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This Week in Amherst History: Nov. 11, 1991

The Council announced that the arts theme house would move from Marsh to Milliken and that the Asian Culture House (ACH) would claim Marsh for the next academic year. The fourth floor of Moore, usually reserved for the ACH, would be opened up for room draw, The Student reported. “The

Website of the Week

Have you ever found yourself saying “Why don’t they have … ?” Well, you’ll be amazed-and probably disturbed-to discover all the bizarre inventions illustrated on the Totally Absurd Inventions and Patents website. The site is updated twice weekly and past entries are archived. Every bizarre invention has actually

Campus Conversations

Song and Rhyme On Thursday night at Drew House, students experienced two events showing off the College’s best MCs, freestylers and masters of spoken word. The night opened with “Step to the Mic: A Night of Cultural Expression,” organized by Lynettra D. Artis ’05 and Anderline Bredy ’04 followed

Tackling challenges of first-year residential life

The area coordinators (ACs) who are in charge of first-year buildings are faced with the greatest challenge of all. They are required to handle every issue that the RCs cannot handle alone. In this respect, ACs Kristie Miller and Shelly Perdomo might qualify as first-year housing goddesses. This

All-Stars in Action

Josh Machao ’03, a Biology major, is examining this question through field research. He is studying how education affects social behavior in the context of the HIV problem in his native country of Botswana. Machao’s research began sophomore year when he was granted the Hughes Science Fellowship, allowing him

Behind the scenes of Amherst housing

The four ACs, Todd Anckaitas, Kristie Miller, Vanessa Olivier ’01 and Shelley Perdomo spend endless hours communicating with their staves of RCs and the various administrative offices on the campus. They are the essential links that get information to and from the RCs who are in direct contact with the

Campus Conversations

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