General Reporting

Articles from my local newspaper, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and other publications.

Honored to receive Schulze Publication Award

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange (EIX) since 2020, putting together a host of video projects and articles for them. EIX is an online academic journal offering free resources and advice for entrepreneurs of all backgrounds. It is expected to receive close to 5 million visits this year. One of…

Fifth Annual Tower Run draws students, alumni and faculty to activeness

‘I think it’s just a good draw-together of the good communities of a university.’ By John Buday, Collegian StaffDecember 3, 2019 Just under 80 people gathered in the lower level of the W.E.B. Du Bois library on Thursday, Nov. 21 to race the clock in a competition to scale 27 floors and 440 steps. The fifth…

UMass Amazing Race continues outreach from UMass Police Department to student body

Continuing the UMass tradition By John Buday, Collegian StaffOctober 7, 2019 This semester the University of Massachusetts hosted its Amazing Race, a challenge which saw 31 teams compete in a series of riddles, puzzles and challenges across campus. The race is part of an effort by the UMass Police Department to build meaningful relationships with the…

UMass Dining and CEPA collaborate to fight food insecurity

Two new initiatives have been introduced By John Buday, Collegian StaffSeptember 11, 2019 For the fall 2019 semester, the University of Massachusetts debuted several food insecurity initiatives intended to improve student access to the dining program. “UMass Dining is a very well- established program,” said Jonathan Blum, a junior economics major and the research policy and…

Baldiga helps Rise Above Foundation fund experiences for foster kids

By John Buday – September 4, 2019 She was a high school junior, in foster care, looking forward to her prom but unable to afford a dress. When she heard about the Rise Above Foundation, she reached out to the organization for help and received the equivalent of a visit from a fairy godmother: a gift card that…

Project Just Because continues kindness after 21 years

By John Buday – August 21, 2019 Project Just Because has played the part of Good Samaritan for 21 years and counting, extending a variety of free resources and services to those in need throughout the state of Massachusetts. From a biweekly food pantry to a book-distribution program to a support system for domestic abuse victims, the nonprofit…

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