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Massachusetts Daily Collegian
After 288 long days, the Massachusetts women’s soccer team took the field again to kick off the 2026 season with a 2-1 victory over St. Johns and wasted no time, scoring two goals in the opening 12 minutes. “We started the game in the most ideal fashion on the front foot… we wanted to be...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
A program record eight Massachusetts hockey affiliated players were taken in the 2026 NHL Draft on Saturday. The Minutemen already ranked No. 6 in the NCAA for alumni currently playing in the NHL, with 16. UMass returned four previously drafted players, including Francesco Dell’Elce and Larry Keenan. Four of the eight drafted in the 2026...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
"Today as then." Gabriella Mulcahy writes.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
"Oggi come allora", scrive Gabriella Mulcahy.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
“We see this Relief Fund as one more effort to live by Hampshire's values and to invite our community in to support those who are supporting our students right now,” Lorenzo Conte, the fund’s staff organizer and Hampshire College art gallery director, said.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
The Massachusetts rowing team traveled to Gainesville, Ga., to compete in the NCAA Women’s Rowing Division I Championships under hot and humid conditions. The event was held at Lake Lanier Olympic Park, with competition originally spanning from Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31. While heats were held on Friday morning as planned, a forecast...
Amherst Wire
Dylanheads- hold on to your hats. On April 11, local theater Amherst Cinema hosted a screening of “Stepping Into the Unknown,” a film composed of clips from several Bob Dylan performances, created by the Bob Dylan Center director, Steven Jenkins. The film, an homage to Dylan’s career and artistry, has been going on a screening...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Without an inclusive process, there will never be a plan, let alone action.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Instead of attending a mainstream Sunday worship, this sold-out crowd gathered at the Iron Horse for a different kind of service: the Happy Valley Bluegrass Church.
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Frank Martin hears the sound of bullets. The year is 1992. The then-26-year-old high school basketball coach is at his night job, working as a bouncer at a bar named Calico Jack’s. He and two other bouncers are currently dealing with the return of two patrons whom they had already kicked out. Just a few...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
“These four years challenged us by the scale of this place until we grew large enough to match it,” said Shhreya Anand, Class of 2026 Student Speaker
Amherst Wire
Moments before Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway, two legends of MMA, stepped onto the canvas to fight for the BMF belt, UFC president Dana White announced the Freedom Fights 250 event happening on June 14th, later this year, at the White House. While the UFC’s new partnership with Paramount has brought a lot more money...
Amherst Wire
Five UMass bands took to the Drake stage on March 28 to battle it out for $250 and the chance to open for the WMUA spring concert headliner, Hotline TNT. Ranging from rap covers to strong indie vocals, the Spring 2026 BOTB performances did not disappoint. The battling bands and WMUA crew kept the crowd...
Amherst Wire
The first thing Joe Denoronha does after greeting me is take out the Hello Kitty pizza he made earlier in the day and pose for a photo with it. Garnished with olives and tomatoes, the pizza is one of hundreds of custom pies that Joe has made throughout his 16 years with UMass Dining. A...
Amherst Wire
In early September, internet outages swept the northern province of Balkh, Afghanistan, as part of an effort by the Taliban to suppress “immoral activities.” By the end of the month, the outages would reach across the whole nation in a complete 48-hour blackout. Banking and financial transactions were cut off, flights cancelled, and medical servi
Amherst Wire
A couple of weeks ago, as I was scrolling through YikYak, I came across a post asking users how they felt about University of Massachusetts Amherst’s campus architecture. A poll showed students being perfectly divided into two groups: one appreciating the architecture and the other seeing it as a negative aspect of campus. In other...
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