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Emily ReynoldsCollegian Staff The Department of Energy has given four research grants to local company Qteros, formerly SunEthanol, who will be building a plant in Springfield starting next year.The company is based around “Q,” a microbe found in the Quabbin Reservoir by UMass microbiologist Thomas Warnick. Professor Susan Leschine, chief scientist and cofounder of the company, found

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Emily ReynoldsCollegian StaffThe University of Massachusetts Amherst gets a lot of funding from the federal government. Close to 70 percent of the money for research on campus comes from federal agencies. Just over $6.5 million of that funding comes from the Department of Defense.Research from the DOD comes from four places, Navy, Army, Air Force, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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Southwest area government representatives are seeking feedback from Southwest residents to improve future functions. In an effort to gain insight from members of the Southwest Community, last Tuesday, the South West Area Government and the Southwest Senators presented information at the about past and upcoming events for this year. The talks were dubbed as a "Back to the People" event, and

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Emily Reynolds, Collegian StaffLast month, the new chancellor, Robert Holub, announced that he was going to appoint a new vice chancellor specifically for Research and Engagement. He came in the form of Paul Kostecki.It seems that UMass wants to be a leading research institution, something that the administration has been saying for years and has been working towards.While I do not know if UMass

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The Collegian is ready at this point to call the election for Senator Barack Obama from Illinois.With California and its 55 electoral votes almost certainly in Obama's column, he now only needs to win one of Virginia, Florida, Colorado or Indiana - all races he is currently leading, but are too close to call.

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So, I know who is going to be super duper happy tonight. It totally looks like Obama has not only won this, but slapped the McCain administration across the face. The race is not even close.I remember being younger and wondering what amazing feat against racism or sexism would come first. Would a the first Black man become President or would the first woman become President? Now, it looks like

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The Boston Globe is reporting Massachusetts has voted "yes" on ballot Question 3 to abolish dog racing.-Matt Rocheleau

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According the The Boston Globe, and WBUR of Boston, Massachusetts voters have passed Question 2, a proposal to lessen the penalties from a criminal to a civil offense for people caught with one ounce or less of marijuana.-Matt Rocheleau

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ABC and MSNBC are projecting Barack Obama has won Ohio. This, after both outlets called Pennsylvania in his favor.Overall, Obama has been projected to have won 195 of the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the election, while McCain has won 85, says MSNBC.com.Obama's victory in Ohio has not been announced at his campaign headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., according to CNN. There's doesn't seem to

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According to an article by Eric Moskowitz of The Boston Globe, Massachusetts voters chose "no" on ballot Question 1 to eliminate the state's income tax, meaning there will be no change.The Associated Press called the results for Question 1 at 8:45 p.m.The same ballot question was also defeated in 2002 by a "slim margin," the article said.The Globe also reported Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John

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I headed to the east coast of Massachusetts to vote in my home town of Bedford today. At 6 p.m. there were still a steady number of people streaming in, though there were no lines in the town of about 13,000 people. While at the polls I was able to speak with Town Clerk Doreen Tremblay.  Tremblay said that as of 6:30 p.m. ET about 7,000 people had voted, out of the 9,000 registered voters.

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ABC has just called Pennsylvania for Obama, considered one of the most important cornerstones to winning the electoral college. It will be much more difficult for McCain to win without Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes, and was where McCain dedicated much of his time and money in the last few weeks leading up to the election.Our state of Massachusetts has, predictably, gone for Obama.

