Archives: September 2005

September 26, 2005

Romer '52's work leads to memorial in Deerfield

In February we noted a lecture by Professor Emeritus of physics Bob Romer ‘52 about his work researching the lives of slaves in the pre-Abolition Pioneer Valley. According to a recent article in the Springfield Republican, Romer’s talks on the...

Parker Morse '96 at 08:52 PM

September 25, 2005

Weekend puzzle

An article in this Sunday’s Boston Globe tells the story of a Hopkinton couple, Francis Cady and Helen Fair, due to be inducted in the Hopkinton High School Hall of Fame. The article includes this puzzling anecdote (emphasis ours): “The...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:05 PM

While we're talking about football

Not long after Jean Fugett ‘72 “resurfaced”, we heard of another Jeff in the NFL, Fugett’s teammate Freddy Scott ‘74. Scott, who is in the College Football Hall of Fame, is featured (improbably enough) in a story in Michigan’s Oakland...

Parker Morse '96 at 08:58 PM

September 21, 2005

Fugett '72 "re-emerges" in Baltimore

When we mentioned Jeffs in the NFL back in January, we had no idea it would turn out to be a footnote to another story months later. An article on the Black Athlete Sports Network recaps the recent history of...

Parker Morse '96 at 08:58 PM

September 09, 2005

Weekly news wrap-up

As we near the end of the week, some items of note about Amherst alums, professors, and the campus: Associate Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought Lawrence Douglas is interviewed regarding the upcoming trial of Saddam Hussein. History Professor...

Brian Meacham '97 at 07:54 AM

September 08, 2005

Amherst response

College campuses around the country are contributing to the relief effort following the Hurricane Katrina disaster on the Gulf Coast. Efforts from the College, as noted at the end of this television report, include the departure of lacrosse coach Tom...

Parker Morse '96 at 10:14 AM

September 01, 2005

MacMillan '96 leaves Prague

Wendesday’s Prague Post ran an article memorializing the imminent departure of Scott MacMillan ‘96. “It seems fair to say this event will noticeably lessen the aura of decadence—or at least the appearance of an aura—that made Prague such a magnet...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:44 PM | Comments (1)

Calling for help for victims of Katrina

John Porciau ‘05, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has written a letter to the editor of the New York Times published in today’s edition: Though born and raised in Louisiana, I recently graduated from Amherst College. I know firsthand the warmth...

Brian Meacham '97 at 12:20 PM