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'Night Release' draws large crowd for ACPB

“The doors were mobbed consistently from 11 p.m. to 2:30 [a.m.],” Schupf said. “People just kept coming and coming and staying and staying.” She said that while the ACPB had planned to have its spring concert, they decided to produce Night Release because the original act canceled

High percentage of College faculty are tenured

This high percentage is comparable to other schools in the 2000-2001 academic year, such as Swarthmore, with 81 percent, and Wesleyan, with 78 percent. Williams had 68 percent tenured faculty in 1998-1999. “A tenured faculty is a strong faculty,” Raskin said. The College has a trustee-imposed cap of 165. As

Ambulance stolen from 'Night Release'; driver runs from scene

“It was just kind of an impulsive thing,” said the person who drove the ambulance, speaking on condition of anonymity. “There was a lot of drinking involved.” According to witnesses, the ambulance was driven across campus at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, although Campus Police reported the

Two suspects may be linked to vehicle break-ins

John J. Calver, Jr., 26, and his brother, David Calver, 23, were caught breaking into vehicles in the parking lot of Longmeadow High School, according to Longmeadow Police Sergeant Robert Danio. Upon arrest, both suspects gave false names, but police were able to determine their identities. “There was a short

Lee lectures on family reunion

Lee was the last speaker in a series of scholars brought to Amherst for the Korean-American Student Association (KASA) conference held last weekend, entitled “Reconciling the Past, Embracing the Future.” Lee, who grew up in a predominantly white community, began by offering her listeners a sketch of her life. She

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Picture this: you wake up on a Sunday morning. You’re not in your own bed, but that’s just the beginning of your problems. You have a pounding headache, and just the thought of Sunday brunch in Val makes you feel a little queasy. You lie in bed and

This Week in Amherst History

Leading a recent “rash of predictions” was Edward Bellamy (whom the article entitles “the missing link”) who, in a “mesmeric trance,” foresaw a phenomenon of radio knobs and dials, as well as programs that would “consist largely of good music.” Along similar cultural lines, writer Vincent Sheehan predicted a “triple-tier,