Dan Hurley came down to The Collegian business room as someone who would just scrape by and do the minimum. Three years later, though, he has come a long way.
Journalism was never a part of Daily Collegian editor in chief Michael KIng's plans; but once he found himself in the basement of the campus center, it was hard for him to leave.
Although he regrets waiting so long to get involved with The Collegian, Alex Waszczuk cherishes meeting friends that he would normally never meet. But now, he’s ready to pass the torch to the new kids.
Daily Collegian night supervisor Kate Olesin knew editing would be a part of her future. That didn't change after two years at The Collegian, but a few things about her definitely did.
Sports editor Eli Rosenswaike credits The Daily Collegian with showing him where he wanted to be, and giving him the experience and confidence to know he can get there.
Like many students Joe Meloni didn’t go to UMass as his first choice. But, after realizing what he wanted to do, he realized that there are more important things than going to a top-flight school or maintaining a high GPA.
Working at The Collegian was some of an accident for assistant advertising manager Brendan Cherry. The moment he came down, though, he was hooked.
Melissa Garber’s college experience led her to an unexpected place. Not UMass but Thailand. She didn’t expect to go to either place, but now that her college career is ending, she doesn’t want it to end.
It has occurred to Ben Williams that, with over 6 billion people roaming the planet, we will only meet a small fraction of them. And of that fraction, we will only know truly a few. So to those, he says thank you.
Melissa Turtinen came from the land of the ice and snow not knowing what to expect and how’d she make it. She ended up finding one of the last things she expected – a home.
From his comfort zone, David Humphreys comments on apathy, the internet and the impact of his generation.
This is a party school where some can seemingly drink their weight in cheap beer, but when did that come to mean larceny school, too? Daniel Shwartz would like to know.
Senior Columns: Domenic Poli talks about one of the most important parts of his life in the past four years, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
Another writer in the series of senior columns, Collegian Columnist Michelle Fredette gives her take on her time writing for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
Ed/Op Senior Columns: Kevin Koczwara talks about his time at UMass
After suffering through three years of awkward silences, Nick Milano says that it is time that the school at least did something to get rid of these situations before the UMass mascot becomes the Awkward Turtle.
Weekly responses from Collegian readers.
Sara Crossman thinks that, although the police presence as UMass is for a good cause, officers are overstepping their boundaries when cracking down on underage drinking.
Throughout his college career, Paul Payer figured that, if he’s going to be working for the rest of his life, he might as well make all the rash, irresponsible, unforgettable decisions he can while he was in college.
Matt Kushi reflects on the changes students face as summer comes and the challenges which lay ahead for the graduating class of 2009.
With the end of the semester coming up, Ben Moriarty thinks that the increased police presence on-and-off campus should not be directed to plain drunkenness, but to drunk driving.
John Glaser says that, if the status quo of American economics stays as is, the current financial crisis will only be a sign of things to come.
Dave Coffey thinks that the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is completely ignorant of what homosexuality really is. Besides, a gay soldier can fight just as hard as a straight soldier.
The head of UMass dining services, Ken Toong, predicts that trays will be removed from all dining commons to cut back on wasted food, electricity and water. Michael Phillis thinks going tray-less is a simple solution to a large, pricy problem.
“Bailout” seems to be more of a buzz word theses days than an actual plan to save the economy, but Subhan Tariq argues that it’s more than a buzz word – it’s a plan for millions of people to keep their jobs. If all goes according to plan, the bailout could even pay for itself.
The Valley is known for it’s “buy local” bumper stickers, but Kathleen Broadhurst wants to know why downtown Amherst is littered in big name chains, like new addition to the strip of stores – Papa Gino’s.
Despite his belief that the BCS is an idiotic system, Nick O’Malley thinks that government intervention to change the college football playoff system sets a bad precedent that could ruin the current sports realm.
Elie Feinstein thinks that the current system in place to select resident assistants at UMass does not foster leadership skills. Instead, it keeps students away and prevents them from truly engaging.
Eric Magazu asks that, if the unborn can be deemed unworthy of living by adults, where do we draw the line? He thinks that, if the unborn don’t have the right to live, we should really be treating others the same.
Newspapers are dying, yet somehow The Boston Herald is still alive and breathing. Matthew M. Robare knows why the Globe is on its deathbed while the Herald is not – its about adapting to the climate of the times.
After four years at UMass, Ebad Rahman finds himself stripped of his spirituality due to the campus’ lack of religious community and he believes he is not the only one with a spiritual void because of this.
We see it every day. This campus is quilted with splotches of different, separated races on this “diverse” campus and Rachel Dougherty heads a warning to this voluntary self-segregation because it might not stay voluntary forever.
Eli Gottlieb is prescribed Focalin and knows the side effects of the drug like its sleep-depriving and appetite-diminishing effects. Apparently, many other students know these effects too well – the only difference is they are subjecting themselves to the effects without a prescription for anything besides cramming information into their heads post-party.
Coke kills, but nonetheless Coca-Cola is the beverage monopoly of UMass and for S.P. Sullivan it is more than a frothy high-fructose mouthful – it’s a question of ethics.
Nick Milano never bought into Obama’s post-partisan ideologies, although it is possible to establish one eventually – just not now when we have too many fish to fry.
Weekly selection of responses from the Collegian readers.
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