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A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Breaking down UMass footballs 42-10 loss to Tulane, Toledo matchup preview

Breaking down UMass football’s 42-10 loss to Tulane, Toledo matchup preview

By Joey Aliberti September 9, 2022

After a 42-10 loss against Tulane, the Daily Collegian's Joey Aliberti and Colin McCarthy talk about what they saw last Saturday night, before previewing UMass Football's next game against Toledo. 

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The UMass mask mandate should have been lifted differently

By Lily Fitzgerald, Collegian Columnist March 21, 2022

On March 8, students all around campus were shocked to receive an email from the campus public health directors detailing that the mask mandate would be lifted the following day at 7 a.m. The announcement...

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UMass updates face covering requirements ahead of spring semester

By McKenna Premus, Managing Editor January 14, 2022

The University of Massachusetts is updating its face covering requirements ahead of the upcoming spring semester. According to an email sent to the UMass community Thursday evening by Co-Directors of...

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빠르게 지나가는 이 시간을 소중히 여겨야합니다

By Luke Halpern, Jacklyn Lim, and Wooseong Kwon November 3, 2021

우리는 살면서 가끔씩은 멈춰서서 장미의 냄새를 맡는 것도 중요합니다. 우리는 어떤것이 사라질 때까지 그것이 얼마나 좋았는지 진정으로 알지 못합니다....

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Don’t let time fly when you’re having fun

By Luke Halpern, Collegian Columnist October 31, 2021

In life, sometimes it’s important to stop and smell the roses — we never truly know how good we have it until it’s gone. This especially applies to the situation we all find ourselves in currently....

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Professors and teaching assistants voice mixed concerns over current COVID-19 protocols

By Jack Underhill, Collegian Staff October 3, 2021

With the return of in-person learning this year at the University of Massachusetts, professors and teaching assistants have been given new protocols for teaching amidst a pandemic. The Public Health...

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UMass begins administering Pfizer booster shots to eligible members of community

By Grace Fiori, Collegian Staff October 3, 2021

The University of Massachusetts’ first Pfizer booster vaccine clinic opened on Thursday, Sept. 30. The University had been determining how to provide booster shots as part of their regional vaccine clinic,...

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Social media accounts like @fakepeopleofumass violate students’ privacy

By Catherine Hurley, Assistant Arts Editor September 27, 2021

On Sept. 8, Lily walked home from the campus pond where she just broke up with her high school boyfriend. They were planning to do long distance, but she got with a sophomore at Kappa Sigma. She knows...

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Online classes offer an inferior education, leave them in the past

By Garrett Jacobsmeier, Collegian Contributor September 27, 2021

In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic silenced the campus of the University of Massachusetts. In only a few short days, students were forced to frantically make arrangements to go home and abandon...

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Students’s gut instincts don’t match UMass’s COVID policy

By Tegan Oliver, Collegian Contributor September 19, 2021

Over the past week, University of Massachusetts students have woken up each morning faced with a choice: follow their gut instinct or abide by UMass policy. With nearly 400 new positive cases in the past...

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Bringing back tailgate is better for public health

By Luke Halpern, Collegian Contributor September 19, 2021

Last weekend, the Massachusetts football team held its home opener against Boston College at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. While the Minutemen have had a rather abysmal last few seasons, the excitement around...

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Professors are allowed to teach unmasked. They shouldn’t be

By Catherine Hurley, Assistant Arts Editor September 12, 2021

Students at the University of Massachusetts, who are required to wear a face covering during class, may be surprised to find out their professors are not held to the same standard. In an August 20 message...

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