Campus Conversations

An incendiary message Perhaps creation and destruction aren’t as different as one might think. At least that’s what a group of College artists set out to demonstrate on Valentine quad before students left for the Thanksgiving break last Wednesday. The project may have appeared to be nothing more than smoky fire consuming varied scraps of flammable material. However, upon closer investigation, the flames and ashes took on a deeper meaning. “We had to do a project for one of Assistant Professor

Outreach welcomes Laidlaw as new director

“It was great,” said Laidlaw, “It primarily served to establish contact with student leaders and others interested in community service and started the process of sharing the ideas that will help shape the future of the Community Outreach Program.” “I’m looking for input and feedback from students and student groups [to understand] how the Amherst College Community Outreach Program can best serve the entire Amherst student body,” added Laidlaw, who encouraged students to come into his office an

Club Focus: Amherst Art Club

“Right now, if you want to work in any of the Amherst studios, you have to take a class,” said Diana Lu ’05, co-founder of the Art Club. “I’m in Art 15, but the sad thing is that, as soon as the semester is over, I won’t be able to use the facilities here. I think that’s horrible,” she said. In response, Lu worked with Chelsea Leven ’05 (pictured) to create the Art Club. Now, all finger painting afficionados, Van-Gogh wannabes and talented neuro majors with no time to fit in an extra art class w

Campus Speak

CHASE BOURKE ’06 “Protein bars taste so bad. They should make steak bars.” KATE HAMILL ’03 “Classturbating.” SHEILA GRAHAM ’03 “I need a brain vacation.” KATHY LIU ’06 “Shut the Hell up. Don’t talk to me.” SIDNE KOENIGSBERG ’03 “Cleanliness is next to godliness and this goddess is showering.” KIT WALLACH ’06 “It starts with ‘And suddenly you realized all you really wanted to do was marry someone who grew up wanting to pitch for the Red Sox,’ and ends with ‘And you wonder how the fuck

Club Focus: Community Outreach

Possible Outreach sites for the year include farming at the Food Bank Farm, cleaning up a river and painting for non-profit organizations. “Community Outreach began in 1986 without a coordinator, a formal office or much recognition; since then, it’s grown dramatically,” said Outreach Assistant Director, Tom Lepak. “Through different community partnerships, Outreach formed many new programs, ranging from a freshmen orientation trip to intern programs in Washington, D.C.” Outreach facilitates re