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Acts of a Congressman

Ballenger attributed his career in politics to his education at Amherst. “My education pretty well got me interested in politics,” he said. According to Ballenger, he felt he was afforded many opportunities because of Amherst; among them was the opportunity to start his own manufacturing company and then change careers

Applefield '78 is Frank in France

However, the native of Elizabeth, N.J. bears no ill will towards the institution with which he credits the start of his literary activities. “You don’t come to understand the real value of having studied at a place like Amherst until well after you’re gone and you realize

This Week in Amherst History

It was a sensitive time, 31 years ago this week, when Dolf Droge, a member of Henry Kissinger’s Vietnam unit and a staff member of the National Security Council, came to Amherst College to discuss the situation in Vietnam. The chaos and unrest of this era was evident in

Club Focus-The Woodsy Club

Founded in 1996 by UMass students, the Woodsy Club currently has over 85 members, about 10 of whom are from Amherst College. “We want to learn about nature and understand it enough so that we won’t need to take things from outside in there to survive,” said Charney. “We

Campus Conversation

Who is Matt Baltz? The question was pasted all over the College and become more frequently asked than the obligatory “How are you?” Publicized as the mysterious TAP hero, Matt Baltz ’03, the “big man on campus,” has moved to the forefront of popularity and notoriety to become one of

Website of the Week

Born and raised a Buddhist, I was not exposed to the rich stories of the Bible in my childhood. But if college is the time to experience new ideas and broaden my horizons, now is the time to start learning about western culture’s most important piece of literature. My

Smile! You're on 'The College Show'

“It’s basically like ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ for college students,” said Koppel. “We have all sorts of weird assignments that we ask college students to participate in. They’re little video assignments that students can send in and they can get seen by millions of students.” Koppel created