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Take a walk with “Stepping into the Unknown”- a curated Bob Dylan Film
May 30, 2026 · original
Dylanheads- hold on to your hats. On April 11, local theater Amherst Cinema hosted a screening of “Stepping Into the Unknown,” a film composed of clips from several Bob Dylan performances, created by the Bob Dylan Center director, Steven Jenkins. The film, an homage to Dylan’s career and artistry, has been going on a screening tour, with Jenkins on the road to hold a Q&A. The Amherst Wire sat down with Jenkins for an exclusive interview on the film, Jenkins’ role at the Bob Dylan Center, and the legacy of Bob Dylan’s art. Opened in May of 2022, the Bob Dylan Center is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the house of Bob Dylan’s archive. Dylan chose Tulsa for archives’ personal home because of the “casual hum of the heartland that [he feels] here,” according to Jenkins. Jenkins took on the role as director, and his skills from working at non-profits over the last 30 years as well as his love fo
UFC’s White House Event Draws Backlash Over Weak Card and Political Undertones
Apr 28, 2026 · original
Moments before Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway, two legends of MMA, stepped onto the canvas to fight for the BMF belt, UFC president Dana White announced the Freedom Fights 250 event happening on June 14th, later this year, at the White House. While the UFC’s new partnership with Paramount has brought a lot more money to the sport and delivered some of the promotion’s biggest television and streaming numbers in years, marking a surge in fan interest, this event was widely expected to surpass these highs and blow recent events out of the water. But instead, reactions suggest it has struggled to match the unprecedented amount of hype leading up to it. The six-fight card was immediately deemed underwhelming by MMA-centered content-creating analysts like Ariel Helwani and The MMA Guru, who, on his channel, exclaimed that the UFC “can do better than this.” Fans agreed that the card is not l
Instrumental Rap and a Mandolin: WMUA hosts Spring Battle of the Bands
Apr 22, 2026 · original
Five UMass bands took to the Drake stage on March 28 to battle it out for $250 and the chance to open for the WMUA spring concert headliner, Hotline TNT. Ranging from rap covers to strong indie vocals, the Spring 2026 BOTB performances did not disappoint. The battling bands and WMUA crew kept the crowd hyped, from the pre-show music, to the reveal of the winning band. During the performances themselves, the energy in the room was palpable. Caramia and The Breakdown opened the show with an upbeat original song, “Crash.” Lead singer Caramia Pozzi kept the audience captivated with her strong vocal presence, and the band worked together in harmony. They followed up “Crash” with another, slower original, “Down that Hole Again,” which Pozzi says she wrote in a Southwest field. On their final song, “Wyoming,” Pozzi brought on two guest singers, Sam Reisner and Maggie Gearan. Together, the three
Hamp Pizza Joe: More Than Just a Pizza Chef
Apr 6, 2026 · original
The first thing Joe Denoronha does after greeting me is take out the Hello Kitty pizza he made earlier in the day and pose for a photo with it. Garnished with olives and tomatoes, the pizza is one of hundreds of custom pies that Joe has made throughout his 16 years with UMass Dining. A few minutes later, I find Joe at a small circular table in the corner of Hampshire Dining Commons, which he reserved a couple of hours earlier by placing two apples on it. Surrounded by students eating, Joe and I are meeting on his lunch break. He has a combination of spring rolls and french fries, and a glass of water with a lemon wedge. He’s wearing his work uniform, a chef’s shirt and black pants beneath a standard black apron. Under his chef’s cap, Joe has short, black hair speckled with gray and a white goatee. When he smiles, wrinkles frame his eyes like sunrays. Tucked in his pocket are his circular
“The Language Trapped in a Mountain”: Preserving a Culture and a Voice
Mar 3, 2026 · original
In early September, internet outages swept the northern province of Balkh, Afghanistan, as part of an effort by the Taliban to suppress “immoral activities.” By the end of the month, the outages would reach across the whole nation in a complete 48-hour blackout. Banking and financial transactions were cut off, flights cancelled, and medical services interrupted: it was a country in limbo. Caught in the crossfire alongside were young girls already barred from schools under Taliban rule. Many of these girls rely on an internet connection for a de facto education. Not long before the outages, a small group of them hoped to learn English from a woman they called their sister, thousands of miles away. That “sister” is Dr. Amina S. Davlatshoeva. Originally from the mountains of Tajikistan, she is now settled in the farmland and forested hills of Amherst, Massachusetts, and has built a small in
