UMass system president Robert L. Caret appeared at his 2011 inauguration.

UMass enrollment surges 30 percent over past decade

The system has a record 73,614 students, according to projections announced by university leaders Wednesday.

Obama vows justice for beheadings of US reporters

President Obama didn?t give a timeline for deciding on a strategy to go after the Islamic State group?s operations in Syria.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/obama150-673.jpg Obama calls Russia a threat to peace in Europe

President Obama promised to come to the defense of NATO allies that fear they could be Vladimir Putin?s next target.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/madoff150-4627.jpg Bernard Madoff?s last surviving son dies of cancer

Andrew Madoff was one of Madoff?s two sons. The other, Mark, committed suicide.

Opinion | JEFF JACOBY

Do you have the right to recline?

istockphoto/globe staff illustration

As the obnoxious ?I-have-a-right? mindset grows ever more entrenched, clashes like the one involving the Knee Defender are apt to proliferate.

Wes Welker will miss the first four games of the Broncos? season because of a PED suspension.

Wes Welker says he didn?t knowingly take drugs

The former Patriots receiver talked about his suspension with the Denver Post.

Hitters like the Rangers' Jim Adduci are drawing fewer walks because pitchers are throwing more strikes and making a base on balls more difficult.

Analysis | Evan Horowitz

Why are walks declining in baseball?

There have been fewer walks in recent years than at any time since the mid-1970s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_beaconhillraasdfmasdfasdf--90x90.jpg Beacon Hill activist seeks handicap ramps? replacement

A Beacon Hill Civic Association member urged the state to redo the ramps with materials ?appropriate? to Beacon Hill.

Opinion

endorsement | Democratic primary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/turner071014METRO11lowell46.jpg Marian Ryan for Middlesex District Attorney

The Globe?s editorial board writes that Ryan should be given the opportunity to show that she can be the DA that her admirers envisioned.

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