The Campus Chronicle
Vol. XVII, Issue 34
for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts
May 24, 2002

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Horacio Freitas of Freitas Construction in Ludlow takes measurements for the new sitting area for the Amherst/UMass bikeway connector. Horacio Freitas of Freitas Construction in Ludlow takes measurements for the new sitting area for the Amherst/UMass bikeway connector. The pathway connects to the 8.5 mile Norwottock Rail Trail from Northampton to Amherst. The plaza, located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Com-monwealth Avenue, has several benches and waste receptacles. (Stan Sherer photo)
   
 

Budget battle goes to Senate
The House completed work on a $22.8 billion fiscal 2003 state budget last May 16 and sent the measure on to the Senate, which is expected to begin its budget work in early June.

Campus ready to send off graduates
Alumnus Kenneth Feinberg, nationally known attorney and special master of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, will be the principal speaker at the 132nd Commencement ceremony this Sunday at 10 a.m. in McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

Strickland appointed interim AD
Associate athletic director for External Affairs Bill Strickland will serve as interim athletic director until a permanent replacement for the retiring Bob Marcum is selected, interim Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams announced on Wednesday.

Faculty Senate approves flurry of academic options
Four new academic options and a cross-campus move were approved May 16 by the Faculty Senate.

Students hold forum on language housing options
A small group of students from Thatcher Language House's Spanish corridor found some kindred souls at Dartmouth College last month during a weekend exchange organized by two doctoral candidates from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

 
 
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