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Section leaders stay lively Pipes burst Band is enthusiastic despite extra work
sure that we’re not taking things too seriously,” said senior Sarah Lenau, leader of the 21-person tenor saxophone section. “We still want This article is part seven to make sure we are having fun because that’s what the in a series as the UMass band is about.” Minuteman Marching Band Section leaders of the prepares for the Macy’s UMMB are in charge of a Thanksgiving Day Parade. variety of duties, ranging from preparing and delegatBy Jaclyn Bryson Marching Band put into orga- ing parts of practice, orgaCollegian Staff nizing and running their sec- nizing warm-ups, supervisDespite the added hours tions, there is one thing they ing the band members and and extra work that lead- always strive to do: Make it just maintaining a good vibe ers of the University of fun. throughout rehearsal. “As the season goes along, Massachusetts Minutemen “We really try to make
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people just get more tired and they have a lot more schoolwork to do. Finals are coming up and they get really worried,” said senior Andrew deMelo, leader of the 45-member clarinet section. “So most of what I try to do is keep the energy up.” In order to maintain this positive energy, band leaders also make sure that all their section members bond, both during and outside of practice. “One of the great things see
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laboratories formally opeN
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University of Massachusetts officials officially open the Life Science Laboratories Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
in new Maple honors dorm Leaks linked to heating system By Kristin laFratta Collegian Staff
Residents of Maple Hall, a new building in the Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community, recently experienced extensive water leaks from pipes linked to the building’s faulty heating system. Around mid-afternoon on Sept. 22, students on several floors of the fivestory building found damages to their suites and apartments, ranging from cracked walls and ceilings to fully flooded floors and hallways. Second-floor Maple resident Allie Capprini said that the heavy leak flooded her whole suite, the hallway and two apartments down the hall. UMass paid to house Capprini and her suitemates for four nights in the UMass Hotel, and afterward offered to relocate them to an off-campus hotel, at which point they chose to stay with friends instead. “They were pretty unorganized about it and did not have a plan immediately, so it was inconvenient for us to have to sit around and wait while they figured out somewhere for us to stay for the week,” Capprini said. “UMass did not tell us why the pipe burst or
how it happened. They just explained to us that there was nothing dangerous in the water,” she said. Several items were damaged in their suite, and they were required to fill out a file stating each damaged item and its worth. Capprini said that UMass told them they will “hopefully be reimbursed by the end of the semester.” On the fourth floor, Maple resident Nelson Tull came back to his suite that Sunday evening to find maintenance workers in his room. The next morning, he woke up to different men coming into his room to paint and plaster the waterdamaged walls. “The maintenance crew didn’t know much more than I did. I was surprised because I did not expect them to be coming in all the next day,” Tull said. “I only heard a few details from my suitemates, and nothing from any administrators.” The next morning on the first floor, Maple residents Taylor Doherty and Alaina Reinhardt noticed a crack along their ceiling and wall. “We took turns staying in the room and calling emergency maintenance,” Doherty said. “Luckily they came pretty quickly.” The maintenance workers moved the furniture, exposing puddles behind their wardrobes. Workers came for two see
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UMass receives sexual Blue Wall to serve up assault prevention grant Thanksgiving dinner $270,000 will help develop new course By Marie Maccune Collegian Correspondent The University of Massachusetts recently received a three-year, $270,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice to develop a course aimed at educating students on sexual violence. The funding comes as part of the Campus Grant Program from U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women. According to their website, the OVW’s goal is to “provide federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.” UMass’ Center for Women & Community was the lead applicant for the grant. It
works to provide education, advocacy and support services to address the causes and impacts of sexism. Rebecca Lockwood, associate director of Counseling and Rape Crisis Services at the CWC, said that UMass was one of only 28 applicants that received funding this year. Over 135 colleges applied. According to Lockwood, the CWC has received this federal funding in the past, most recently in 2007. Other partners on the application include the UMass Police Department, the Dean of Students Office and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, according to Lockwood. Lockwood said that UMass was a standout candidate for the grant because its application focused on creating sustainable programs that will continue even without federal funding. “For example, creating online educational programs for students and staff that will be easier to update
and maintain,” she said. According to a UMass press release, upon the program’s completion, all incoming students will be required to take the course. “(The course will be) reflective of the diverse UMass community, and uses a bystander intervention model,” Lockwood said. Lockwood said that the funds will also be used for other initiatives, which include developing innovative campaigns and outreach strategies to reach all students who live on campus. According to the release, the grant will also “support the establishment of a Title IX subcommittee that will review best practices, evaluate campus policies and protocols and recommend any needed changes to the university’s Title IX Coordination Team.” The American Civil Liberties Union explains on its website that Title IX is federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis see
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Café will hold its 2nd annual buffet By Kate leddy Collegian Correspondent Students at the University of Massachusetts who are unable to return home for Thanksgiving break won’t have to sacrifice that warm turkey dinner. Though dining halls will be closed on Nov. 28, Blue Wall Café will be serving up special meals all day at its second-annual Blue Wall Thanksgiving Buffet. From 8 to 10:45 a.m., the cafe will be serving a breakfast buffet open to anyone on campus for the price of $8 per person. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., a Thanksgiving dinner buffet will be served for $10.25 per person. Blue Wall will also be serving its usual light fare choices such as deli sandwiches, pizzas and soups at their normal prices. Students may use a residential or YCMP swipe
for the buffet or light fare. Cash, credit and UCard debit will also be accepted. UMass Dining will continue to uphold its dedication to healthy and sustainable ingredients for this holiday event. The breakfast menu will include an assortment of bakeshop pastries and muffins, allnatural, nitrate-free bacon, low sodium breakfast sausage, French toast with local maple syrup, cheese and vegetable frittatas, hash browns, local cage-free scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, juice and coffee. The Thanksgiving dinner buffet will be serving apple and sage cornbread stuffing, wild mushroom and green bean casserole, honey-glazed local sweet potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, quinoa and dried cranberry stuffed acorn squash, freshly baked pie and, of course, roasted turkey with gravy. Van Sullivan, assistant retail dining manager and
one of the main directors of the event, is particularly excited about the locally sourced free-range turkey that will be served on Thanksgiving day, which he was chided for calling “badass” last year. “But really, this turkey is pretty badass,” he said with a grin. Sullivan will be cooking this year’s Thanksgiving dinner alongside Matthia Accurso, UMass executive sous chef. Sullivan expressed his excitement about the event’s second year. “Last Thanksgiving, we anticipated perhaps 30 people to show up, but there were at least 150,” he said, remembering one particular student from Queens who brought her whole family to Blue Wall for dinner. “Dining halls are a huge production and we serve about 3,000 people a day here at Blue Wall, so it makes see
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