Third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader's campaign made a stop at the University of Massachusetts yesterday morning.
Although around 250-300 people came to see Nader speak at 11 a.m. in Stockbridge Hall, Bowker auditorium accommodates 700, Nader noticed.
Anyone passing through Northampton's Thornes Marketplace this past summer couldn't help but notice the boutique-less storefront gracing one of the many vendors' spaces on the main level.
In its place, a space was erected in which artists could create. A virtual frame containing 11 painters, printers, sketchers and sculptors which make up the canvas itself, breathes life into an empty storefront.
With its back against the wall, having lost its last two games, the No. 18 Massachusetts football team was in a must-win situation Saturday against Colonial Athletic Association rival No. 16 Delaware.
"This game meant a lot more than the rest of them," UMass free safety Jeremy Miles said.