2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Members of the University of Massachusetts community packed the Student Union ballroom Thursday night as Drs. Louise Antony and William Craig debated the question, "Is God Necessary for Morality?"
Amherst police are investigating a fight in the Alpine Commons apartment complex that left two men hospitalized with stab wounds early Friday morning. According to police reports, the two victims were part of a larger group returning to an apartment in the complex.
By midnight, the party at Amherst College begins to look familiar. Students are drunk out of their minds - or getting there with dedicated efficiency - and there is someone passed out on the couch.
University of Massachusetts communications professor Dr. Mari Castañeda will become faculty adviser for the Student Bridges Program. The initiative is a new student-run outreach program that works to increase higher education opportunities for Holyoke residents - a majority Latino community.