Archives: August 2005

August 25, 2005

A look around James and Stearns

In preparation for the arrival of the Class of ‘09, the new James and Stearns dorms are getting the final finishing touches for their first year of occupancy. Sam Masinter ‘04 has created a pair of Quicktime VR movies which...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:18 AM

August 22, 2005

Amherst beats Williams in college rankings

It’s old news now that Amherst was #2 in the U.S. News “America’s Best Colleges” rankings, and that the other bunch out in Williamstown were #1. Having been around this particular block a few times, we are unconcerned (though if...

Parker Morse '96 at 01:22 PM

August 21, 2005

The Mississippi Teacher Corps

Two Amherst alums are mentioned in an article in the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger about the Mississippi Teacher Corps, billed by the University of Mississippi as “the most competitive alternate route teaching program in the country.” The MTC recruits college...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:21 PM | Comments (1)

August 15, 2005

Monday roundup: professors, campus, and history

In a Boston Globe article on literary hoaxes, Professor of Japanese culture John Solt talks about a recent book of poetry about Hiroshima that was revealed to be a hoax: he “dismissed the poems’ scenery as ”Japanized crap” (even though...

Brian Meacham '97 at 11:31 PM | Comments (1)

August 11, 2005

Movie news

Some of Amherst’s illustrious alums in the film world have been making news lately. First, Jeffery Wright ‘87 (whom we’ve noted on numerous occasions before) is getting a lot of good press (here and here) for his turn as Bill...

Brian Meacham '97 at 11:23 PM

Fitzgerald '82 on PBS

Special Patrick Fitzgerald ‘82, whose profile on NPR we noted earlier, was the subject of a NewsHour profile titled “Tough Prosecutor” this week. Fitzgerald, who is garnering praise for his work on the Plame CIA leak case as well as...

Brian Meacham '97 at 06:47 PM

August 05, 2005

William S. Clark 1848: "Boys, be ambitious!"

Traveling north on East Pleasant Street in Amherst, after passing Professor Rabinowitz’s house and just after Strong Street on the right, a curious installation can be seen at the crest of the knoll on the left. Between the road and...

Parker Morse '96 at 10:10 PM

August 02, 2005

Amy Speace '90 on tour

We’ve noted [more][1] than [one][2] alumni musician here, but now we’ve found another through our regular combing of the College news.

Parker Morse '96 at 05:03 PM

Tuleja on Domestic exchange

Associate Dean of Students Frances Tuleja is quoted extensively in a recent NYT News Service article about domestic exchange programs. Amherst is a member of the 12 College Exchange, a network of Northeast liberal arts colleges which allow full-year or semester exchanges.

Parker Morse '96 at 04:44 PM