The lower floor of the Amherst College Museum of Natural History is festooned with slabs of stone, h

This comes late, I know.  But I’ve just recently returned to work, and hitting the road at 5:3

Today we remember Antonio Benítez-Rojo (Havana, 1931), who passed away on January 5, 2005 in Northam

Philosophers William Lane Craig and Michael Tooley are set to debate the question “Is God real?” on

EXPIRED: 12/15/09 - Derickson Bennett, 79, was a pioneering environmentalist who crusaded to protect

You don’t have to be a house to be haunted… « The Crocus Chronicles.

A Prolific Poet and a Strange Woman Emily Dickinson’s life has always aroused my curiosity. Sh

Amherst College Tailgate 1958 I have been thinking more and more that I wish I went to Amherst pre 6

Additional information can be found at Poetry Slam, Inc. Title: Boys at Play Poet: N.D. Austin, Jos

Friday, October 8, 2004, 8:30am From my passing window the face of Lake Cochituate is even glassier

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Peter Schilling, director of information technology at Amherst College, has put together a list of n

Abiah Root In a recent issue of New England Quarterly, Polly Longsworth introduces a newly discovere

Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to work I go Back home again after a swell week on the road with my fr

Welcome back to The Rival Rundown! If you’ve always wanted to give props to your school on CC, now’s

We have our first article! It’s in the USC daily student newspaper, The Daily Trojan. Specia

Het Kira Institute werd in 1997 opgericht door Piet Hut, een astrofysicus van IAS in Princeton, Stev

College coaches and faculty share a joint interest in the development of student-athletes SUZANNE R.

As President Barack Obama urges young people to make a difference in the world and the recession cri

Sunday, July 19, 2009 Waning Moon Pluto Retrograde Jupiter Retrograde Uranus Retrograde Sunny and p

In my past life as an undergraduate at Amherst College, I had an epiphany during my junior year.  I

Amherst College President Anthony Marx spent six years at the school extolling public service and te

Amherst College President Anthony Marx spent six years at the school extolling public service and te

Is there a person out there who you have never met, but whose death has just made you sickeningly sa

There is such joy in the air as ninjas take over the freshman quad. 

A number of campus health centers and student affairs offices are fighting the swine flu around the

I was on the ass end of a wrong deal. I agreed with Drew that if he gave me a P.A.C.C shirt then I w

Amherst Students Donate $70K of Student Funding to Assist College with Financial Crisis Students at

David Bowie Ziggy Stardust In an effort to not appear totally clueless on my possible trip to Paris

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

          Williams vs. Middlebury In the first semifinal game that saw Williams play Middlebur

Amherst Alumns have been having a great deal of success lately and I have another one to add to tha

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If you happened to have been around Amherst College recently during this past snow storm, you might

If you happened to have been around Amherst College recently during this past snow storm, you might

If you happened to have been around Amherst College recently during this past snow storm, you might

Ask me any day of the week if I think Hampshire College is great, and I’ll say “yes of c

Ask me any day of the week if I think Hampshire College is great, and I’ll say “yes of c

Ask me any day of the week if I think Hampshire College is great, and I’ll say “yes of c

Submitted by GW west coast editor Eowyn.  Captured Che Who Was the Real Che?   By Ion Mihai Pacep

Submitted by GW west coast editor Eowyn.  Captured Che Who Was the Real Che?   By Ion Mihai Pacep

Submitted by GW west coast editor Eowyn.  Captured Che Who Was the Real Che?   By Ion Mihai Pacep

Valentine’s Day is in a few weeks still, yet there is constant reminder as if a countdown

Attention all college undergraduates and graduates.  You must have a personal printer at your desk

Valentine’s Day is in a few weeks still, yet there is constant reminder as if a countdown

Valentine’s Day is in a few weeks still, yet there is constant reminder as if a countdown

Attention all college undergraduates and graduates.  You must have a personal printer at your desk

Attention all college undergraduates and graduates.  You must have a personal printer at your desk

It’s a new day and it is wonderful that an Amherst Alum and an honorary Amherst Alum, have a l

It’s a new day and it is wonderful that an Amherst Alum and an honorary Amherst Alum, have a l

It’s a new day and it is wonderful that an Amherst Alum and an honorary Amherst Alum, have a l

San Francisco, CA - Aptly named Popsicle company “Popsicle” recently introduced a new line of advertisement aimed at adults rather than children. Company spokesman comments: “You know, kids are gonna eat Popsicles anyways. It’s sugar and water, that’s what they do, they eat sugar. They don’t have jobs or anything else to do, they just eat [...]

Last night (25 November, 2008) saw me lose some amount of respect for Alex Trebek. One clue in the Double Jeopardy round amounted to asking for another name of “low-grade marble”. One person guessed “granite”. Obviously wrong. No one else guessed. The answer, Alex announced, was “limestone”, and then indicated that “granite, of course, is [...]

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

Thanksgiving break has given me a few precious days to do a bit of recreational reading, and the fir

Thanksgiving break has given me a few precious days to do a bit of recreational reading, and the fir

Thanksgiving break has given me a few precious days to do a bit of recreational reading, and the fir

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

A key sign of the relationship between academia and wisdom (at least in the United States) has been

A key sign of the relationship between academia and wisdom (at least in the United States) has been

Never Published. Amherst, MA— Tuesday night, police responded to what seemed to be routine noise complaint call. Little did they know of the severity of the offense they were about to uncover. The police opened the door to find three students snorting cocaine and engaging in illicit sexual activities with six underage girls (there are also [...]

