About Us
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian is the student-run newspaper at the University of Massachusetts, serving Amherst and the surrounding communities since 1890. As the principal source of news on campus since its founding, the Collegian has operated with the goal of delivering crucial information to students and the community in an accurate and timely manner.
Due to COVID-19, print production has been suspended for the foreseeable future. Special Edition issues will be done electronically and feature expanded coverage from a particular section with a specialized front page and are produced several times a year.
The newspaper is composed of four editorial sections:
- News — Campus, Crime, Environment & Technology, Five College, Health & Wellness, Local, Politics, Profiles, SGA
- Opinion & Editorial — Editorials, Columns, Letters to the Editor
- Sports — Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Columns
- Arts & Living — Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Fine Arts, Music, Movies, Television, Theatre, Food & Drink
The Collegian is the most linguistically diverse college newspaper in the country, striving to make our coverage accessible to everyone throughout the community. Founded in 2017, the translations department has republished articles in 12 languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. Read founder Rebecca Duke Wiesenberg’s piece in The Nation about the importance of multilingual student journalism. Learn more about the Translations purpose and Why We Translate. Students with experience in any foreign language are strongly encouraged to join the Translations team.
We also have a multimedia team that includes the Podcast, Video, and Photo sections. Several podcasts are produced by staff members from various sections. The Collegian News Hour features the news editors as they recap major stories from the past week or look into stories more in-depth, offering the community an alternative way to consume news.
In the past, the Collegian has maintained several alternative names: Aggie Life (1890), the College Signal (1901), the Weekly Collegian (1914), Tri-Weekly Collegian (1956).
Contact list:
Please contact the appropriate editor if you are interested in becoming involved with a section or have any inquiries.
Conduct Statement
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian has a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination or harassment or any kind, including, but not limited to, on the basis of an individual’s race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. We are devoted to promoting an inclusive and positive environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. If any incidents of discrimination or harassment are experienced or observed in the workplace, please report it to our managing editor at [email protected] .
Copyright Statement
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian is a team of professional student journalists that hold certain journalistic rights. All photographic and written work published on the Daily Collegian website is owned by the journalist as well as the publication and are under the copyright protection of both parties. No work on the Daily Collegian website shall be reproduced, adapted, or distributed without the permission of both the creator of the work and the Daily Collegian and without proper attribution. If your work has been republished without permission, please contact our editor in chief at [email protected]
Mission Statement
As a student-run newspaper and a responsible press serving the community since 1890, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian strives to be a source of truths that holds itself and powerful institutions accountable. As a public platform, we hope to portray and amplify a broad range of voices. Through nuanced, inquisitive journalistic practices, we hope to learn, educate and engage the greater community.