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Uprising in Nepal: The City of Wood Is Burning

Uprising in Nepal: The City of Wood Is Burning

Staff Writer Jackson Hersom ’27 shares his personal experience attending protests in Nepal as a study abroad student and explains how a government social media ban triggered such widespread demonstrations.
Jackson Hersom ’27 Oct 1, 2025

We Need to Help Hampden County Inmates

Content Warning: Violence, Racial Violence Right now, the people held at the Hampden County Jail (HCJ), a correctional center located 16 miles from campus, are facing constant abuse. In letters to a local abolitionist group named Decarcerate Western Mass [https://linktr.ee/decarwmass], incarcerated people have detailed the regular violations
Sam Howe '23 Apr 7, 2021

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