2008 Woodie Awards
Sixty years ago, Jackie Robinson broke into the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American to ever play in the MLB. Robinson advocated for equal rights for black players throughout his career, and major leaguers all over the country are wearing the No.
Andrew H. Card Jr., the former White House Chief of Staff, gave a lecture followed by a question-and-answer session yesterday at the University of Massachusetts in the Student Union Ballroom. The first in a series called "Talking Politics," sponsored by the UMass Civic Initiative run by the Donahue Institute and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Card's talk was entitled, "The American Political Landscape: Looking Towards 2008.
Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card's lecture was not received without some opposition yesterday, as defined by student protestor turn out at the Student Union Ballroom. The Graduate Student Center and the Radical Student Union organized a series of protests from within the lecture to dispute the former Chief of Staff's policies on the Iraq war and the administration's foreign policy.
Two local burglars thought it would be a good idea to snap photos of each other during one of their break-ins. Their recent arrests may have them reconsidering that idea. A 21-year-old Amherst man and a 17-year-old male from Hadley were recently arrested in connection with an Amherst Police Department (APD) investigation into a recent rash of home break-ins.
Six Middlebury College students came together in November 2006 to think of a productive way to put their interest in climate activism to use. They created Step It Up 2007 - a group that pushes for more government action towards climate change. The Vermont-based team has one main goal - to persuade local communities across the U.
The United States is the top producer carbon dioxide - 5.8 billion metric tons per year, according to The Bergen Record newspaper. While many University of Massachusetts students may wonder about alternatives, they remain relatively uninformed about cleaner, more efficient forms of energy.
With just 18 senators present for the 1523rd regular meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) at the University of Massachusetts, President Aaron Buford has begun to stock his presidential cabinet. Malcolm Chu was approved by the senators present for the position as Secretary of Diversity Issues.
April 10, 2007 2:05 p.m. A larceny occurred on the PVTA. A laptop was reported stolen when nobody had turned it in. 3:00 p.m. A breaking and entering occurred at Alpine Commons. An unlocked car was rifled through; $60 cash was reported stolen.
LOS ANGELES - With the pressure of competition looming in their minds, an increasing number of athletes are turning to steroids to help improve their performance and gain a winning edge over non-users. Though anabolic-androgenic steroids, synthetic versions of the male hormone testosterone, serve powerful and useful medical purposes, many experts agree that the misuse of these drugs can lead to devastating consequences.
RALEIGH, N.C. - University students and professors say they feel that plagiarism is a growing problem in the college environment, and it is an unethical tendency that needs to be prevented. Although North Carolina State University officials take a hard stance for academic integrity, and violators have permanent scars on their school records, the problem of plagiarism is still prevalent in the college classroom, according to English Lecturer Janet Hudson.