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Summer Guide 2024: Drink in fresh air with beers at beer gardens, patios
For some folks, there is nothing quite like a refreshing beer in the warmer months. And for many of those people, the delight is even more amplified by quaffing their favorite beverage outdoors. Luckily for Western Massachusetts beer fans, the area has no shortage of al fresco drinking places. While...
UMass police say most campus arrests involved 'zero force.' Some faculty say students were hurt.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes speaks to the faculty senate on May 14, 2024 about the recent arrests of about 130 people protesting university investments that support the war in Gaza. Nearly 500 people packed into a University of Massachusetts Amherst auditorium Tuesday afternoon to hear Chancellor Javier...
UMass chancellor says he had few options beyond calling in police after demonstrators violated policies
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts chancellor told the Faculty Senate that calling in police to break up an encampment and arrest 134 pro-Palestinian demonstrators May 7 was a last resort after the group failed to follow campus policies. The Faculty Senate met Tuesday to discuss last week’s demonstration...
Pro-Palestinian protestors stand in solidarity at UMass Amherst for Nakba Day
AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Continued pro-Palestinian demonstrations took place on the UMass Amherst campus on Wednesday to mark Nakba Day. UMass Amherst students and members of the community gathered for the 76th anniversary of Nakba Day, the day thousands of Palestinian people were displaced from their homes back in 1948. The vigil started off with those in attendance encouraged to light a candle.
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