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Broadcasting from the @UMassAmherst Student Union,
Monday - Friday 5:30 - 6:00 P.M. on @WMUA 91.1 FM

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During November, WMUA News Editor Ariana Gonzalez talked with Bill and Connie of Sunset Farm to discuss the growth of Sunset farm, climate change and the Amherst local community. https://t.co/kRoetN2Ieg

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Check out our new blog post from Michael Bonsangue!
https://t.co/LessXNPL9C

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"For as long as I've been alive, my grandfather has slowly died."

I wrote and produced an audio essay about my grandpa's struggle against Alzheimer's, and the challenge of finding room for gratitude when suffering a prolonged loss.

Listen here:
https://t.co/aHo51rIt34

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underclassmen absolutely killing it. @WMUANews

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Then you would listen on Apple Music!

That’s right folks, you can listen to @WMUANews in your car at 91.1 FM, in the Tune In app, online at our website, and on Apple Music!

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What if you wanted to listen to @WMUANews but the @WMUA online player said

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A 2015 DOE college scorecard showed that students @UMassAmherst graduate with more student loan debt than their counterparts at the four private schools in the Five College Consortium.

My piece on college affordability for @WMUANews airing today: https://t.co/Tlhcd90sdo

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The first installment of our new series Legacies of Leftism is now available on Spotify! Click on the link below for the first episode and hear @RebecaPereiraa interview economics professor Richard Wolff.
https://t.co/WR8IEoBJkN

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"[Ukrainians] are a distinct people and [their] language reflects that."

We @WMUANews talk to Soviet history professor Audrey Altstadt about Ukrainian cultural identity and visit demonstrators in Amherst center rallying in solidarity with Ukraine.
https://t.co/xcMfwMtazS

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Absolutely ECSTATIC to announce that my team @WMUANews won the Intercollegiate Broadcast System award for Best News Promo today.

Our promo pays tribute to the generations of newsies who preceded our class @WMUA by sampling a 60's-era broadcast.

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ON TONIGHT’S BROADCAST: the first installment of our series on the war in Ukraine, with commentary from Professor Lauren McCarthy, whose research focuses on Russian law and society.

Tune in at 5:30 p.m. for the latest on WMUA 91.1 FM or at https://t.co/NzJ6S7fYze.

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Disability advocates with Access UMass, a new campus org created by and for students with disabilities, are pinpointing barriers to accessibility on campus — icy sidewalks, absent curb cuts, broken door access buttons.

@RebecaPereiraa has more:
https://t.co/dXbLL4hP7x

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Justice Breyer's retirement leaves a vacancy President Biden has pledged to fill with the Supreme Court's first Black female judge.

Legal studies professor Paul Collins filled us in during yesterday's broadcast with editor @RebecaPereiraa

Take a listen:

https://t.co/wVRp9vk3aK

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“It’s Groundhog Day, but UMass campus workers say the nightmare they’re reliving is a cycle of idleness, where managers are unresponsive to union workers’ demands and reckless with their health.”

Our coverage of this afternoon’s rally:

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https://t.co/qTHiBtjZTE

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Professional staff unions representing 8,000 @UMassAmherst employees rallied today for fair salaries and strengthened COVID-19 protocol.

Contract negotiations have stalled since 2020, when workers took two-week furloughs to prevent austere lay-offs.

Story tonight on @WMUANews:

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New semester, new episodes of EVERY pod at the station.

Up to the Minute, Beats Per Minute (our newest addition!), and Humans of UMass, an old recurring segment getting a second wind with help from the @AmherstWire.

Catch up on our latest episode:

https://t.co/QVONyBJ0ae

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WEDNESDAY TO-DO:

1. Listen to WMUA News’ last fall broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on @WMUA 91.1 FM or at https://t.co/NzJ6S7fYze

2. Scream into the abyss (finals version)

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Mood:

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@gershmonster18 IM SORRY THIS IS the WMUA acc—

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@gershmonster18 no but babes if my mom were here…

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Admin @UMassAmherst announces ALL students will be required to receive a COVID-19 booster shot & undergo an advance COVID-19 test 10-14 days before the start of Spring 2022 semester.

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This year, WMUA News is thankful for... our new pod!

Beats Per Minute spotlights local artists, covers live music and entertainment events, and captures the sounds of the Pioneer Valley.

Our first episode is OUT: the WMUA Fall Concert, keep it locked!https://t.co/wYNgUjOAJ5