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November 3rd-5th, 37-hour hackathon, 800 hackers, free food/swag/more! Apply by the Oct. 6th deadline to be considered. High school students welcome. 3D printing/robotics/circuits/embedded systems/coding. Buses for transportation will be sent to Boston/NYC (let your Boston/NYC friends know!). Apply at www.hackumass.com --> Check us out on FB/Insta/Twitter!

Hey guys! At the Bing Arts Center in the Forest Park area in Springfield there will be an open mic on the last Wednesday of every month, starting in September. There's a suggested donation of $5 but admission is free. It starts at 7pm each time and you can come a bit early to sign up to perform. You can also sign up throughout the night. Of course, if you're a bit shy, you can just show up and watch others perform. It's a guaranteed good time. Comedy, singing, poetry, rapping, dancing, etc, whatever talent you have is welcomed!

HackUMass registration is officially open! Head over to hackumass.com now to officially apply for the event!

Why register? HackUMass IV is going to be our biggest event yet with over 600 developers, hackers, and designers from all across the nation. In 36 hours, participants will bring innovative ideas to life through both software and hardware projects. HackUMass is about building connections, making friends, and most of all, learning something new!

In case you forgot… HackUMass this year will be October 7th-9th in the Integrative Learning Center, the newest venue on campus with ample space and robust WiFi.

For more information visit our Website, Facebook, Twitter and Medium (blog)! Or donate to our crowdfunding campaign! https://minutefund.umass.edu/project/2521

Sincerely, The HackUMass Team

I know some people in the area play; I've got more money than I need in-game but I'm broke at the moment IRL, and I won't get paid from my job for a few weeks. Need cash now though for books, locker rentals, bus fare (long commute), fixing my bike, etc. In other words, this is your chance to take advantage of my poor planning and shitty situation to get cheap virtual gold! PM me to discuss rates, meeting up, whatever.

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HackUMass is a hardware and software hackathon for students of all technical experience. What is a hackathon, you may ask? A hackathon is an event (usually over 24 hours) that people attend to work on hardware and/or software related projects either by themselves or in groups and win prizes. Participants can either come in with an idea, think of one there, or meet a group that already has a vision and join them.

HackUMass debuted last year with all 100 spots filling up in the first couple hours and this year we're upping the ante to 500 spots! The event will take place from April 11th-12th in the Mullins Center, our largest indoor venue on campus, so you'll have plenty of space to let your creative juices flow.

More details about HackUMass as well as sign ups are coming soon, so in the mean time

• Like us on Facebook

• Follow us on Twitter

• Tell everyone you know

• Get excited!

Feel free to ask questions and have a great winter break! You deserve it :)

Have you heard of the Extra Life Gaming Marathon? Extra Life is a charitable gaming marathon that benefits Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, like Baystate Children's Hospital here in Springfield! While Extra Life can be a year-round fundraiser, the gaming community (video gamers, board gamers, athletes) rallies for 24 hours to celebrate the good that gamers bring to their communities. Last year over $10,000 was raised for Baystate Children's Hospital by gamers right here in western Mass! Registration takes just one minute and is completely free! Just visit extra-­life.org! Plus, Team reddit is offering special incentives to anyone who joins their team in support!

I took 2 Hampshire courses last semester and got NR for each. (I'm from UMass) any ideas?

I'm teaching a traditional scottish and irish music class. It meets wednesdays from 7-8:30pm. We're meeting at the Sweet Music Studio on Lincoln Ave in S. Hadley (about 14 miles south of UMass down Rte 116. It's just off the PVTA bus line.

The class will be participating in A Celtic Nutcracker held at the Academy of Music in Northampton in December, and going to Irish sessions in Glastonbury, CT and Amherst, MA in February and March.

I'm looking for a place! And I'm sure others are, too.

Even if you don't live in the Paradise City itself! We're trying to revive our little sub as a centerpiece for the whole valley, since we seem to be doing a little better than r/pioneervalley. Come on over!

Who's in the Amherst area for the summer? Summertime reddit meet up anybody?