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After 1 percent of precincts reported, The New York Times awarded Florida to Barack Obama. Considering the importance of Florida in the outcome of the election, you'd think one of the world's most respected newspapers would wait until more concrete results filter in to award such a crucial state.Whether or not Obama wins Florida, it seems unnecessary to so quickly award the 27 votes that come

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The following states closed at 7 and 7:30 p.m. ET : Vermont, Indiana, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Georgia, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia. The rest of the east coast a long with Illinois, Alabama,, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and MissouriMost of the results are being called via exit polls, which are not necessarily to be trusted

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John McCain just was declared the winner in Kentucky and Obama has won Vermont, according to NBC.Since I'm a Vermonter born and raised I would like to comment on Obama's victory. This is the most expected victory in political history. The last time I was up there it seemed like practically everyone was in love with the Senator from Illinois. His credentials as Vermont's president of choice were

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So my mission today was a simple one: to interview UMass students at the polling places about their reaction to having to vote for Senator in General Court, for which the two candidates are Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg (D) and Keith C. McCormic (R).I decided to go to the polling place at Wildwood Elementary School, Amherst, since it was in close proximity to campus and since that is where most

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What pray tell, was an anarchist doing voting today? Well, I'm an anarchist and I didn't vote today. I voted by absentee ballot because I'm from Vermont. I really don't know why I voted at all; the last smouldering ember of civic duty and good citizenship drilled into me at public schools.I proudly wrote-in Ron Paul for president and Andrew Napolitano for vice-president. I doubt they'll win,

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There's only a few hours left in the polls so, if you haven't yet, GO VOTE!That being said, please, I beg of you, please don't be ignorant in your choice. I'm not advocating one candidate over another (although I do have my personal choice), but I am imploring all voters to educate themselves, at least a little, before casting their ballot.Over the course of the past few weeks, I've had a number

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Granted, my timing was bad, but having a poor voting experience is never a good thing.Precinct 6 in Amherst, the Fort River School on South East St. was a mess.Deciding to vote mid afternoon was definitely a poor decision, since I didn’t get over there until 3 p.m. – right when the elementary school was letting out its students.I walked into the voting area, which resembled a converted

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I have yet to vote today due to the 3 hours of class I had, the time I spent interviewing students, the article I just wrote for tomorrow and the three meals I ate to suppress my never-ending appetite. But on my way from the DC to class to the library to student union and then back to the DC, I have notice the large amount of activists on campus that are in support of Barack Obama.I have yet to

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The vast majority of Amherst's registered voters are voting "Yes" on Question 4 - and more probably would if they knew what Question 4 was.If "Yes" wins, the Community Preservation Act surcharge will double to 3 percent, ensuring that the town gets an additional $300,000 from the state to fund affordable housing and the preservation of the town.Voters exiting the Immanuel Lutheran Church in

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"Do it again - just not today."Those were the wise words of the nice old man with the handlebar mustache and the suit who showed me just how to press the buttons and vote for my candidates of choice.I voted at Maple Point Middle School, where I spent the formative and hellish years of my life. There were about 80 people milling around complete with several nicely dressed politicians ready to

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All of the 14 voters questioned at the Immanuel Lutheran Church polling station (Precinct 3) on North Pleasant Street said they either had voted or expected to vote "no" on Question 1 to repeal the state income tax.Eleven of those same 14 voters said they were in favor of voting "yes" on Question 2 to decriminalize marijuana. Two others planned to vote "no," while another said he was still

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As of 12:25 p.m, the Student Government Association (SGA) has transported 177 University of Massachusetts students to their polling locations. In some cases, students are reporting that this is making a dent in UMass' voter turnout. Sophomore Irving Tara said the chances of him voting today "maybe would've been 50/50" if it weren't for the SGA."I'm not even sure how far the Lutheran Church is

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Several UMass students wasted little time taking advantage of the Student Government Association's precinct busing campaign. Around 9:30 a.m. UMass time, more than 20 students rode to Precinct 3, the Immanuel Lutheran Church on North Pleasant Street in Amherst, to cast their ballots.Precinct constable and UMass alumnus Willie Wheeler, 59, of Amherst commented that most of the early turnout was

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The SGA's student bussing operation is being used so far, though peak hours are expected to be between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and after 4:00 p.m.Not too many early risers, but who can blame them?Amherst Election Official Dale Carew said she's been busy preparing for today -- that this election got her excited. She's worked primaries and local elections, but a smile and a sigh said this should

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Dixville Notch, N.H., returned the first election ballots in the nation last night. Barack Obama won easily, but John McCain shouldn't be too concerned. The small county in northeastern New Hampshire cast 21 ballots, 15 of which went for senator Obama. For a complete report, click this.Check back here throughout the day for complete coverage of the election in both Amherst and around the country.

