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Men's soccer brings Polar Bears out of hibernation
Playing under the lights of Springfield College’s new turf field on Wednesday
night, Amherst dominated from the first minutes of the game. Sophomore Taylor
Downs buried his fourth goal of the season in the 12th minute, and Amherst
continued to challenge Springfield’s goalkeeper, B.J. Sturdivant, with nine
Annual Autumn drama shaping up in AL East
In the mayhem over the last week, long-term perspective was sacrificed in favor
of constant monitoring of the current standings. No one should forget that the
Yankees’ presence in the playoffs is in itself remarkable considering where they
stood two weeks ago, and even more so considering how things
Divestment efforts are making some progress
The movement calls for the divestment of College endowment funds from certain
corporations in Sudan that do business with the Sudanese government and thus
help support the genocide of black Africans.
Students leading the efforts are passionate about their cause. “Divestment was
the most effective way to combat the genocide,
Kosovo interns train at Frost Library
During their time here, Rama and Sallauka will learn the fundamentals of
librarianship, from new technologies to policies and procedures so that they can
bring these skills back to the library at the University of Pristina in Kosovo.
Both Rama and Sullaka are thrilled about their extended stay in Amherst;
AAS approves funding for ski team
Treasurer Richa Bhala ’07 informed the senate that the budget increased by
$29,745 due to recently added rollover funds not spent during the previous year.
In response to several senators’ surprise at the sum, Bhala explained that a
number of clubs requested funds for speakers and other events which
University of Kansas chancellor says professors should teach evolution
Hemenway’s e-mail was partly prompted by a statement from the chairman of
Kansas’ State Board of Education saying that acceptance of evolution theory is
incompatible with Christian beliefs. Hemenway disagreed, and reminded faculty
and staff that evolution is the “unifying principle of modern biology.” He also
said that