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Local News Brief: Community supports Amherst Regional High School's controversial decision to perfor

The idea for performing “The Vagina Monologues” came directly from students, according to Kate Collins, a faculty advisor of the show. “It was completely student initiated,” said Collins. Collins believes that the show is an especially good choice because it raises issues central to the students performing and attending it.

DC gives John Mead a four-year dismissal

“I was disappointed [by the punishment] but I do understand why the committee decided how they did,” Mead said after the hearing. “I was a little surprised given the reputation that the committee has for a reluctance to hand out large sentences like that, but I think because of the

College Visit: Oberlin hires a new athletic director to improve the department

Lananna’s jump from Stanford, where the cross country team is a five-time national champion, to the unsuccessful program at Oberlin surprised many of his colleagues, according to The Chronicle. “Mr. Lananna stunned track fans around the country … when he decided to leave Stanford to take the job at

Crime Log

October 15, 2003 9:17 p.m., Merrill Science Center An officer investigated a duress alarm. October 16, 2003 October 16, 2003 1:23 a.m., Hitchcock House Officers responded to a noise complaint. Campus Police received a second complaint at 1:57 a.m. Officers returned and directed all

Music industry attacks new MIT sharing system

Winstein, a graduate student of electrical engineering and computer science, and Mandel, a junior studying computer science, developed a system for sharing music files that they thought would avoid the recent legal issues over copyright laws, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Their program combines the resources of the

Trustees finalize changes in health insurance

The board also wanted to give staff and faculty an incentive to make an informed choice about less expensive health care options and to forgo coverage if a spouse or partner can obtain it, according to President Anthony Marx. The major change to health care coverage is that employees who

Faculty adds dean of the faculty to CEP

The motion stated that the dean of the faculty would “be made an ex officio non-voting member of the Committee on Educational Policy on a provisional basis for three years, effective November 1, 2003.” The change was described as an experiment due to its temporary status. The motion continued,