J. ROBINSON MEAD

The Council announced that the arts theme house would move from Marsh to Milliken and that the Asian Culture House (ACH) would claim Marsh for the next academic year. The fourth floor of Moore, usually reserved for the ACH, would be opened up for room draw, The Student reported. “

Moore Dormitory Moore Dormitory Moore, a monster of a dorm, quite fittingly features a rather spacious laundry room with four washers and four dryers. The laundry room is on the building’s first floor, downstairs from the Valentine-side entrance and right near the building’s elevator. The room

Enter Amherst TEACH, a student group dedicated to helping interested students find opportunities in teaching both at Amherst and beyond. “TEACH is an organization that is meant to serve as an aid in organizing resources and helping to unify the people at Amherst who are interested in tutoring and

Following an extensive survey of schools nationwide, Amherst and Smith were chosen to receive filmmaking and projecting equipment by the Motion Picture Foundation for Colleges and Universities. The Foundation was formed by actor Burgess Meredith ’30 and his wife, actress Pauline Goddard, to further the study of film in

“While maintaining its historic tradition, the College will nevertheless continue to welcome qualified men as exchange students or visitors in residence,” said Chairman of the Board John L. Cooper in making the announcement. “This can give us the best of both worlds: an institution where the education

Remember the first episode of “Seinfeld” that didn’t begin with Jerry doing his stand-up routine? Don’t you think that the show just went downhill from there? That, my friends, is an example of “jumping the shark,” the moment when something reaches its

Newly-renovated Eli Marsh Gallery shows off art by 10 Five College faculty members On display in the newly renovated Eli Marsh gallery in Fayerweather Hall, “Five by Ten” features the work of 10 five-college studio art professors. Included in the display are works by Amherst’s own

Though the fraternity blamed the rowdiness on townies and UMass students who crashed the hunt, four fraternity members were arrested by town police officers on charges of disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property. “Amherst College security also confiscated a wide array of ‘contraband’ gathered over the

The global population has been estimated at over six billion. But how can any one of those six billion people have any conception of how immense that number is? This website, home of the Kill Everyone Project, attempts to put that number into some context by relating it to something

Milliken, then called simply the College Infirmary, was built in 1937 and 1938, replacing the aging Pratt Health Cottage. At the time, the campus was rapidly expanding, with the construction of the Campus Police building in 1932, the new Alumni Gym in 1936 and the Little Red Schoolhouse in 1937.

Bill Cosby not included Jell-O is far from the favorite dessert at the College. Crowds of people never clamor around the trays of Jell-O in Valentine the way they devour ice cream sundaes or Rice Krispie treats. But last night, the servery entrance was clogged with people looking down from

“We watch the bad TV so you don’t have to,” claims this website, which tracks all aspects of the idiot box. The site features a calendar of season and series premieres, overnight ratings for all major network broadcasts, countless news tidbits, show-by-show information sheets for programs

“The program … consists of two courses specifically designated as black studies courses,” The Student reported. “The rest of the courses may be chosen from a great conglomeration of previously existing courses.” The program immediately came under fire from students and faculty alike as unnecessary and

www.aaroads.com How did you get to Amherst at the beginning of the semester? Did you fly here or drive? If you drove, chances are you took an interstate highway, if not just the Pike or I-91. This site, prepared by two self-proclaimed “roadfans,” details the history,

But so many of us are wholly unwilling to let the door remain as a six-foot by three-foot piece of varnished or painted wood (or green or blue metal, for those of us in the Waldorf or the Plaza). We love to decorate our doors, with photos, news clippings and

Spring break brought a number of changes to our favorite on-campus non-Valentine eatery. Among the new additions to Schwemm’s “Gourmet” Coffee House are new coffee brewers to replace the ugly urns from the days of yore, or winter, at least. But the most visible change is

A night in Vegas? A scene from “Ocean’s Eleven”? No, it’s the Hunger Action Committee’s annual Casino! night. Instead of coffee and assorted colors of Powerade, plastic cups were brimming with yellow, green and lavender chips representing each player’s winnings.

While Friday night’s best advertised and most talked about event was The Vagina Monologues, the arts and crafts night cosponsored by the Asian Culture House and the Asian Students Association drew a larger-than-expected crowd. The night featured activities ranging from origami and lantern-making to calligraphy and sushi-making. “

According to The Student, Dr. Melvin Crain, former CIA deputy director of operational research, admitted that government officials had opened and examined mail sent by The Student to the Soviet Union. A letter arranging a shipment of 1,000 copies of a January 1959 special issue to Moscow University was

“This new machine, smaller and simpler than the 1130 … will be used almost exclusively for administrative work, leaving the 1130 for the more complicated problems of students and faculty,” reported The Student. Dunnington was quick to point out that the computer could be used for students and

The historic rivalry’s first contest, held at Williams, was far more one-sided than this year’s meeting. Unfortunately for our beloved Jeffs, the Ephs had the upper hand, and they left the Jeffs with an unpleasant 15-2 loss. The game itself, however, was rather uninteresting. “The

Twelve years ago, The Student reported that the College was prepared to break its silence and dedicate what would come to be one of the most coveted senior dorms in honor of capital campaign donor Donald Smith Cohan ’51. The College chose to delay the naming ceremonies until after

As reported in an extra edition of The Student, the last two freshmen pledged in the wee hours of the morning on the day of the rushing deadline, under the College’s new “over-quota” rushing system, designed to allow more freshmen to live with brothers of their