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Albright House Smith alumni Alison Hogeboom, left, Michaela Gonzales, Kristina Fedorenko, Malka Coburn, Laura Clampitt and Meng Chen celebrate Sunday during the closing remarks of the 135th Commencement Ceremony at Smith College. SARAH CROSBY

Arianna Huffington at Smith calls for ‘third women’s revolution’

Sunday, May 19, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the news website that bears her name, challenged Smith College graduates Sunday to redefine the meaning of success and lead what she called “the third women’s revolution.” In her commencement address before a crowd of graduates, families and friends gathered in the quadrangle, Huffington said society’s model of success — in which … 0

Mount Holyoke celebrates achievements - and 'weirdness'

Sunday, May 19, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY — From across the field behind Mount Holyoke College’s Richard Glenn Gettell Amphitheater, a short cheer suddenly rang out around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 19th, signaling the arrival of over 600 graduating students at the school’s 176th commencement ceremony, where they received their long-sought, hard-earned diplomas. Hundreds of the student’s … 0

Hampshire College student Esther Dane celebrates during the graduation ceremony Saturday in Amherst. Dane's Division III, Portraits of Wellness, combines art with science research. SARAH CROSBY

Hampshire’s 300 graduates urged to confront challenges

Saturday, May 18, 2013

AMHERST — Student moderator Aaron Richmond-Havel broke into dance on the stage, and the crowd of more than 2,500 people cheered, whistled, and screamed for the approximately 300 graduates awarded bachelor’s degrees Saturday during the 43rd spring commencement at Hampshire College. President Jonathan Lash said he could sense the excitement in the air … 0

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Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-In-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, stands to give the commencement address Sunday during the 135th Commencement Ceremony at Smith College. SARAH CROSBY Arianna Huffington at Smith calls for ‘third women’s revolution’
Northampton High School junior Anna Moore, left, runs Saturday in the 4x800 meter relay event during the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Northampton High School freshman Sierra Loomis runs of the track after passing the baton, at right. SARAH CROSBY Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second
Taj-Amir Torres of Amherst Regional High School, left, leads Saturday during the 100 meter dash event at the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Oushane Lewis of Central High School, center, and John Ferrera of Ludlow follow behind. SARAH CROSBY Chicopee Comp overtakes Amherst to win boys track title
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Devin Shuman watches as Nensi Kostallari creates a henna tattoo during the Arabic Cultural Festival Saturday at Smith College. A first for the college, it was sponsored by Sam's Fund, the Lecture Committee Fund, the Middle East Studies Program and the Global Studies Center. Hundreds sampled the cuisine, music, art and traditions of the Arab world. JERREY ROBERTS

Arts of Arabic world

Sunday, April 28, 2013

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Keith Lilly, Assistant Farm Superintendent for UMass' Center for Agriculture, prepares to attach a rototiller piece to the back of the tractor, Wednesday, at a field on North Pleasant St. in Amherst. Lilly rototilled part of the field in preparation for a tree planting on Thursday, April 25, 2013. The field will be used by UMass as an agricultural learning center, providing students with "hands-on educational activities, such as working with vegetables, fruits, field crops and the turf industry," according to Stephen Herbert, Associate Dean for the Agricultural Center at UMass. SARAH CROSBY

Agricultural Learning Center groundbreaking at UMass 

Thursday, April 25, 2013

AMHERST — Growing up in Foxborough, Stockbridge School of Agriculture senior Jordan Tedoldi didn’t have many opportunities to work on farms before arriving in Amherst. As a new 50-acre farm known as the Agricultural Learning Center begins life … 0

Many Amherst residents resent the way some students renters have littered their neighborhoods and disrupted their peace and quiet with late-night partying. KEVIN GUTTING

UMass steps up efforts to address off-campus housing conflicts

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

AMHERST — In recent years, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has stepped up efforts to work with Amherst on town-gown issues pertaining to students living off campus. Recently, tension between off-campus students and year-round residents has boiled over … 0

Founder’s Week begins at University of Massachusetts in Amherst

Sunday, April 21, 2013

AMHERST — As the University of Massachusetts celebrates its 150th anniversary, several major events roll out starting today as part of Founder’s Week, which concludes with Alumni Weekend and the inauguration of the new chancellor at the Amherst campus. Kumble Subbaswamy will be sworn in as the 30th … 0

UMass graduate student Thomas Herndon rocks economics world with class project on debt, growth

Thursday, April 18, 2013

AMHERST — Last fall, Thomas Herndon and economics classmates at the University of Massachusetts Amherst had to show statistical savvy by testing the findings of a published study. The 28-year-old from Austin, Texas, chose a work by two Harvard University professors on what seems a dry subject: the … 2

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper shares stories of life in journalism during talk at Smith College

Monday, April 15, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Swimming with crocodiles in the Nile, interviewing the late Walter Cronkite and being sung to by Dr. Conrad Murray were among the many topics discussed during a lecture given Sunday night by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper … 0

Environmental activist Bill McKibben to speak Friday at UMass

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

AMHERST — Author and environmental activist Bill McKibben is scheduled to speak Friday at the University of Massachusetts Amherst about the fossil-fuel divestiture movement and the upcoming special election primary in Massachusetts. McKibben, founder of the climate-change education and action organization 350.org, plans to speak in a 1:30 … 0

Skeleton of Dryosaurus altus donated to Amherst museum

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

AMHERST — A well-preserved skeleton of a dinosaur that lived in North America approximately 150 million years ago will soon have a new home at Beneski Museum of Natural History on the Amherst College campus. John Middleton, a 1977 graduate of Amherst College, and his wife, Leigh, recently … 0

Karl Rove speaks Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts Student Union. JERREY ROBERTS

Critics challenge Karl Rove at UMass talk attended by 400

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

AMHERST — National GOP strategist Karl Rove spent most of an hour railing against federal spending under the Obama administration and ripping apart the Affordable Care Act during a talk at the University of Massachusetts Tuesday night, a … 3

Recorder/Paul Franz Greenfield Community College students Taylor Middleton and Chloe Grubbs-Saleem walk on campus on Wednesday.

Greenfield Community College to receive $1.1 million under House budget plan

Thursday, April 11, 2013

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College stands to see a funding increase of $1.1 million next year, after the state’s House Ways and Means Committee affirmed Gov. Deval Patrick’s community college budget recommendations Wednesday. This will allow the college … 0

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