New coffee sold at People’s Market benefits Tapestry Health
A new brand of coffee called “Emergency Caffeine” from Dean’s Bean’s helps Tapestry Health, a local health care center, supplement patient care.
View ArticleStudents should explore campus businesses, despite construction
Columnist Samara Abramson advises UMass students to brave the detours and explore student businesses on campus.
View ArticleUMass student begins petition to “stop the Starbucks on campus”
In an effort to increase University support for student businesses, sophomore Laura Pinkerton started a petition against the new ISB Cafe featuring Starbucks Coffee products.
View ArticleVIDEO: People’s Market facing financial trouble
UVC-TV19's Meghan Allen talks with People's Market co-managers about the market's financial worries of staying afloat.
View ArticlePeople’s Market recovering after financial crisis
Slowly improving their finances after a rough patch.
View ArticlePeople’s Market: arguably the best coffee on campus
The student-run co-op, left behind in the swatch of businesses now accepting Dining Dollars, still has plans to improve.
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(Jessica Picard/Daily Collegian) I walked into People’s Market the other day. As I toasted my bagel, I went to the first fridge where the iced coffee is located. I got my iced coffee and I looked up to...
View ArticlePlant-Based Nutrition club promotes healthier, sustainable diets on campus
(Graphic by Caroline O’Connor/ Daily Collegian) Can you save the planet with your diet? The Plant-Based Nutrition Club at the University of Massachusetts thinks so. The group educates the UMass...
View ArticlePeople’s Market: Independent, cooperative, ‘radical-minded’
Maxwell Zaleski/Collegian “Food for people, not for profit!” is the slogan of People’s Market, a well-known student-run business at the University of Massachusetts, known especially for its coffee,...
View ArticleHFA to hold student art showcase on April 11
(Sam Anderson/ Daily Collegian) The Humanities and Fine Arts Center is holding an art showcase on next Tuesday, April 11 from 1-6 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium. Following the showcase, there...
View ArticlePeople’s Market hosts a fundraiser for Puerto Rico
(Jessica Picard/ Daily Collegian) The People’s Market in the Student Union held a fundraiser from Oct. 11 to Oct. 18 to raise money for the citizens of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Known...
View ArticleStudent businesses to relocate to Bartlett Hall
In preparation for the new Student Union renovations, People’s Market is set to relocate to Bartlett Hall, along with other student businesses. In a referendum last year, the University of...
View ArticleStudent Union renovations begin
It’s finally happening. The Student Union at the University of Massachusetts has begun its $62 million renovation project, prompting the big question: What’s going to change? Construction Pathways...
View ArticleStudent businesses fight to reopen on unfamiliar grounds
Student businesses are working tirelessly to get back on their feet after dealing with COVID-19, financial issues and unclear direction from the University of Massachusetts administration. Student...
View ArticleSeven student-run businesses provide entrepreneurship experience and provide...
The University of Massachusetts has the most student-run co-ops in the United States. Run completely by students, these seven businesses bring entrepreneurship experience to employees while providing...
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