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It was a sensitive time, 31 years ago this week, when Dolf Droge, a member of Henry Kissinger’s Vietnam unit and a staff member of the National Security Council, came to Amherst College to discuss the situation in Vietnam. The chaos and unrest of this era was evident in

Founded in 1996 by UMass students, the Woodsy Club currently has over 85 members, about 10 of whom are from Amherst College. “We want to learn about nature and understand it enough so that we won’t need to take things from outside in there to survive,” said Charney. “We

Who is Matt Baltz? The question was pasted all over the College and become more frequently asked than the obligatory “How are you?” Publicized as the mysterious TAP hero, Matt Baltz ’03, the “big man on campus,” has moved to the forefront of popularity and notoriety to become one of

Born and raised a Buddhist, I was not exposed to the rich stories of the Bible in my childhood. But if college is the time to experience new ideas and broaden my horizons, now is the time to start learning about western culture’s most important piece of literature. My

“It’s basically like ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ for college students,” said Koppel. “We have all sorts of weird assignments that we ask college students to participate in. They’re little video assignments that students can send in and they can get seen by millions of students.” Koppel created

Created in 1992, ACEMS services the College medically and educationally. “During Interterm we have an EMT course taught on campus and during the year we have at least one first responder course,” said Emmet O’Hanlon ’03, director of operations. Members of ACEMS are certified EMTs or first responders, but

Spring break brought a number of changes to our favorite on-campus non-Valentine eatery. Among the new additions to Schwemm’s “Gourmet” Coffee House are new coffee brewers to replace the ugly urns from the days of yore, or winter, at least. But the most visible change is a