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Rocio Digon

Managing Features Editor

This Week- November 4, 1940

Although Willkie dominated both polls, the incumbent Roosevelt’s popularity increased from 15 to 24 percent, while the Republican’s popularity dropped to 71 percent. “Out of a grand total of 634 straws tabulated, the Republican candidate obtained the favor of 451 … Roose-velt’s total increased an even 100 votes

This week in Amherst history

This fire was the third at Pratt Field in several years, though the causes of the previous two were unknown. This was the third fire in the bleachers at Pratt field in the course of a few years. The causes of the first and second fires were unknown. The damage

All Stars in Action, David Moore

Moore decided that a portion of the money he earned would go to poor families who could not afford the fee to stay in the House and the remainder to the Foundation itself. So far, Moore has collected $3,000 and hopes to raise $10,000 by October 30 when

Finding a new role for Nuremberg

My major at Brown was political theory. I then went to graduate school at Columbia to receive my Master’s in political theory and then to law school. After Brown, I was in Germany on a Fulbright. Nominally, I was there to continue the study of political theory. I basically

Little Red Schoolhouse Speak

JULIANA: “My favorite is when Charlotte’s here.” HANNAH: “When I am here, I like painting the best.” SAM: “My favorite thing is playing with the oatmeal.” DAVID: “My favorite thing is firefighting. I’m a firefighter.” NATHAN: “I like playing tag outside with Rachael.” KIPPIE: “Blocks. I like to

Campus Conversation

What happens when you combine a foosball table, a keg and a Saturday night? For Sean Murray ’02, Kyle Fruh ’02 and Doug Bishop ’02, the answer was clear: booze and fooze. On a night when other people on campus were attending the usual keg parties, 48 students were competing

This Week In Amherst History

The greatest concern for the females on campus was the potential rivalry with the women from Smith. One female freshman reported that there was “a bit of animosity already developing between Smith and Amherst women. I’m getting a feeling that Amherst men will regard Smith women more as sex