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A Conversation with UMass’s Randall West: Hiccups and Hard Work
Randall West. Photo courtesy of Thom Kendall for UMass Athletics

A Conversation with UMass’s Randall West: Hiccups and Hard Work

By Elizabeth Muirhead on September 30, 2019 |

Sports and Sports and Wellness

Despite being the most popular college sport nationally, the football program at UMass Amherst has struggled to find its footing in an increasingly competitive field. Between 2012 and 2016, the team didn’t pick up more than three wins in a single 12-game season. During the 2017 and 2018 seasons, the team did slightly better, earning 4-8 records both seasons.

Since the end of the 2018 season, two top quarterbacks have graduated — Ross Comis and Andrew Ford, along with top offensive talents like wide receiver Andy Isabella and running back Marquis Young. Their absence leaves gaping holes in the offense but also provides an opportunity for new talent to emerge — or for old talent to reemerge.

Northampton Joins Together to Fight Climate Change
Participants of the Northampton Climate Strike gathered in Pulaski Park on September 20th. Photo by Grace Jensen.

Northampton Joins Together to Fight Climate Change

By Serena Keenan on September 29, 2019 |

Features

On Friday, Sept. 20, various organizations local to Western Massachusetts hosted public events as part of a larger global movement to fight climate change. These events were largely inspired by the work of climate activist Greta Thunberg. Groups including Extinction Rebellion Western Mass., Sunrise Northampton, and Climate Action Now helped organize a march and rally at Northampton City Hall, as well as a Solidarity Strike at Pulaski Park, a Solidarity Vigil in Springfield, a dance benefit at the First Churches in Northampton, and several other events.

Cristina Rodríguez Discusses Immigration and the ConstitutionCristina Rodriguez
Photo courtesy of law.yale.edu

Cristina Rodríguez Discusses Immigration and the Constitution

By Chichi Tsai on September 27, 2019 |

Features

Cristina Rodríguez, the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale University, gave the first speech in the 2019-2020 Presidential Colloquium Series on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Her lecture, “The President, Immigration Law, and the Politics of Constitutional Structure,” sought to provide greater insight into US immigration law by looking at historic and current tensions between executive and legislative powers.