Massachusetts Daily Collegian

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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
Lucas Ruud

Lucas Ruud, Editor-in-Chief

Lucas Ruud is the Editor-in-Chief at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. He has been with the paper for three years and is a double major in English and Journalism. He enjoys writing, cooking, and living in the Collegian office.
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The UMass faculty and staff hold an emergency meeting to discuss and hold a vote on whether to vote no confidence in Chancellor Reyes for over four hours in the Student Union Ballroom on May 20th, 2024.

UMass Faculty votes no confidence in Chancellor Reyes

By Grace Lee and Lucas Ruud
May 21, 2024
Someone's gotta do it

Someone’s gotta do it

By Lucas Ruud, Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2024
Arrested protesters are taken by police onto a university shuttle by Campus Center Way near Bowker Auditorium at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Chancellor Reyes: Make sure to leave your UCard on the table

By Lucas Ruud, Editor-in-Chief
May 9, 2024
Protesters arrested in waves following second encampment

Protesters arrested in waves following second encampment

By Eve Neumann, Mia Blue, Grace Lee, Jack Underhill, Alexandra Rowe, Daniel Frank, Nathan Legare, Kira Johnson, Andrew Venditti, Katie Katz, Asha Baron, Lucas Ruud, Grace Fiori, Kalina Kornacki, Jonathan Shi, Catharine Li, Addie Padhi, Paige Hanson, Abby Joyce, and Johnny Depin
May 7, 2024
Courtesy of Openverse.

Above all else, Donald Trump is a rapist

By Lucas Ruud and Luke Halpern
March 5, 2024
A conversation with Chancellor Reyes

A conversation with Chancellor Reyes

By Lucas Ruud, Grace Fiori, and Jack Underhill
February 13, 2024
‘For All the Dogs’: Drake just wants to have fun

‘For All the Dogs’: Drake just wants to have fun

By Lucas Ruud, Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2023
The UMass Students for Justice in Palestine and the UMass Dissenters organize a march between the Student Union and Whitmore Building on October 25th.

57 protesters arrested at Whitmore sit-in

By Lucas Ruud and Grace Fiori
October 26, 2023
Daily Collegian (2021)

UMass’ frat culture is blatantly hypocritical

By Lucas Ruud, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2023
Photo courtesy of Joe Ledoux

Seeing in 4D with Joe Ledoux

By Lucas Ruud, Editor-in-Chief
September 12, 2023
Ella Adams/Daily Collegian

Incoming Chancellor Javier Reyes holds press conference for local media

By Ella Adams and Lucas Ruud
April 4, 2023
Dylan Nguyen / Daily Collegian.

Chancellor search finalist Javier Reyes visits UMass

By Lucas Ruud, Assistant News Editor
February 14, 2023
Bhavya Pant - South College

Estudiante de UMass arrestado en Commonwealth Ave.

By Lucas Ruud, Sofi Shlepakov, Kristen Matul Toc, and samuel suárez murias
November 20, 2022
James Jesson/Daily Collegian (2013)

UMass student arrested on Commonwealth Ave.

By Lucas Ruud and Sofi Shlepakov
November 5, 2022
Parker Peters / Daily Collegian

Ferme d’Étudiants de UMass : fleurs comestibles, produits durables et une communauté positive

By Lucas Ruud, Veronika Jaster, and Iris Thesmar
April 1, 2022
Parker Peters / Daily Collegian

UMass Student Farm: Edible flowers, sustainable produce and a positive community

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
March 31, 2022
Shilpa Sweth / Daily Collegian

SGA 2022 Elections: Shayan Raza and Meher Gandhi

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
March 2, 2022
Courtesy of Saba's official Facebook.

‘Few Good Things’: The vulnerable side of hip-hop

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
February 17, 2022
McKenna Premus / Daily Collegian

New RSO application released to address concerns of student groups

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
February 10, 2022
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

SGA reveals election timeline at recent meeting

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
February 3, 2022
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

The FSA makes history as UMass’ first Filipino RSO

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
February 3, 2022
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

SGA vice president resigns, new associate speaker appointed

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
December 2, 2021
Robert Grow / Daily Collegian

The Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center: UMass’ hub for Native heritage

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
November 30, 2021
Nina Walat / Daily Collegian

UMass SGA discusses cultural groups, the Survivors’ Bill of Rights and a Theta Chi controversy

By Kami Nguyen and Lucas Ruud
October 28, 2021
Caroline O'Connor / Daily Collegian

UMass administration reveals plans to assist student groups on campus

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
October 27, 2021
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

SGA discusses misleading vaccination statistics at town hall and senate meetings

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
October 21, 2021
Judith Gibson-Okunieff / Daily Collegian

Student businesses fight to reopen on unfamiliar grounds

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Staff
October 20, 2021
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

SGA discusses possible implementation of Resident Assistants in fraternities

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Correspondent
October 14, 2021
Xiaoxiao Hu/ Collegian

SGA discusses new yearbook project and lack of trash cans on campus

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Correspondent
October 7, 2021
McKenna Premus / Daily Collegian

Student groups struggle to survive in the new Student Union

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Correspondent
October 5, 2021
Collegian File Photo

Young Democratic Socialists of America promote socialist ideology at and around UMass

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Correspondent
September 30, 2021
McKenna Premus / Daily Collegian

UMass administration faces pressure to pass student-supported Survivor’s Bill of Rights

By Lucas Ruud and Rachel Comeau
September 27, 2021
Kat Mayo / Daily Collegian

UMass Farmer’s Market: A center of student expression and sustainability

By Lucas Ruud, Collegian Contributor
September 20, 2021
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