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The Front Room was hit by a storm on Thursday night-a Brainstorm, in fact. The Program Board sponsored a trivia competition complete with cash prizes, t-shirts and a host falling rather short of the Alex Trebek standard. The competition was stiff, and it was anyone’s game right

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This Week in Amherst History

Kurt Hertzfeld, the College treasurer, explained, “Unless we cut something back in the budget or find some way to do things more efficiently, the figures suggest that the comprehensive fee will have to rise by three or four hundred dollars.” This meant that the cost of room, board and tuition

Ask Doc Tyler

I have a confession to make. I have a crush. An intellectual crush. Not on my professor or on the dude next door, but on you. You are the one for me, Billy boy Doc Tyler. My question is: when’s our first date? -Horny in Hamilton Dear Horny, You

Campus Speak--QUESTION: if you won the lotto, what's the first thing you would do or buy?

DEL WRIGHT ’05 “I’d take a trip to Europe for a year because the drinking age is 18.” DAREN CHEATHAM ’02 “I’d buy my own island, just to hang out.” ALICIA CARRASCO ’03 “Buy a farm with chickens and a cow. And I’d live there.” MELISSA MARTINEZ

Students called to action in D.C.

A separate peace The trip developed when Students for a Peaceful Response, a Five-College organization, contacted Outreach coordinator Jen Cannon and asked her if there was any interest in attending among Amherst students. Cannon passed the information on to Moran-Nieves, who undertook the responsibility of coordinating the trip.

Anti-muslim sentiment hits Amherst

One student, who asked to remain anonymous, said that she experienced bigotry at the Spirit Haus liquor store. “I was at the Spirit Haus getting some beer and when I handed the guy my ID, he looked at it, looked up at me and asked, ‘Where are you from?'