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This Week in Amherst History: October 26, 2002

These concerns, while seemingly contemporary, were the topic of much discussion on campus 32 years ago this week. Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus visited Mount Holyoke College to address Operation Dialogue, a policy implemented by President Richard Nixon to spark communication between colleges and the U.S. government, The Student

While you were sleeping

You make it into the nearest seat just as the professor walks into the room. As you wait for class to start, you look around the room and you realize how clean it is. The blackboards are fully erased and washed. Solely by running your eyes around the room, you

Not going anywhere for the weekend?

The Student presents these three suggestions for your daytime merriment in the Valley-the evenings are left to you as an exercise. If you’re tired of seeing movies at Cinemark or playing paintball at the mall, try giving one of these a shot. These are some of the more

Campus Conversation

[Alcohol-]free drinks Last Friday night, the famed anti-party sponsored by North College and the health and wellness theme house took things up a notch. Instead of the customary keg of root beer and shots of Sunny-D, this party featured a myriad of exotic mixed drinks, a pleasant

Club Focus: Amherst Art Club

“Right now, if you want to work in any of the Amherst studios, you have to take a class,” said Diana Lu ’05, co-founder of the Art Club. “I’m in Art 15, but the sad thing is that, as soon as the semester is over, I won’t

Website of the Week

“We watch the bad TV so you don’t have to,” claims this website, which tracks all aspects of the idiot box. The site features a calendar of season and series premieres, overnight ratings for all major network broadcasts, countless news tidbits, show-by-show information sheets for programs on

Thie Week in Amherst History: Oct. 16, 1969

Some 200 students gathered in front of Frost Library at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 15 to hear music and impromptu speeches by members of the faculty. “Urging Amherst students to unite under the slogan, ‘Stop the War Now,’ Professor [of English Leo] Marx reminded them that ‘the whole