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I have spent the past half hour quickly refreshing myself on the PA ballot questions. It's time to hit the voting booth, pull a lever and drive back to Amherst. Currently, unlike the rest of the deep blue Northeast, PA is only sky blue, "leaning towards Obama," as the RealClearPolitics Electoral Map suggests.The only other states "leaning" are Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada.Not that

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So far today, it's fog and campaign signs.The bus ride to campus, however clouded by the mist and a significant lack of caffeine, revealed that most signs were for the Amherst Select Board candidates. We'll see if that changes as the hours pass toward a time when reporters (and student activists) are usually awake.The SGA, UMass Dems and the UMass Republican Club, together with Advancing

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My absentee ballot never came. I applied for it perhaps a bit too late, or maybe it got lost in the mail, I'll never know. By this past weekend it became abundantly clear the ballot was never going to get to me in time. I felt guilty about the prospect of not voting so after my 6:30-9 p.m. class Monday night I decided to drive home.I live in Pennsylvania - a five hour commute from Amherst. Some

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Welcome to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian News Blog! We will use this forum to blog the 2008 presidential election live!Be sure to check back frequently on Tuesday for breaking news on: Our reporters at polling stationsEditors watching election resultsLive analysis of polling numbersReports coming from around UMass and the Amherst areaWho will be the next president of the United States!Please

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Founders day is upon us at the University of Massachusetts and the campus is gearing up to celebrate 145 years of existence.Check out tomorrow's Daily Collegian for your blast from the past, but in the meantime, here's today's commemorative itenerary (courtesy UMass.edu):10:00 Music & Dance11:30 Barbeque Luncheon and entertainment12:15 UMass Amherst Marching Band arrives12:20 Remarks by UMass

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According to University Spokesman Ed Blaguszewski, the Office of Information Technology is reporting that 120 out of the 150 workstations in University Health Services shut down after an electronic intrusion two weeks ago are now back up and operational. UHS wasn't the only section of campus to take a hit from the electronic intrusion; some 40 workstations across campus - including some at the

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University officials have just announced the tentative agreement between the administration and the Graduate Employment Office for a tentative 14-month contract.While GEO has ratified the agreement, the contract must now be approved by the Board of Trustees."We’re happy to have negotiating wrapped up after 15 months of bargaining," said Aaron Winslow, vice president of GEO in a statement. "The

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The Amherst Police Department is reporting that only three arrests came out of this weekends 4/20 celebrations - namely the Extravaganja held last Saturday on the town common.Here's the roll call:Ross Jackson, 211602 JQA, UMassAmherst, MAPossession of a Class D substance (marijuana)James M. Perry, 201186 Mary Avenue Anchorage, AlaskaPossession of a Class D Substance (marijuana)Scott J. Sousa,

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With a judicial hearing scheduled for this Friday that will potentially leave the future of the Radical Student Union in doubt, members of the RSU plan to rally tomorrow at noon on the steps of the Student Union. According to the RSU, after refusing to comply with University officials calls for the removal of a safe-sex pamphlet graphically depicting two men engaging in sexual relations, the

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The University of Massachusetts Chancellor Search Committee - in charge of finding a replacement after former Chancellor John Lombardi moved to Louisiana State University after the end of the last academic year - has selected four finalists for the position.Here's the breakdown of the Chancellor Search Semifinalists:Martin Hall: deputy vice chancellor of the University of Cape TownRobert C. Holub

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The Amherst Police Department reported an unusually high level of activity from weekend revelers the past few days this morning.According to the APD, officers responded to 173 calls for service, including fights, large disturbances, weapons calls, and traffic accidents.At the weekend's end, a total of 34 people had been arrested for what the APD describes as "varying offenses."

