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This past Friday, students celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, an event organized by AIKYA. “AIKYA comes from a Sanskrit word which means ‘unity,'” explained Fouzia Khan ’04, the chair of AIKYA. “It’s the Hindu New Year to welcome the goddess Lakshmi.” “I was really happy that

Cleaning up: We take a quick spin through the four best laundry rooms on campus

Moore Dormitory Moore Dormitory Moore, a monster of a dorm, quite fittingly features a rather spacious laundry room with four washers and four dryers. The laundry room is on the building’s first floor, downstairs from the Valentine-side entrance and right near the building’s elevator. The room also has

Club Focus: Amherst TEACH

Enter Amherst TEACH, a student group dedicated to helping interested students find opportunities in teaching both at Amherst and beyond. “TEACH is an organization that is meant to serve as an aid in organizing resources and helping to unify the people at Amherst who are interested in tutoring and teaching

This Week in Amherst History: Nov. 19, 1947

Following an extensive survey of schools nationwide, Amherst and Smith were chosen to receive filmmaking and projecting equipment by the Motion Picture Foundation for Colleges and Universities. The Foundation was formed by actor Burgess Meredith ’30 and his wife, actress Pauline Goddard, to further the study of film in colleges

Website of the Week

In the midst of partisan politics in the legislature and battles over whether or not to destroy the “axis of evil,” an important debate has been glossed over by the American public. It is an issue that has been a point of contention for decades, dividing our country and leaving

Campus Speak

LIZZIE BLAIR ’04 “Ciepiela [’83] and Hansen just because they would be very nice.” STEVE COLLINS ’03 “One would have to be Professor Kingston-like if he could spawn another creature off his own body. I’m not sure why … he’s just really smart and a good guy.” ED FARMER

Quinto navigates new domains

His interest in copyright and trademark law has allowed him to do such things as learn about spacecraft and attend the Academy Awards as an esteemed guest each year. A passionate traveler, Quinto has visited more than 110 countries. Modest about his accomplishments and enthusiastic about his life, Quinto said,