When you move into UMass, you are assigned a date and time block during which you should arrive. Upon arriving, you will be directed along the highways via a series of electronic UMass signs. It is important to arrive early because the exit ramp off of the highway will likely be clogged with your classmates. From there, you will wait in traffic for ( Read more... )

I stopped by the Student Center last night and Moon Hooch began their set while I was standing there with my friends eating a cookie. I kind of liked their music but mostly I noticed that they were a band of three guys, none of whom looked very ugly. I was in a strange mood and I thought distantly, "I could really go with one of them. Imagine me ( Read more... )

I just finished a book called Participate: Designing with User-Generated Content. It's all about interactive art, from patterned dresses that come with fabric markers for wearers to use to color in the dress, to website logos that change based on the content that is being uploaded to the site. I took this book out of the library in the hopes of ( Read more... )