A Brutal Misconception: Appreciating Campus Brutalism
Feb 18, 2026 · original
A couple of weeks ago, as I was scrolling through YikYak, I came across a post asking users how they felt about University of Massachusetts Amherst’s campus architecture. A poll showed students being perfectly divided into two groups: one appreciating the architecture and the other seeing it as a negative aspect of campus. In other words, 50% of respondents dislike our campus’ architecture, and the other 50% are on the right side of history. UMass students need to stop looking at the campus’ brutalist buildings, like Herter Hall, the W. E. B. Du Bois Library, and the UMass Hotel, as old eyesores ruining campus, and recognize that they are the boldest parts of the school and that the university’s architectural legacy is brutalist. But why is it that there isn’t a consensus on the value of UMass’ brutalist architecture? What is it about huge concrete buildings that makes some people either
Manning’s New $125 Million Extension Becomes Campus Study Hub
Feb 16, 2026 · original
When the University of Massachusetts Amherst broke ground on its $125 million expansion to the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences in 2022, the goal was clear: build a “state-of-the-art” hub for one of the fastest growing academic programs on campus. When construction began, university and state officials said the project would be a “world-class” facility built to accommodate rapid enrollment growth and expand research and teaching capacity. What the university did not anticipate was who would actually end up filling the common spaces. As students settled into finals season this fall, one pattern became unmistakable, nearly everyone studying inside the gleaming, wood-accented, glass-wrapped extension wasn’t a computer science major. In fact, during multiple visits to the building, every student who agreed to be interviewed, and even the ones who declined because they wer
Scenes Between the UMass Book Stacks
Dec 24, 2025 · original
“Students didn’t enjoy going to it,” Annette Vadnais, known as the “purple hair librarian,” said about the W.E.B Du Bois Library during her time as a student in the 1990s. Nobody thought about the library beyond studying, she added. Now, Vadnais hears all the time that the library is students’ favorite place on campus. The whole building, she said, is now a lively, dynamic, and community-building space that brings people together. These photos aim to capture this liveliness Vadnais described. Each image explores the people and features at the library, and were taken in October and November 2025. RECESS, located on the second floor of the library, is prominently featured– from crafting and trivia to ping-pong, foosball, Legos, and the tabletop RPG club. The library staff also play an important role in making the space so comfortable for students. For example, Sue Dreyer, known as the “UMa
UMass Bets Big on Football with $30 Million Plan, But Not Everyone Is Convinced
Dec 10, 2025 · original
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst athletics department has committed between $25 and $30 million to a plan aimed at reviving the university’s struggling football program. The investment comes as a surprise to many, given that the team ended the season winless at 0–12, and according to Fox Sports, rank 135th out of 136 teams nationally—extending a losing streak that has stretched for more than a decade. At a Sept. 24 press conference, the university’s athletic director Ryan Bamford said, “ We’re going to have to overinvest to win,” describing the plan as the “deferred maintenance” needed to pull the team out of “no man’s land.” With the money, Bamford plans a t hree-phase revamp, first focusing on changing the “fan experience” to align with things “integral to the game day experience.” Namely, he’s talking about gutting McGuirk Alumni Stadium, which is infamously one of th
“Yearn-core’s” newest addition: Meet up and coming indie star Jake Minch
Dec 5, 2025 · original
On Nov. 22, indie artist Jake Minch performed at The Drake in Amherst as part of his “More George on Tour,” named after his debut album George . Minch, an indie artist born and raised in Connecticut, now living in New York, gained popularity with his single “handgun” and EP “how many.” Minch creates mostly emotional, softer songs that hit a listener in the heart. The doors opened at about 7 p.m., and the crowd was seen sitting together on the floor before the show started. At the front of the venue, there was a merch table selling posters and T-shirts for Minch and opener Darryl Rahn. The atmosphere was buzzing with excitement, and concertgoers sang along softly to the pre-show music, including cuts from One Direction and “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers. Rahn came on as the opener around 8:30 p.m. He opened with his song “Nothing Ever Happens,” moving on to “Angels Bowling,” which he sai

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