Website of the Week

Click … click … SPLAT! That’s orisinal.com. A lot of clicking, not much mind work and some hand-eye coordination is required. It may seem a little early to be playing games on the net, but hey, when was a little distraction a bad thing? If you’re looking for something to do between that econ problem set and pile of polisci reading, orisinal.com is full of these short, easy time-fillers designed by Ferri Halim. One of my favorites is “Chicken Wings,” where you try to save little chickees falling

Campus Conversation

Did you see a chicken running around town last Friday? Or, perhaps, a guy dressed in a chicken suit marching in the town common talking about killing whales? Wait � killing whales? An anti-whale protest? In Amherst? If you happened to walk into town, you might’ve seen a handful of “protestors” standing across from Subway, chanting, “What do we want? Whale meat! When do we want it? Now!” Joseph Caissie ’05 marched with fliers and signs in his very own chicken suit, trying to convince people that

All-Stars in Action: Marisol Thomer '03E

“I watched [the mother] make a full meal that tasted good out of bare scraps from the cupboard. It showed me the resourcefulness of a group of people that has very little resources except for heart,” Thomer said. Thomer helped the KWRU both in the office and in the field. “I participated [in KWRU] because it was the realization that working on groups here was only affecting a privileged few. And the people I was defending were privileged enough to feel the troubles of being at Amherst,” said Th

Club Focus- ISA

“Being an international student at Amherst can be hard for some people,” said ISA webmaster Isuru Seneviratne ’04. “[You] have no idea about the bus system, you don’t know what is cheap and what is not and communication is difficult when English isn’t your first language.” ISA serves as an umbrella organization for people from different backgrounds to get together, have fun and help each other solve common problems such as issues affecting their home countries, much like a support group. Though