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Members of the Chinese community on campus are currently rallying against the violence in Tibet and in support of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on the steps of the Student Union.Chanting "One China," and "One World, One Dream," and waving a Chinese flag participants are handing out what they described as educational flyers depicting the truth about Tibet.Approximatly a hundred Chinese students

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Investigators have determined the death of UMass student Liam O'Donnelly, media sources are currently reporting.According to the Springfield Republican, O'Donnelly died of multiple trauma - determined after officials conducted an autopsy on his body. Both campus and state police investigated the University sophomores tragic fall from the 17th floor of the John Quincy Adams tower at approximately

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Today marked the first in a series of articles examining the relationship between drinking and violence on the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst.With a semester so far marked with extreme cases of violence and crime involving students and student athletes, both on campus and in the surrounding community, reporters and editors at the Daily Collegian have sought to explore the

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In response to the tragic death of UMass student Liam O'Donnelly this morning, a community meeting will be held inside the John Quincy Adams tower at 4:30 this afternoon. Representatives from the dean of students office, residential life and the UMass Police Department will be on hand to share information surrounding O'Donnelly's death and offer resources to students. "We extend our deepest

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In an almost ironic twist of fate, the day after University of Massachusetts football player Spencer Sinclair Ridenhour for lewd behavior -- including exposing himself to a female jogger, sexually assaulting a Smith College student, and masturbating in a car -- the Pennsylvania State Daily Collegian is reporting similar charges being pressed against a Penn State basketball player for his lewd

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After publishing an article covering a local reaction to the unrest in Tibet, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian received a fair amount of ire from students with connections to China who felt the reporter had misinterpreted the events across the Pacific from Amherst. Here is a sampling of the e-mails we received in the news section:"Free Tibet -- they know not what they doWhenever people start to

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On the same day the Massachusetts basketball team won its biggest game in approximately 10 years, a UMass football player stole some of the headlines -- and not in the most positive of ways.According to Northampton police, junior reserve defensive back Spencer Ridenhour is facing charges of open and gross lewdness following an incident reported near Smith College last Tuesday.Furthermore,

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The Daily Collegian isn't alone in drawing criticism for using information posted on Facebook.com while reporting on the death of University of Massachusetts junior Katherine Sherman.AmherstWire editor Eric Athas took a bit of heat after writing several blog posts for Masslive.com covering Sherman's passing and using quotes taken directly from the internet:"can i honestly ask, what the hell is

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After nearly a century away from home, the equipment carried by New Englanders in the First World War have returned to Massachusetts. Professor Ed Klekowski, working alongside both French and military historians, has explored and recovered artifacts from the sites across the Western Front that played host to the 26th - "Yankee" - Division throughout 1917 and 1918. Comprised completely of regional

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Here are the comments associated with the article reporting the death of University of Massachusetts student Katherine Sherman in today's Daily Collegian:"facebook.com remark completely unnecessary.""I agree. Just because Katie's close friends and family are not talking to the media doesn't mean that we should be referring to her facebook profile for information about her life. I understand that

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For all those parties interested in the response of the University to the news of the death of junior Katherine Sherman last week, here's the e-mail the dean of students forwarded to the student body on Tuesday:With great sadness, I am writing to let you know that Katherine “Katie” Sherman, a member of our campus community, died last week while studying abroad in Auroville, India. Katie, a junior

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According to several e-mails which have come into the possession of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, graduate student Ed Cutting' s petition to have the results of the 2008 Student Government Association elections thrown out has hit a snag in the road. Cutting received an e-mail from Jennifer Jean-Baptiste, Chief Justice of the SGA, asking for his petition to resubmitted earlier this week.

