Category Archives: Reporting

‘Don’t think that you don’t have the power, you do.’ By John Buday , Collegian StaffMarch 25, 2019 In a talk at the University of Massachusetts on Thursday, Michelle Cardinal, CEO of the privately-owned creative media agency R2C Group, recalled walking down Broadway in the rain and passing an emaciated woman in the middle of a mentalContinue reading “Media agency owner encourages UMass to care about homelessness”

‘We thought that this was the most important conversation we needed to start on the UMass campus’ By John Buday, Collegian StaffFebruary 27, 2019 Students and non-students, indigenous and otherwise, gathered at the Old Chapel building at the University of Massachusetts last Friday to hear a personal account from a survivor of abuse and trafficking. KeyContinue reading “Conference on ‘Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’ calls for research and action”

‘I have no faith in your leadership.’ By Michael Connors and John Buday December 13, 2018 Several student activists from the University of Massachusetts rallied outside the Old Chapel on a frigid Thursday morning, calling for the Board of Trustees to freeze increasing student tuition rates and fees for future academic years. The event held by the Center forContinue reading “Student activists demand Board of Trustees to recognize student debt crisis”

Election will be held on Nov. 6 By John BudayOctober 31, 2018 In the Lieutenant Governor debate, incumbent Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and challenger Quentin Palfrey discussed a range of topics from gun control, to immigration, to healthcare, to sexual abuse and beyond. Both candidates talked their policies; however, Palfrey focused more on criticizing his opponentContinue reading “Lt. Governor candidates debate for the first and final time ahead of upcoming election”

Quentin Palfrey talks ‘one of the most important elections’ By John Buday, Collegian CorrespondentOctober 26, 2018 Ahead of the Massachusetts gubernatorial election on Nov. 6, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Quentin Palfrey wants University of Massachusetts students to turn out for what he calls “one of the most important elections in our lifetime.” Running alongside governorContinue reading “Lt. Gov. nominee Palfrey looking for large student turn out in upcoming election”

Reversion follows student outcry By John Buday, Collegian CorrespondentSeptember 27, 2018 Berkshire Dining Commons has reverted back to its original late-night service for Fridays and Saturdays, bringing an end to the Grab n’ Go service offered in its place at the Night Owl Cafe. The director of residential dining services auxiliary enterprises, Garett DiStefano, confirmed theContinue reading “Original Berkshire late-night returns for Friday and Saturday nights”

The café has raised $45,000 to fight human trafficking in India By John Buday, Collegian CorrespondentSeptember 17, 2018 Since opening in 2013, Freedom Café, a volunteer-operated coffee shop in Amherst, has raised approximately $45,000 and counting, with every dollar going toward fighting against human trafficking in India. Dan Johnson, the café’s manager and co-founder, explained thatContinue reading “Amherst’s Freedom Café serves up coffee and a means for change”