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BOB RAZAVI

Staff Writer

Campus Conversation

It was 1:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Two college vans turned onto Military Road in South Amherst. There, tucked in the woods beside the base of the Holyoke Range, lay a grassy hill encircled by a barbed-wire fence. A lone sign reading “Amherst College Library Depository” gave no

Club Focus--Students for a Peaceful Response

Drawing largely from a pool of Western Massachusetts Global Action Coalition (WMGAC) members, SPR rapidly formed and became official on Sunday, September 16. The Amherst chapter held a rally outside the Campus Center last Thursday at noon, a universal time designated by student activists at UC Berkeley and agreed upon

This week in Amherst history

Through the magic of RealPlayer, DCN feeds users video footage from a vast library of bands, free of charge. Using alternative magazines from Pitchfork to Athens, GA’s Flagpole, DCN compiled rankings of 2000’s best albums. Many of these ranked bands appear in “Bands to Watch in 2001” on

Website of the Week

Through the magic of RealPlayer, DCN feeds users video footage from a vast library of bands, free of charge. Using alternative magazines from Pitchfork to Athens, GA’s Flagpole, DCN compiled rankings of 2000’s best albums. Many of these ranked bands appear in “Bands to Watch in 2001” on

Campus Speak

DAMON TALBOTT ’02 “It crossed the road to figure out who’s President.” B.R. SHUTE ’01E “To volunteer at the vegetarian advocacy organization.” EMILY GREENE ’01 “It crossed the road so it could get to Bueno.” PARIS WALLACE ’04 “To get baked.” ALEX KERR ’03 “The turkey crossed the

Website of the Week

Welcome to the cartoon capital of the Internet world, packed full of works by today’s most eclectic cartoonists. Tired of hearing news anchors regurgitating the same biscuit of election news everyday? Find your way to Dennis Draughon’s pop culture cartoons, such as “The tribe has spoken: the latest