Nash draws large crowd to UMass

The game theory pioneer, known among students of math and economics for developing the “Nash Equilibrium” for strategic non-cooperative games, has become a pop-culture icon since his recent portrayal in the Academy Award-winning film “A Beautiful Mind,” which gives a fictional account of the scholar’s battle with paranoid schizophrenia. Shortly after an introduction by Diane Flaherty, Chair of the UMass Economics Department, people who were turned away from the already over-capacity room began

Court assigns community service to accused vandals

Demma Rodriguez ’03 and Andrew Kelsey ’05 went before Judge Richard Carey at a pre-trial conference on Wednesday, Oct. 23. “I have not and will not have a trial,” wrote Rodriguez in a statement to The Student. “At the pre-trial conference, my attorney and the Assistant District Attorney agreed that a ‘continuance without a finding’ was the most appropriate resolution to this matter. The judge heard my case and approved the resolution.” According to The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Kelsey’s pre-tri

New Spectator raises SFC funding concerns

“For some years now The Amherst Spectator had upset our convictions in the pursuit of Conservative and Libertarian thought,” wrote Brad Tytel, the publication’s new editor-in-chief, on the inside cover. “However much we may have disagreed, we were probably better people for having thought about it.  Now this mission has changed.  The offices have been stormed. The Old Guard is tied up somewhere in Pond Basement.  And from this day forth, The Amherst Spectator seeks to upset your convictions for

Extra snow calls for extra effort

“This is pretty atypical; this is not your typical New England winter,” said Director of Facilities Planning and Management Jim Brassord. The number and strength of snowstorms this winter have placed additional demands on the College community. “It’s just nonstop in general,” said Grounds Supervisor Robert Shea. Members of essential staff, which includes Physical Plant, have worked through the night to clear snow and have been working on campus when faculty had the option to cancel class and ad

College Visits

Harvard University named Lawrence Summers as their next president on Sunday. The nine-month search for a president began last May when current president Neil Rudenstine announced his decision to step down. Other candidates were University of Michigan President Lee Boullinger and Harvard Provost Harvey Fineberg. Summers, 46, who received a bachelor’s degree from MIT and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, is a well-known economist who has received several awards for his work, including the John

World News

All 67 of Florida’s counties showed George W. Bush ahead of Al Gore by 300 votes-2,910,492 to 2,910,192-Secretary of State Katherine Harris said yesterday. Counties that wish to continue recounting must present Harris with written arguments by 2 p.m. today since a Florida judge refused to extend Tuesday’s 5 p.m. count deadline. Palm Beach County certified its vote, but has continued counting. Miami-Dade has begun a hand recount while a Broward county judge refused to require a manual recount. Th

Student Senate Discusses Parking, Meal Plans

At speech night last Wednesday, only one person announced his candidacy for the position. “The question that arose is what is going to happen to those unfilled spots,” said Ruckman. The Senate unanimously passed a resolution that gives the executive board the power to fill empty at-large positions by appointment. Following the vote, SGO Treasurer Ben Armour ’01 announced an immediate activities fee increase of $10 and an increase proportional to next year’s tuition hike, effective next fall. A