2008 Woodie Awards
Red Sox Nation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been known to celebrate whether they win or lose. Last night was no exception, as students gathered in the Southwest residential area following the Red Sox game seven win. Crowds gathered around 11:50 p.
Last Thursday, the Daily Collegian reported that the Student Government Association discussed an outstanding loan held by the Collegian at their Senate meeting. Since then, the financial stability of this newspaper has been called into question. It is true that the Collegian is facing financial challenges.
Two new officers have been added to the UMass Amherst Police Department. Mike Williams and Aaron Boesch, both recent graduates from the police academy, have begun their duty after having successfully completed a three-month training program. Williams, from Westfield State College, and Boesch, also from Westfield but with a master's from the University of Central Florida, were participants in the UMPD cadet program.
In a brightly-colored, two-story house set back behind a long driveway on North Pleasant Street in Amherst, a University of Massachusetts alumnus and his campaign staff are planning to unseat Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. Edward J. O'Reilly, a criminal defense attorney and third generation firefighter, opened his western Massachusetts campaign office at 178A North Pleasant Street in downtown Amherst this past Friday, Oct.
Although gambling promotion on college campuses is illegal, one Web site depicted Sam the Minuteman rolling dice and playing cards. Pressure has emerged from University of Massachusetts officials for UMasspoker.com's moderator, and UMass graduate Brett Burdick, to shut down the site or to face legal action.
Dr. Roberto Tuchman gave a lecture titled "Autism: What does it mean to be a spectrum disorder?" as a part of the Culture Brain and Development Program, the final installment of the semester on Thursday night at Hampshire College. Dr. Tuchman is an acclaimed expert in the autism field, a Hampshire graduate and the director of Developmental and Behavioral Neurology at Miami Children's Hospital.
Fifty percent of all Americans living in the United States own cell phones, approximately 150,569,970 people, according to Gallup News Service Poll. Sixty-seven percent say that they use their cellular phones everyday. Individuals have become accustomed to having everything from phone numbers and addresses to music and Internet access right at their fingertips.
"If internationals want peace, they must come to Palestine and help with a demonstration," said Rateb Abu Rahma at Thursday night's lecture on Bil'in, a village on the West Bank. Rahma, a Palestinian activist, and Israeli activist Kobi Snitz spoke on how they work together for peace.