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When Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford came here to lead the Minutemen three years ago, he wanted to bring the program back to the Marcus Camby days of the early 90's.Ever since Camby left following the 1996 season, UMass basketball sort of fell off the map.If ESPN is any indication, UMass hoops is back -- and the Minutemen have Ford and Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Gary Forbes

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Graduate student Ed Cutting called the legality of Student Government Association bylaws into question today when he delivered a letter to the Chief Justice of the Student Judiciary - Jennifer Jean-Baptiste - asking for the results of last weeks elections made null and void.According to Cutting, the SGA bylaws restricting a candidates to campaigning only with materials approved by the elections

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Last night Derek Khanna released this statement to the Daily Collegian after losing his bid for next year's president of the Student Government Association. Khanna - and running mate Elizabeth Protzman - lost in what Student Trustee Lindsay McCluskey called a "landslide victory" for herself and Malcolm Chu.Khanna congratulated the future SGA president and student trustee while expressing hope

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Here are some of the more thought provoking responses to the news that Malcolm Chu and Lindsay McCluskey ascended to Student Government Association president and student trustee late last week:"It does seem strange that Khanna's vote count is a little more than what his campaign Facebook group membership is, and yet Chu got close to 5X his Facebook group membership. Granted, that's no basis for a

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Student voters handed Malcolm Chu a landslide victory over his opponents Derek Khanna and Devin Ashe in the race for president of next year’s Student Government Association.Chu took 1,523 votes in total more than tripling the number received by Khanna during the two-day election process held in the campus center and at dining commons across campus.Khanna netted 475 votes and Ashe took in 213

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Polling for Student Government Association president and student trustee has officially closed for another year as of 8 p.m. this evening. No word yet on how any of the candidates have faired during this election cycle. According to election officials, the final tallying won't be finished until roughly 4 a.m. Friday morning. Though the election cycle this year has gone largely without scandal (

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At the dawn of a two-day election period in which fees have featured as a central component to the campaigns of all the candidates running for office in student government, the UMass board of trustees finance committee approved a 3.1 increase in student tuition and fees.The Boston Globe reported earlier today that the newest fee hike will cost undergraduate students at UMass $288.00 more to

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Unapproved, controversial flyers were leaked to The Daily Collegian yesterday, and traced back to Student Government Association presidential candidate Derek Khanna.The flyer, of which 300 copies were made - but allegedly never distributed by the Khanna campaign - included a picture taken from SGA presidential candidate Malcolm Chu's Facebook profile, and was manipulated with Khanna's

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Police reported finding a third threatening message in a bathroom in Hills South on Monday in a campus-wide e-mail sent earlier today.The police investigation into the message - as well as the threatening note found in Furcolo Hall yesterday and last week's threatening message in Bartlett Hall - is ongoing, though police believe the three are connected.According to police, the language used in

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A note discovered in the first floor men's bathroom of Furcolo Hall became the second written threat found on campus in two weeks and may be linked to last week's message found in Bartlett hall. The discovery prompted University spokesman Ed Blaguszewski to send out an e-mail alert to all students early this morning. According to Blaguszewski, a janitor found the message and alerted the

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Election season has come into full bloom just a few weeks ahead of the official start of spring -despite today's sun-filled balmy weather - and the hunt for the office of Student Government Association President and the position of student Trustee is in full swing.Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian's own Katie Huston moderated this year's Presidential and student trustee debate,

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The Student Government Association is holding President-Trustee candidate debates tonight in the Cape Cod Lounge.Broadcast on UVC-TV, the event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and feature questions from both campus media outlets (like the Massachusetts Daily Collegian) and from a panel of students. Candidates for both positions will be given a chance to field questions regarding their platforms, stances

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These photographs - capturing the scene after a waterpipe in the Fine Arts Center burst and flooded a portion of the building - come from UMass student and music major Katelyn Haggerty.Haggerty was one of several students scrambling to remove their possessions from storage in the waterlogged FAC last Saturday. She managed to save both her instruments and her music from the sudden deluge, but

