2008 Woodie Awards
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The annual "Taste of UMass" was brought to the Mullins Center last night where thousands of students not only got a taste of different foods, but some participated in a hot dog eating contest, where a large crowd gathered to watch the competition.
The founders of one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States are coming to Boston and bringing with them a slew of their own products, including a message to educate and motivate people to the importance of using healthy, planet-friendly products.
The Women of Color Leadership Network (WOCLN) at UMass will showcase their fifth annual "Body Politics" production this weekend. Located in Wilder hall, WOCLN, directed by Hind Mari, strives in its mission to strengthen self identity, cultivate support in academics and leadership development, and to provide a space in which women of color including Black/African American, African, Latina, South American, Chicana, Asian-Pacific Islander, South Asian, Native American, Middle Eastern, Arab/Arab American, Caribbean, biracial and multicultural and all indigenous women can have a voice to express their experiences and stories, according to the group.
Yesterday, as the evening approached, students of the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) gathered on the steps of the Student Union to recognize the 1915 Armenian Genocide in a commemorative candlelight vigil. Each year, Armenians, as well as others in the community, come together to pay their respect and remember those who were lost.
The University of Massachusetts Public Health Club is collecting toiletry items for the month of April that will be donated to the Safe Passage shelter in Northampton. The club will help provide basic provisions to the shelter's residents. According to Public Health Club President Amanda Mitchell, Safe Passage is "geared towards assisting women and children fleeing instances of domestic violence.
The light spring breeze fluttered abortion rights posters on hangers suspended on a rope line outside of the University of Massachusetts Campus Center. "The Hanger Project" was created by VOX: Students for Choice, an organization that brings awareness to pro-choice activism by educating the UMass community on reproductive health and rights.