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Jere Mead '68 is Scrabble superstar

Mead has finished second, third and sixth in the North American Scrabble championships in the premier division against 50 other competitors. He is one of two people to win a “major,” an intense Boston-area competition, three times, and the only person to win it two years in a row.

Celebrating the year of the snake

“Coming from a really small, homogeneous white town, I’m glad I’m at a school where we can appreciate culture and have such a great turnout,” said May Nguyen ’04, one of the evening’s MCs. Over 190 people signed up for the occasion, along with faculty, performers and

Women's rugby looks to be strong this spring

“The fall season was a rebuilding time for us,” said fullback Jeanne O’Neil ’01. “This season, we have a lot of great rookies, so it looks pretty solid and encouraging.” Although the Jeffs are strong, they are still trying to fill some holes left by the graduation and abroad

Golf ready to go after break

The women’s team, led by Captain Jaime Ratner ’02, expects to attend bigger tournaments this season, including the Massachussetts State Championships and the Northeast Intercollegiate Championships. In anticipation, they have been practicing indoors for the past three weeks. The team has worked with medicine and stability balls in preparation

Softball ready for ten-game Florida swing

Okay, so Amherst softball hasn’t really returned, yet. The grass is buried under about 20 inches of snow, and the women are stir-crazy from being cooped up in the Cage for weeks. Spring and the weather aren’t really cooperating with the Jeffs this year, but that doesn’

Track moves outside for spring

The women’s team “After several months of working out and competing indoors, I think everyone is looking forward to being able to run outside,” said Tri-captain Amie Shei ’02. Tri-captain Molly Burnett ’02 agreed. “We have a lot of people coming off of their indoor seasons with

Crew hits the water running

“Overall, this year’s winter training went really well. Everybody was really dedicated this year,” said Mark Haupt ’01. “We worked out six days a week with rowing machines and 3 days a week in the weight room.” The squad began their season early, participating in the Connecticut River Valley