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One of my favorite television shows from the mid ’90s was “The Critic.” What attracted me to it was the show’s main character, Jay Sherman. I identified with Sherman because we had similar tastes in movies-we tend to think every film stinks. Imagine my joy when I discovered on

Campus Speak

SILVIA SABINO ’04 “‘What type of beer are you?’ I’d be Heineken because everyone likes my heiny.” NATHANIEL ROBINSON ’02 “‘What kind of stupid online quiz am I?’ I’d be the ‘What kind of stupid online quiz am I’ quiz.” CRYSTAL BASS ’04 “‘What method of procrastination are

Fighting the political drug war

His most recent and prestigious award is the Public Welfare Medal, awarded last January by the National Academy of Sciences for the impressive changes that he initiated during his term as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. He is currently serving as the dean of Yale Medical School. Kessler,

Club Focus- PISEAS

“When people think of Asia, they only think of East Asia-China, Japan, Korea, for example,” said Claro Nunez ’03, treasurer of the Pacific Island and Southeast Asian Students (PISEAS) organization. “Asia is not a homogeneous area, so we wanted to inform the community about its diversity.” PISEAS was founded by

This Week in Amherst History

Twenty five years ago this week, 41 Amherst women broke the fraternity barrier during rush week, determined to stand as equals with the males on campus. In the second year women were even admitted to the College, they proved their audacity and courage and pledged to become part of the

Website of the Week

He’s a sex god, a cult phenomenon and alive in a trailer park in the Midwest, possibly with aspirations of moving to Amherst in the coming year? Elvis’ legacy will probably never die and the effect that Elvis impersonators have on women cannot be overstated. Ladies swoon for a

Campus Conversation

As the great Groucho Marx said-oops, that came later! It all started with quotes from philosophical great Karl Marx and other pro-socialist propaganda that mysteriously appeared Wednesday morning all over the campus walkways. “People have jokingly called [and] asked me if we are commies,” said Alex Bloom ’04. “We aren’