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UMass Republican Club President Brad DeFlumeri declared "victory for decency" this weekend, reporting that the Radical Student Union had removed the brochures depicting two men engaging in sexual relations.DeFlumeri sent out an e-mail the day after the Republican Club held a rally on the steps of the Student Union condemning the display of the brochures on the window of the RSU office thanking

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In light of the recent string of violent incidents on the UMass campus, which came to widespread attention through a front-page Boston Globe article on Thursday, how are students feeling?Alumna Katherine Ross '03 was embarrassed by the violence and urged UMass students to clean up their act in a letter she wrote to the Boston Globe. And dozens of people have shared their thoughts at this

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Here's an assessment of the first few weeks of the semester the Boston Globe ran on the front page yesterday: "...over just the past three weeks, a spate of violence that has deeply rattled many students and faculty and left administrators pleading for peace. Even for a campus infamous for rowdy partying and occasional outbursts of violence, the scope and severity, over such a short time frame,

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The University of Massachusetts Republican Club held their "Rally for Public Decency" earlier today, even after the University released a statement requesting the Radical Student Union remove the brochures from the window of their offices.Club members spoke to a crowd of varying sizes on a range of issues, from free speech and pornography, to the Iraq War and the morality of the nation. Speakers

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The University released a statement this afternoon calling for the removal of the brochures on display out in the front window of the Radical Student Union. According University spokesman Ed Blaguszewski, after reviewing the details of the issue the University administration has concluded that the brochures in question should no longer be posted in the window of a public place. "It's

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Speaker of the Undergraduate Student Senate Carla Dominguez (right) and Student Government Association Attorney General Sarah Morgan (left) announced their candidacy for SGA president and student trustee tonight.Dominguez made the announcement during the weekly meeting of the student senate earlier this evening in the basement of the campus center. Afterwards, senators lined up to sign

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-24388032397214958902008-02-20T17:19:00.002-05:002008-11-03T13:23:59.202-05:00

“Where’s Love 101” an event discussing conflict in loving relationships, has been rescheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. in room 168 of the Campus Center at the University of Massachusetts. The event is sponsored by University Health Services, the Women of Color Leadership Network, the Everywoman's Center, the Stonewall Center, Student Legal Services and the Graduate Women's Network at UMass will

Collegian Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236883190450924845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-67810000922621232312008-02-20T13:05:00.004-05:002008-11-03T13:23:59.202-05:00

Neighborhood candidate for political office Ed O'Reilly - running for U.S. Senate against John Kerry - has moved on the signature phase of his campaign. He's currently in pursuit of 10,000 signatures from unenrolled independent voters and registered democrats, according to a statement released to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian.O'Reilly needs the signatures by May 6 to end up on the September

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-5817468718560508472008-02-18T19:51:00.003-05:002008-11-03T13:23:59.203-05:00

The UMass Republican Club is making news again this week with their announcement today of a "Rally for Public Decency" at noon this Thursday.The point of contention, according to Club President Brad DeFlumeri, is a poster on display in the window of the Radical Student Union office on the second floor of the Student Union.The poster - which depicts two men engaging in sexual relations with one

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-26369330980991392022008-02-14T16:15:00.001-05:002008-11-03T13:24:05.164-05:00

HockeyJeremy RiceWhen there's a month left in the regular season and every game has a playoff feel to it, you're either fighting for the top spot in the playoffs or the last spot in the playoffs.At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, one easily could have imagined the Massachusetts hockey team

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The University of Massachusetts Undergraduate Student Senate passed a resolution extending their support and gratitutde to the ten student leaders currently negotiating with the administration.Here's the exact language:Whereas on November 15th and 16th 2007, the students of the University of Massachusetts went on a general student strike, and;Whereas as a result of the strike the General Student

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"If Hell were in liquid form," says Erica Widegren, describing the conditions outside as she holds up her damp socks.According to the University of Massachusetts senior, her Dean's Book class spent the day debating as to whether or not you can kayak in three inches of water.

