YOUNG MAY CHA

“Young people here have to realize their blessings and appreciate it, and they have to extend a helping hand for children out there,” said Weeks. “As long as I know that my work is getting children food, getting children hospitals, getting children medications, stopping wars, I could do this for

VANESSA OLIVIER ’01 “At home, so I could be around my family, and in particular, my little brother.” SHANE MORROW ’04 “Killing Dittu … like his stomach.” TORY CUDDY ’04 “Relaxing at the beach-any old beach will do.” WENDY BRILL ’04 “Camping on a mountain for a month.” PATTY CHANG ’01

If you could take a semester off, what would you do? Megan Shields-Stromsness ’03E took two teaching jobs in her hometown of Oakland, Calif. She left Amherst last spring to teach fourth-graders with severe disabilities at Park Day School and an adult ESL class at Diablo Valley Community College. Shields-Stromsness

“Cuba is a case where [Witness for Peace] has been working for several years trying to educate North America about life in Cuba and how U.S. policy impacts people down there,” said Irwin. “I’m not a person with any particular expertise in Latin-American studies but what I am

Although founded in the midst of political and racial friction, KASA’s current goals focus more on education among Korean and non-Korean communities. “Our greater goal is to enhance cross-cultural respect,” said Yoon. “We just want to celebrate the culture and to celebrate Korean-American achievements, issues and presence.” In the

LEIGH BORUM ’04 “It would involve three goats, an eggbeater and a whole lot of shaving cream.” NADIA LATIF ’01 “I’d vacuum all the snow.” ELANA BERNSTEIN ’03 “Take the pillow out of my friend’s pillowcase and fill the pillowcase with shaving cream.” TOM FRITZSCHE ’03 “Hide the