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The Great Experiment Continues: Taking the waves as they come


The Great Experiment Continues: Taking the waves as they come
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Monday, May 03, 2021
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Editor’s note: The story is part of a special series called “The Great Experiment Continues.” The series is produced by Professor Kathy Roberts Forde’s “Longform Narrative” class in the Journalism Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The series is a sequel to “The Great Experiment” series her class reported for the Gazette last spring when the pandemic was new.
Now one year into the pandemic, Professor Forde’s students document how UMass and its students, faculty and staff have tried to build social connections during a time that demands social distance, exploring what has been lost and gained along the way. ....

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The Great Experiement: Of Jedis and lightsabers


The Great Experiement: Of Jedis and lightsabers
Frank Catalano, right, a UMass freshman, started a Jedi Academy on Sunday nights where he practices lightsaber skills and duels with friends and willing participants. Here he prepares for a sparring session with Alex Qi, a senior at UMass, on a recent Sunday evening on the Amherst campus. SABATO VISCONTI/fOR THE GAZETTE
Alex Qi, a UMass senior, shows his lightsaber twirls during a Jedi Academy session on a recent Sunday night on the Amherst campus. SABATO VISCONTI/fOR THE GAZETTE
UMass freshman Frank Catalano waits for a challenger during his weekly Jedi Academy sessions. SABATO VISCONTI/fOR THE GAZETTE ....

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The Great Experiment: Of pets, Pokemon, and the purple hair librarian


The Great Experiment: Of pets, Pokemon, and the purple hair librarianView Photo Gallery
University of Massachusetts Student Success & Outreach Librarian Annette Vadnais, dressed as Batman, leads a Superhero Trivia game on Zoom with fellow librarian Lauren Weiss - on screen, in the persona of sidekick Robin - from home on Thursday, April 29, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
UMass Student Success & Outreach Librarian Annette Vadnais, dressed as Batman, helps lead a Superhero Trivia game on Zoom on Thursday with questions devised by assistant Lauren Weiss. STAFF PHOTOS/KEVIN GUTTING
University of Massachusetts Student Success & Outreach Librarian Annette Vadnais, top center, dressed as Batman, helps lead a Superhero Trivia game on Zoom for nine people with Library Marketing and Outreach Assistant Lauren Weiss, top left, dressed as Robin, on Thursday night, April 29, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING ....

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The Great Experiment: Ski slopes and calzones


The Great Experiment: Ski slopes and calzones
JP McDonald, seen outside the Isenberg School of Management, will graduate from UMass this spring with a master’s degree in accounting. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 4/30/2021 5:01:50 PM
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Great Experiment, a series produced by Professor Kathy Roberts Forde’s Longform Narrative class in the Journalism Department at the UMass Amherst.
With mountains of powdery white snow underfoot and a starry night sky overhead, John-Paul McDonald, known to friends as JP, has found a new way to spend Friday nights.
JP, a graduate student studying accounting at UMass, had gone skiing only a few times before the pandemic sent everyone indoors last March. This winter it was his regular weekend outing with a small circle of friends, a replacement for pre-pandemic partying. ....

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