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The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning advisory for Hampshire county and for Northampton and Amherst specifically.Here's the actual advisory pulled from the National Weather Service Web site:"AT 1103 AM EST RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINCROSSING OVER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY...AND EAST SLOPES OF THEBERKSHIRES. IN ADDITION...A DENSE SNOWPACK EXISTS ACROSS

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MTV's long-running reality show again came to UMass today, searching for fresh faces to add to their upcoming edition of the show. The program has been the network's longest running show, and is preparing to start its twenty-first season. Seven new strangers will be locked in together for a fantastic five months. Check out our full coverage here.The Student Ballroom was full of students groping

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Check out our new and improved Web site here.Got feedback? Sound off and let us know by commenting below.

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Check out our new and improved Web site Here

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Almost all of the information, including photos, of the two arrested UMass lacrosse players -- sophomore Christian M. Haggerty and freshman Ryan Marcus -- were removed on their respective player bio pages on umassathletics.com.Taken off Haggerty's page is his picture, comments from coach Greg Cannella and personal information.On Marcus's page, the photo was removed, as was his personal

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For alumni and other interested parties, the student body received this e-mail Sunday evening from the powers that be. It follows a week of arrests involving the campus and UMass students."To the Campus Community:We write to enlist your help. Over the past eight days, administrators and safety personnel have been confronted with a series of incidents marked by such incivility and violence as to

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The labors of last semester's "General Student Strike" are coming to fruition this spring. According to student leaders, negotiations with the administration - which began following the two-day long class boycott - are quickly coming to a close.While negotiations with members of the administration are set to continue until Feb. 22, students will be able to vote on an actual proposal from the

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-53942366342923025182008-02-08T17:23:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.247-05:00

Amherst police made a second arrest in connection to the off-campus brawl that left three people hospitalized last week, charging Ryan Marcus, 18, of 131 Mosier St. South Hadley, with two felonies earlier this afternoon.Marcus - the second member of the University of Massachusetts lacrosse team police have taken into custody in the past two days - has been charged with breaking and entering at

Collegian Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236883190450924845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-77186578797525185772008-02-08T14:51:00.001-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.247-05:00

University officials won't say what actions the school will take against Christian Haggerty following his arrest yesterday afternoon. Any disciplinary action taken would be a private matter between UMass and the student, officials said yesterday.Haggerty has been suspended indefintely from the University of Massachusetts lacrosse team following a violation of team rules in connection with the

Collegian Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236883190450924845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-56920845876223497432008-02-07T18:42:00.001-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.247-05:00

Amherst police arrested University of Massachusetts lacrosse player Christian Haggerty, 19, of 308 North Pleasant St, at 4:15 p.m. today in connection with an off-campus fight that left three hospitalized last Friday.One of eight lacrosse players suspended after violating team rules in an unspecified off-campus incident last week, Haggarty was charged with one count of nighttime breaking and

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-48140323017158907192008-02-07T13:56:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.248-05:00

Romney officially announced that he's dropping out of the presidential race during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) in Washington.Romney had suffered a string of heavy losses to rival candidates John McCain and Mike Huckabee during Super Tuesday's series of coast-to-coast primaries.According to the Associated Press, McCain has now "effectively sealed the republican

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-83866852933193003992008-02-05T23:17:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.248-05:00

Over the past week, the Collegian has received emails sent by President Brad DeFlumeri relevant to the continuing Republican Club crisis...Email from President Brad DeFlumeri to Vice President Derek Khanna:"Derek:In light of recent events which which reveal you to be operating on your own agenda and following assertions by members that your actions are"border treasonous," I strongly urge you to

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News of the possible connection between the University of Massachusetts Lacrosse team and an off-campus incident Friday morning that left three college-aged individuals hospitalized is spreading.The Springfield Republican is reporting that while the University has not connecting the incident - in which lacrosse sticks and bottles were used as weapons - with the indefinite suspension of eight

