Quinto navigates new domains

His interest in copyright and trademark law has allowed him to do such things as learn about spacecraft and attend the Academy Awards as an esteemed guest each year. A passionate traveler, Quinto has visited more than 110 countries. Modest about his accomplishments and enthusiastic about his life, Quinto said, “I may not have accomplished as much as many other alumni, but I’ve had a lot of fun.” The good old days The good old days Quinto recalls Amherst fondly. As a political science and hist

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My Little Ponies, GI Joe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were our childhood playthings. Big Bird, New Kids on the Block and “Saved by the Bell’s” Zach were our heroes. We had crimped hair and wore leggings and snap bracelets. We listened to cassettes, played Atari, jumped over Skip-Its and ate Tootsie Pops. The 80s produced children from all over the country who sung along to the theme songs from Nintendo games. This website features all the cultural icons that defined the decade of our youth.

This Week in Amherst History: September 13, 1976

This was the first year women were admitted to the freshman class, joining the female transfer students who were already attending. The freshman women in particular were anxious to keep, according to The Student, “the mood upbeat and the spirit ambitious” by planting trees and flowers in the urinals on their floors in the freshman dorms. This week in 1976, The Student photographed a freshman girl smiling next to a small tree planted in a urinal in James Hall. Amherst was committed to “reversing