UMass alum searches for kidney donor
David Shakespeare has begun a national online campaign to find a donor.
View ArticleUMass holds Iron Chef competition
Competitors use local and healthy foods to make meals in just 30 minutes.
View ArticleBlue Wall to serve up Thanksgiving dinner
The campus eatery will hold its second annual holiday buffet for students who aren’t able to make it home for break.
View ArticlePetition to open Atkins Farms branch in North Amherst approaches signature goal
With the support of nearly 400 people, Atkins Farms President Pauline Lannon will decide whether to open a second location later this week.
View ArticleUMass construction to continue through 2017
A new Integrated Design Building, and the demolition of Bartlett and Hills are among the projects planned for the next few years. Click to view the full infographic of current and near future UMass...
View ArticleUMass Renaissance Center to host Shakespeare trivia pub night
On Thursday evening, the Reading Room of the Renaissance Center will hold a Shakespeare trivia night.
View ArticleRenaissance Center holds Shakespeare pub trivia night
On Thursday evening, five teams competed in multiple rounds of Shakespeare-related trivia at the University of Massachusetts Renaissance Center, emceed by UMass senior Daniel Kadish and local theatre...
View ArticleRevving up for the Relay
An all-nighter on campus to fight cancer and honor survivors? Relay For Life is ready for students to participate in a huge fundraising event.
View ArticleUMass students give opinions on The Hatch eatery
With the temporary closing of Blue Wall and permanent closing of Burgers 101 comes a variety of opinions from students on The Hatch eatery, where many now eat instead.
View ArticleMarky Ramone speaks at UMass
The history of the 1980s punk band The Ramones was both an exciting and difficult one, according to drummer Marky Ramone, who spoke last night at UMass about his perspective on life in the music...
View ArticleRunners reunited: looking back on last year’s Boston Marathon
Runners at the 2013 Boston Marathon recall experiencing a finish that none of them had anticipated, and how they plan to remember and celebrate the strength of all of those who were at the scene.
View ArticleWorkout on the Quad comes to UMass
SELF Magazine is coming to UMass campus for a fun-filled day of exercise classes, freebies and treat giveaways.
View ArticleWhy the media doesn’t handle depression well
Kate Leddy addresses the problem with many of the discussions about depression that have followed Robin Williams' death.
View ArticleRecovering from anorexia on a health-obsessed campus
Kate Leddy discusses the difficulties of recovering from an eating disorder at a university known for its promotions of healthy living and fitness.
View ArticleDon’t give up on therapy
Kate Leddy says that one bad experience with a mental health professional shouldn’t put people off from ever trying it again.
View ArticleWhen guilt-trips backfire
Kate Leddy discusses why self-shaming and competition is counterproductive in motivating ourselves to be better members of society.
View ArticleMy mental illness does define me (to an extent)
Kate Leddy discusses the importance of accepting experiences with mental illness instead of trying to hide them.
View ArticleHow to start meditating (because yes, you really should)
Columnist Kate Leddy discusses her thoughts on meditation and how she learned to incorporate it in her life.
View ArticleAn open letter to the people who were kind when I was struggling
Kate Leddy addresses those who helped her through a struggle with anorexia nervosa and depression through simple acts of kindness.
View ArticleI skipped class to go to the gym and don’t regret it
Kate Leddy talks about cutting class for her mental health and discusses why we should be more accepting of taking a day off every once in a while.
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