Never Published. Hours of intensive reading and hard work didn’t pay off for Valerie Parker ‘11. After reading all four court cases, totaling a hefty 378 pages, between Tuesday and Thursday, Valerie was distraught that Austin Sarat did not call on her. It all started on Tuesday when Valerie skipped the reading to watch Season 6 of [...]

Never Published.

A key sign of the relationship between academia and wisdom (at least in the United States) has been

A key sign of the relationship between academia and wisdom (at least in the United States) has been

Welcome from the Editor Some of you seniors (and junior fuck-ups who got held back a year or two) may remember the Amherst Hamster, Amherst’s leading satire publication. It was rude, crude and controversial. It was last heard of when the Asian affinity club tried to get it de-funded after it made fun of some horrible natural [...]

This web log is centered around my senior thesis project at Skidmore College.  My project, which w

This web log is centered around my senior thesis project at Skidmore College.  My project, which w

This web log is centered around my senior thesis project at Skidmore College.  My project, which w

This web log is centered around my senior thesis project at Skidmore College.  My project, which w

This November, California offers its residents twelve delectible ballot measures for their approval or rejection or apathy. Here they are, what the Dems say, what the Repubs say, and what I say. 1A: High speed trains. D: Yes, R: No. A definite boon to California’s infrastructure. As someone who travels between San Francisco and Los Angeles a [...]

I came upon this video series on Amherst College’s website that depicts “nooks and crann

I came upon this video series on Amherst College’s website that depicts “nooks and crann

I came upon this video series on Amherst College’s website that depicts “nooks and crann

I came upon this video series on Amherst College’s website that depicts “nooks and crann

These pictures are taken with a small digital camera looking through modest binoculars. Using the binoculars with the eye, sharp detail on the surface of the moon can be made out and the moons of Jupiter are easily seen when at large elongation. I have tried to capture these with the digital camera. The setup consists [...]

In case you did not watch the debate tonight (and honestly I tuned most of it out), I am honor-bound to tell you about what turned out to be the most entertaining part of it. Senator John McCain, self-proclaimed earmark maverick, accused Barack Obama of being completely immersed in the pork-barrel culture of Washington. Specifically, [...]

O.J. Simpson, the one-time Heisman-winning, Hall of Fame footballer, was found guilty of a plethora of charges related to an armed burglary and kidnapping in Las Vegas, and could spend the rest of his life in prison. This comes 14 years after allegedly killing his wife and a friend of hers. A jury found him [...]

I, as I’m sure many people are, am very pleased that young children are being encouraged to participate in the political process. For 3rd graders, extra credit is a great way to do that. But for the rest of us it is not. Engagement in the political process should not be seen as something extra, [...]

Amherst College, in western Massachusetts, enrolled 438 first year students this fall, for a total s

Amherst College, in western Massachusetts, enrolled 438 first year students this fall, for a total s

Amherst College, in western Massachusetts, enrolled 438 first year students this fall, for a total s

I’m all in favor of buying in bulk. And I’ve seen this one for many years but it’s never struck me until now. Family-size shampoo bottles. Calling a product whose sole use is in the shower “family-size” is disturbingly suggestive.

Before my morning reading the New York Times was rudely interrupted by a fire alarm in the dining hall (and it’s been raining outside, go figure), I read two articles that highlight the ever-political nature of space exploration. The first describes China’s launching three astronauts (or “taikonauts“) for a three-day mission, primarily to perform the first Chinese [...]

WAMH Amherst College Radio is back on the air (and the net) for the semester. Listen in at 89.3 on the dial or here for our webcast. Make sure to check out the complete programming schedule. WAMH on.

Lately, I’ve realized how mean I’ve been to the freshmen. Perhaps it is the nasty annual article about the Purple Lanyard that the Student writes in the first week or my growing jealousy of the new occupants of Charles Pratt Dormitory. But after spraining my foot in tae kwon do last Friday, I thought maybe [...]

Dartmouth College is just across the river and I have a couple friends enrolled, so I meet undergrad

Dartmouth College is just across the river and I have a couple friends enrolled, so I meet undergrad

Dartmouth College is just across the river and I have a couple friends enrolled, so I meet undergrad

Dartmouth College is just across the river and I have a couple friends enrolled, so I meet undergrad

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) Postmodern Writer Is Found Dead at Home By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Publi

While on Amherst College campus, I had the opportunity to see the perfect cleavage. Of course the we

While on Amherst College campus, I had the opportunity to see the perfect cleavage. Of course the we

While on Amherst College campus, I had the opportunity to see the perfect cleavage. Of course the we

While on Amherst College campus, I had the opportunity to see the perfect cleavage. Of course the we

I highly recommend that you read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/education/08st... I will summaraize some of the key points. There is historically and currently some controversy over students voting in the state of their university instead of their home state. Some students have been scared away by government statements saying that registering to vote in the state of their university [...]

Back from my hiatus during the summer. I just didn’t have anything to write about that I felt was particularly interesting, so I left this blog blank for a while. What follows in this entry is, secretly, I hope, interesting to all of you. I guess I will just go ahead and say that I’m [...]