson Cote

May 9, 2018

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CNN Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper spoke with the Collegian about his interviewing tactics, reporting on President Trump and how to face the real world head-on after college.

Tags: Barack Obama, CNN, CNN Chief Washington Correspondent, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Jake Tapper, James Comey, journalism, journalist, Kellyanne Conway, Maggie Haberman, Paul Ryan, President Trump, reporting, Republican party, Sean Hannity, The Hellfire Club, The State of the Union with Jake Tapper, UMass 2018 commencement, umass amherst, Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Washington Swamp

Apartment fire changes perspectives, still under investigation by the State Fire Marshal

By Jon Decker, Collegian Correspondent

May 5, 2018

Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines

The fire displaced 21 residents, mostly seniors at UMass, and left one man with serious injuries.

Tags: 285 Main Street, Allison Micka, amherst, Dean of Students, Jennifer Mieth, Massachusetts State Fire Marshal, Massachusetts State Police, Megan Kacenski, Sarah Fox, Sigma Delta Tau, umass amherst

Update: Body found in Puffer’s Pond Friday evening

By Abigail Charpentier, Assistant News Editor

May 5, 2018

Filed under Archives, Breaking News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines

An unidentified male body was found at 5:43 p.m.

Tags: amherst, Amherst Police Captain Jennifer Gundersen, Amherst Police Department, Amherst Police Detective Yvonne Feliciano, Daily Hampshire Gazette, dead body, emergency responders, male, Mary Carey, Massachusetts State Police, Masslive, Mill Street, Northfield Dive and Recovery, Puffer's Pond, South Hadley Fire District 1, State Street, Sunderland

Search underway for body at Puffer’s Pond

By Abigail Charpentier, Assistant News Editor

May 4, 2018

Filed under Archives, Breaking News, News

The case is still under investigation.

Tags: AFD, Amherst Fire Department, Amherst Police Department, APD, Fire Chief Tim Nelson, investigation, Masslive, Puffer's Pond, Scott Thurston, Tweet, Twitter

The Collegian News Hour S1 E5: International student sues UMass and winning a Cardi B concert

By Collegian News Staff

May 3, 2018

Filed under Archives, News, News Podcasts, Podcasts, Scrolling Headlines, The Collegian News Hour

Tags: Archives, Cardi B, hampshire college, Mount Ida College, The Collegian News Hour

Dave Rubin, comedian and political commentator, discusses why he left the left

By Andrea Hanley, Collegian Staff

May 1, 2018

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Rubin alleges the free speech of non-liberals has been discouraged.

Tags: Barack Obama, conservative, Daniel Rockwood, Dave Rubin, David Horowitz, Elisabeth Eigerman, liberal, Libertarian, Mount Holyoke College, Rubin Report, umass amherst, Why I Left the Left