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The Night Show: Learning the consequences of working the late shift

The Night Show: Learning the consequences of working the late shift

by Jonathan Kermah | Sep 4, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Whether it be for a late night snack after a long night of partying or studying, or calling the police to handle an emergency in the wee hours of the morning, you’ve probably interacted with a third shift (loosely defined as work between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.) worker at...
‘I hope I’m never satisfied’: UMass rapper Chris Focus on finding hip-hop by accident

‘I hope I’m never satisfied’: UMass rapper Chris Focus on finding hip-hop by accident

by Jonathan Kermah | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, Review

Twenty-one-year-old Shutesbury rapper and University of Massachusetts Amherst student Christopher Franklin, known as Chris Focus, sprouted his love for hip-hop by accident. At the age of 11, behind the back of his parents, Focus covertly scrolled through YouTube until...
Eliminating the Plastic Straw: Woman gathers support for Northampton ban

Eliminating the Plastic Straw: Woman gathers support for Northampton ban

by Jonathan Kermah | Jul 31, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Plastic has been labeled as one of the world’s biggest enemies in the fight against pollution. Before 2017, when China passed the National Sword policy, which effectively banned plastic waste from being imported, the United States and many other nations placed the...
Q&A with Springfield Rapper Championxiii (with audio)

Q&A with Springfield Rapper Championxiii (with audio)

by Jonathan Kermah | Jul 11, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music

Twenty-three-year-old Springfield rapper Championxiii, has garnered quite the Internet following nearly overnight. In what started out as a part of his video series “rappers be like” on the short video sharing app Tick Tock, Championxiii’s hit single “Becky” now has...
Q&A: Amherst Rapper Big Sav turns pain and probation into music (with audio)

Q&A: Amherst Rapper Big Sav turns pain and probation into music (with audio)

by Jonathan Kermah | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, Review

Twenty-one-year-old Amherst rapper Tyson Burnett, known as Big Sav, has turned his previous encounters with the law into a promising future. His catchy melodies over upbeat trap piano keys disguise the pain-filled lyrics like “I been lonely hoping that my light ain’t...
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