From Hell plays like purgatory for fans of comic

It is also a 500-page black and white graphic novel-and the Hughes brothers’ “From Hell,” the screen adaptation of Moore’s comic, suffers painfully in comparison. Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Fred Abberline, a psychic detective who sees the Ripper’s murders in absinthe- and laudanum-drenched hallucinations; Heather Graham plays opposite Depp as Mary Kelly, one of five whores the Ripper sets out to murder. Depp and Graham mount a concerted assault on the film’s much vaunted “atmosphere,” an ee

Volunteering Opportunities Flourish In Valley

Piece of the Pie has been the Food Bank’s biggest fundraiser for 12 years. The money raised this year will go to programs such as nutrition education and raising community awareness of hunger, as well as to the distribution of food to needy groups including senior citizens and low-income children in western Massachusetts. Although many Amherst students took advantage of the opportunity to help the community, some students feel that simply dining out is inadequate. “It’s great to participate in