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The College is nearing the end of its search for a new head librarian, a process that began this February after the departure of former Librarian of the College Sherre Harrington. An eight-person committee of three faculty members, two students, a librarian, a library staff membe...Full Article
By Jessica Levine '13, News Section Editor
Seven Amherst College faculty members were awarded grants over the summer to help them conduct research in their respective fields: Professor John-Paul Baird of Psychology and Neuroscience, Professor Robert Benedetto of Mathematics, Professors David Hall and Larry Hunter of Physi...Full Article
By Rishabh Parikh '12, News Section Editor
Five College News Brief: University of Massachusetts, Amherst receives federal government stimulus m
UMass sciences are about to get a makeover. The University of Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass) announced Sept. 25 that it received over $7 million in federal stimulus money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build two new laboratories in the Lederle Graduate Research C...Full Article
By Elaine Teng '12, Managing News Editor
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will hold a demonstration on Thurs., Oct. 15 on Valentine Quad to protest the Israeli-West Bank barrier currently in construction by the Israeli government.
The Israeli government first began construction on the wall in June 2002 and maint...Full Article
By Max Gilbert '13, News Section Editor
On Sat., Oct. 3, the Mead Art Museum celebrated its 60th anniversary by welcoming visitors for a day of family-friendly activities. Student docents led themed tours, including “Furry and Fuzzy Friends” and “Princesses Play Dress-Up,” and visitors had the chance to make so...Full Article
By Emma Saltzberg '13, Contributing Writer
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Taking off last October just as the national economy crashed, the Lives of Consequence capital campaign was slated to fail by many critics due to the unstable market conditions. These critics were proved wrong at last night’s faculty meeting, however, as President Tony Marx ann...Full Article
By Haley Castro '11, Senior Writer
Over the past 15 years, faculty members have been looking into the inclusion of a Film and Media Studies (FMS) major in the College’s curriculum. At last night’s faculty meeting, the proposal presented by the Advisory Committee on Film and Media Studies (ACFMS) regarding the ...Full Article
By Haley Castro '11, Senior Writer
On Oct. 25, the plaster ceiling of the front parlor at the Emily Dickinson Homestead collapsed into the room, damaging several of the artifacts. Fortunately, no one was in the room at the time, and thus no one was injured. To assess the damage and complete a safety review, the Mu...Full Article
By Alison Fornell '12, Staff Writer
Jefferson Huang, the current Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) in California, is one of four candidates for the Dean of Students position that Dean Ben Lieber will soon vacate. Students are encouraged to meet with him today...Full Article
By Rishabh Parikh '12, News Editor
The Five College News Brief: Mount Holyoke College Appoints Alumna Lynn Pasquerella as New President
The Mount Holyoke College (MHC) Board of Trustees unanimously elected Lynn Pasquerella as the 18th president of the college last Saturday. Pasquerella, a 1980 graduate of MHC, will take office on July 1, 2010. She will also serve as a professor of philosophy.
Leslie Anne Miller...Full Article
By Jisoo Lee '13, Managing News Editor
It is one thing to take on the responsibilities of one of the most important jobs on campus, but it is quite another to follow in the footsteps of a 25-year mainstay of the College. Yet, one of four Dean of Students candidates visiting the campus for the next four weeks is poised...Full Article
By Jonathan Thrope '10, Senior Writer
“This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom,” President Barack Obama said of Berlin last year. From Oct. 14 to Oct. 16, the College tried to capture exactly that sentiment as it commemorated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a symposium named ...Full Article
By Elaine Teng '12, Editor-in-Chief
A soccer game at Berlin's Olympic stadium was the catalyst for Professor of English and American Studies Allen Guttmann's interest in sports history. His interest would, over the course of several decades, give way to two books and numerous articles on Olympic history and, most r...Full Article
By Jessica Levine '13, Managing News Editor
Last Friday, Green Amherst Project (GAP) hosted a candlelight vigil as part of the 350 movement to spread awareness about the climate crisis. The number 350 denotes the safe upper limit in parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for the climate to remain stabl...Full Article
By Jisoo Lee '13, Managing News Editor
On Tues., Sept, 29, Valentine Dining Services conducted a trial trayless day to assess the impact on traffic flow, amount of food waste and overall dining experience. The experiment was the latest in Valentine’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by limiting chemical usage ...Full Article
By Jisoo Lee '13, News Section Editor
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