Archives: December 2005

December 27, 2005

Jeffs on ice at Pond Hockey Championships

Among the 90 teams entered (so far) in the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, an event being held in January on the frozen surface of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, is an Amherst alumni team, from the classes of 2000 and 2001....

Parker Morse '96 at 09:41 PM

December 24, 2005

Dean Parker on athletics, slots, and transparency

The Sports section of Sunday’s New York Times includes a lengthy story on athletic recruiting in Division III, extensively quoting Dean of Admissions Tom Parker. The article compares the practice of filling athletic “slots” (called “athletic factors,” in the NESCAC)...

Parker Morse '96 at 07:54 PM

December 18, 2005

MacMillan '96 on Syria

Scott MacMillan ‘96, currently calling Cairo home, has a piece published in today’s Chicago Tribune titled “The next shove into democracy?” about the changing prospects for democracy in Syria. We last heard from Scott when he left Prague in September....

Brian Meacham '97 at 07:45 PM

Fred Pfeil '71, Trinity professor, dies at 56

Fred Pfeil ‘71, writer, teacher, and activist, died last month at the age of 56. Pfeil, who was a professor at Trinity College, began the college’s film studies program, was a published novelist and poet, and a dedicated activist for...

Brian Meacham '97 at 09:34 AM | Comments (2)

December 16, 2005

Coach Ostendarp passes away at 82

Emeritus football coach Jim Ostendarp passed away yesterday at the age of 82. Quoting from the official college In Memoriam page, James Ostendarp, football coach and professor of physical education at Amherst College for 32 years until his retirement in...

Brian Meacham '97 at 05:54 PM

New art from Amherst

On the one hand, a great deal of the news coming from the College this week is about men’s basketball coach Dave Hixon ‘75 approaching his 500th career win for the Jeffs. On the other, there’s a lot of activity...

Parker Morse '96 at 08:58 AM

December 13, 2005

Cherington '96 named Red Sox co-General Manager

In a unique move, the Boston Red Sox announced today that Ben Cherington ‘96 and Jed Hoyer will be co-general managers of the Red Sox, The Boston Globe reports. Cherington, who began as an intern at the club and most...

Brian Meacham '97 at 09:58 PM