Massachusetts Daily Collegian

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890
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
Saliha Bayrak

Saliha Bayrak, Editor-in-Chief

Saliha Bayrak is the Editor-in-Chief at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, and is a senior double majoring in Psychology and Journalism. Saliha has been with the Collegian since her freshman year, drawing inspiration for her writing from the diverse student body and unique characters in the community as former co-head of the social justice, politics, and international news on a local level beat of the news section.

All content by Saliha Bayrak
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This paper has become my home, and I can’t bear to think about it

By Saliha Bayrak, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2023

Estudiantes protestan para exigir la abolición del Departamento de Policía de UMass

By Saliha Bayrak, Kristen Matul Toc, and samuel suárez murias
April 15, 2023
Kayla Wong / Daily Collegian (2023).

Students gather to call for the abolition of the UMass Police Department

By Saliha Bayrak, Editor in Chief
April 6, 2023
Photo courtesy of Dorcas Grigg-Saito.

Portrait of a Black woman

By Saliha Bayrak, Editor in Chief
February 28, 2023
The Easthampton location of El Comalito. Photo courtesy of Lisa Totz.

A family matter

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2022
Joey Lorant / Daily Collegian

The perks of being the token-hijabi friend

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
April 14, 2022
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

UMass to lift mask mandate in most indoor settings effective Wednesday, March 9

By Ella Adams and Saliha Bayrak
March 8, 2022
c)Irma McClaurin, Self-portrait. Used with permission.

Black Feminist work finds a home at UMass

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
March 1, 2022
Courtesy of Justin Beatty.

Native American and Indigenous creatives describe their experiences at UMass

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
November 30, 2021
Photos courtesy of UMass Archives / Graphic by Joey Lorant

A revolutionary campus? A brief look at social movements over the years at UMass

By Saliha Bayrak and Caitlin Reardon
November 27, 2021
Kira Johnson / Daily Collegian

‘We are here to be revolutionary’: Students march to demand support for the Black community at UMass

By Sara Abdelouahed and Saliha Bayrak 
October 15, 2021
Ana Pietrewicz / Daily Collegian

UMass reports 100 new COVID-19 cases and a 1.27 percent positivity rate for the week of Sept. 15-21

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
September 23, 2021
Kira Johnson / Collegian Staff

Students hold sit-in to protest Theta Chi fraternity

By Saliha Bayrak, Sophia Gardner, and Liesel Nygard
September 21, 2021
Courtesy of Jalal Akel

A childhood in Palestine, an education at UMass

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
July 14, 2021
Saliha Bayrak / Daily Collegian

Students for Justice in Palestine organize commencement-day drive-by to show solidarity with Palestine

By Saliha Bayrak, Assistant News Editor
May 17, 2021
Parker Peters / Daily Collegian

Students feel ‘burnt out’ at the end of an accelerated virtual semester

By Ella Adams, Saliha Bayrak, and Talia Heisey
May 13, 2021
Photo: UMass

‘The pandemic behind bars:’ Panelists discuss effects of COVID-19 in prisons

By Sara Abdelouahed and Saliha Bayrak
April 22, 2021
Halak in Palmyra, Syria.

Dania Halak, a student at Amherst College, details her happy childhood in Syria, her love for the country and the pain of loss.

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Staff
March 16, 2021
Nina Walat / Daily Collegian

Iranian American and Muslim students grapple with changing foreign policies

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Staff
March 3, 2021
Joey Lorant / Daily Collegian

How Black-led student groups are creating and maintaining spaces for long-lasting community

By Sara Abdelouahed and Saliha Bayrak
February 28, 2021

About the organizations

By Sara Abdelouahed and Saliha Bayrak
February 28, 2021

Looking back on UMass’ plan to combat racism 

By Sara Abdelouahed and Saliha Bayrak
December 1, 2020
(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/Daily Collegian)

Amherst poll workers experience presidential election polls unlike ever before

By Ella Adams and Saliha Bayrak
November 5, 2020

Polls in Amherst quiet on Election Day, residents and students react to in-person voting

By Ella Adams and Saliha Bayrak
November 4, 2020

This Halloween weekend at UMass will look very different than past years

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Staff
October 28, 2020
(Nina Walat/Daily Collegian)

For immigrant students, the election could shape their lives

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Staff
October 22, 2020
Collegian File Photo

International graduate students continue their work despite obstacles from the pandemic

By Sara Abdelouahed and Saliha Bayrak
October 6, 2020

Working students face new challenges with online classes and increasing financial pressures

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Staff
September 10, 2020
Collegian File Photo

UMass’ plan to combat racism receives mixed reactions from campus community

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
July 13, 2020
Northampton joins nationwide protests demanding racial justice

Northampton joins nationwide protests demanding racial justice

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
June 2, 2020
Courtesy of Isabella Dellolio

Photographer captures faces of Amherst families living amid a pandemic in ‘Front Steps Project’

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
April 16, 2020
McKenna Premus/Daily Collegian

Petua oleh pelajar untuk kekal waras semasa kuarantin

By Saliha Bayrak, Anis Kamarddin, and Alif Subardi
April 3, 2020
McKenna Premus/Daily Collegian

A students’ guide on how to stay sane during quarantine

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
April 2, 2020
(Collegian File Photo)

UMass neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer enters the spotlight with a Netflix and NOVA feature for her groundbreaking research on sleep

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
March 5, 2020
Courtesy of Little Womens Facebook Page

The timeless story of ‘Little Women’ through the eyes of director Greta Gerwig

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Contributor
February 5, 2020
(Photo courtesy of National Lampoons Animal Houses official IMBD page)

College in the movies: What Hollywood gets right and wrong

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
January 28, 2020
Movies that made growing up a little bit easier

Movies that made growing up a little bit easier

By Saliha Bayrak, Collegian Correspondent
October 10, 2019
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