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This past friday, the Morrow Library was transformed into a ritzy arena for kosher wines and cheeses. The Jewish Social Council, holding its first major event of the semester, sponsored the festivities that entertained upwards of 70 guests at any given time. “Nobody knows how to party like the Jews,

Website of the Week www.x-entertainment.com

Generation X-ers can unite at X-Entertainment.com, the site that revives our childhood afternoons and Saturday mornings, to revel in the memorable and occasionally regrettable idiosyncrasies of the 1980s. Updated frequently, the site attempts to fill the gaping hole in the lives of many Generation X-ers since the G.I.

Asher '57: From the air to the presses

Asher was born in Washington, D.C., and he said that from the beginning, he recognized the value of being raised in our nation’s capital. “Washington is a great town for journalism,” he said. “Everything in the news happens there.” During the course of his childhood, he also spent

All-Stars in Action

“The only other person from my high school who came to Amherst was Thomas Glynn ’96,” said Matsui. “He was also a rope skipper and an important role model for me.” Once Matsui’s jump roping days ended, she devoted herself to repairing cars. It was Glynn’s younger brother,

This Week in Amherst History

But it was not just coats that were stolen. Often, bicycles were reported missing. “Someone simply used them to get where he was going,” said Police Chief Francis O’Connell. In addition to a rise in the “borrowing” of bicycles, the library reported an increase in the theft of books

Ask Doc Tyler

I’m not quite the Don Juan with ladies because I have a lot of trouble flirting. Whenever I see a girl I like, I’m either speechless or rambling-neither of which wins the heart of the object of my affection. What can I do to save my nonexistent sex

Campus Speak Question: what word do you most associate with room draw?

“Stressful.” CHRIS PALACIOS ’04 “Confusing mess.” SONIA NARANG ’01 “It’s like a roller-coaster ride.” PHUC PHO ’02 “Hectic.” NJOKI GITAHI ’04 “Unpredictable.” PATRICK EGEONU ’01 “I think ‘a pain in the ass’ sums it up pretty well.” JENNIE VOSACEK ’01 “Hell.” MATT WILLIS ’04 “Random. It’s mysterious because