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Here's the roll call for last night's arrests in Southwest following the New England Patriots 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII:Fay, Jerome LawrenceDOB: 04/04/1988Disorderly ConductUMass StudentDavis, Sarah ElizabethDOB: 07/02/1989Disorderly Conduct; Resisting a Police Officer making a lawful arrestUMass StudentElliot, William CharlesDOB: 07/25/1987Disorderly Conduct;

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Three college-aged individuals were escorted to Cooley-Dickinson hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries after being assaulted by about a dozen men wielding lacrosse sticks earlier this weekend.Amherst police responded to reports of a "large-scale disturbance" at a 304 N. Pleasant St. apartment on Friday. Following a subsequent investigation, police determined that approximately a dozen "young

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-25103141398277197172008-02-03T15:00:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.250-05:00

The Baltimore Sun, Inside Lacrosse Magazine and LaxPower are all reporting the indefinite suspension of eight lacrosse players following a violation of team rules during an off-campus incident early Friday morning.Here's the roster:Freshman Chris Casey (Duxbury, Mass.), junior Jim Connolly (North Andover, Mass.), sophomore Chris Haggerty (West Nyack, N.Y.), redshirt sophomore Jordan Hendry (

Derrick Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17560818001497596665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-4666892310533986642008-02-01T16:01:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.250-05:00

A free online training program for young drivers, developed by UMass' own Human Performance Laboratory, is now available for download.To view the program, click here, and then click on the link for "Younger Drivers." You will get the pleasure of driving the simulator's Saturn sedan on a virtual course right on your computer, which is clearly more fun than driving an actual Saturn.The team putting

Collegian Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14236883190450924845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934410763139655908.post-66307479230936814612008-01-30T22:21:00.000-05:002008-11-03T13:24:18.251-05:00

At their first meeting of the semester tonight, the Student Government Association voted to welcome new Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Esther Terry, who will be taking over the position in the wake of Michael Gargano's resignation, and to voice its confidence in her commitment to working together with the UMass student body. The SGA expressed optimism that interactions between

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If you need a little extra boost this morning, be sure to stop by the Monster Energy truck parked between the W.E.B Du Bois Library and the Student Union. Two promotors are handing out free samples of the "Java Monster," described on the label as "coffee + energy."Judge for yourself if it truly is a "premium coffee and cream, brewed up with killer flavor, supercharged with Monster energy blend."

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The UMass republican club voted to secede from Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans - a state-wide coalition of campus conservative groups - last night after MACR chairman Brian Gwozdz circulated an e-mail calling for club president Brad DeFlumeri to step down.The e-mail, signed by 29 MACR officials and leaders from campus conservative groups across the commonwealth, accused DeFlumeri of

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In an article printed in the Spring Back To School 2008 edition of The Massachusetts Daily Collegian entitled “Gargano resigns before new term,” UMass Spring Recess: Gulf Coast 2008 President Amanda Baldi was quoted in saying, “Before [Gargano] left, he told us he’d arrange for the funding for Peter Pan buses for the trip, but he never followed through with Peter Pan.”Since the publication of the

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Following fast on the heels of former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Gargano's departure from the University, the representatives of the Student Government Association released this statement to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian:"We thank Michael Gargano for his resignation as Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. More importantly, we thank you- the current student body, and especially

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The University of Massachusetts announced the sudden death of student Jennifer Morganson early Wednesday morning via a campus-wide email. Morganson, 22, passed on Jan. 16 of a brain aneurysm. A senior undergraduate in Women’s Studies, Morganson was on track to graduate at the end of this year with honors.Born in Boston, MA, Morganson originally attended Ithaca College before transferring to

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Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Michael Gargano has resigned, announced the University of Massachusetts early Thursday morning.He will be replaced on an interim basis by associate chancellor Esther Terry.Since he was appointed in 2003, Gargano has been a lightning rod for criticism of the UMass administration’s more unpopular policies, including police in dorms and the

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