Carolina Dallal

Zapruder did not always know he wanted to be a poet. “Because of who I was and how I was brought up, I came to think that certain things like politics, economics and law were more valuable than literature,” he said. Before long, however, he “gradually sort

These concerns, while seemingly contemporary, were the topic of much discussion on campus 32 years ago this week. Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus visited Mount Holyoke College to address Operation Dialogue, a policy implemented by President Richard Nixon to spark communication between colleges and the U.S. government, The Student

Webster had a strong sense of what he wanted his career to be from a very young age. “I had intended to be a lawyer from the time I was old enough to say the word,” he said. His years at the College reinforced his determination and provided

As tensions mount around the world and in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks, the issue of civilian safety becomes more and more prevalent. Interestingly, and ironically, the Amherst community was facing these same issues 41 years ago this week, although the circumstances were precipitated by different events. “While

Ballenger attributed his career in politics to his education at Amherst. “My education pretty well got me interested in politics,” he said. According to Ballenger, he felt he was afforded many opportunities because of Amherst; among them was the opportunity to start his own manufacturing company and then

It was a sensitive time, 31 years ago this week, when Dolf Droge, a member of Henry Kissinger’s Vietnam unit and a staff member of the National Security Council, came to Amherst College to discuss the situation in Vietnam. The chaos and unrest of this era was evident

Twenty five years ago this week, 41 Amherst women broke the fraternity barrier during rush week, determined to stand as equals with the males on campus. In the second year women were even admitted to the College, they proved their audacity and courage and pledged to become part of the

Arbo heads the group with her famous fiddling and strong vocals. She describes the group’s performing and producing as “genre bending string acoustic music.” Many groups like Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem have struggled to perform and to do something they love and their hard work

Kennon’s involvement in the project stemmed from his hope to contribute to the relief efforts at Ground Zero. “We all sort of shared this desire of wanting to do something and we saw this as an area to which no one was paying a lot of attention,