Archives: April 2006

April 23, 2006

Cary '43 remembered

Today’s L.A. Times included a fascinating obituary for Otis Cary ‘43, who died on April 14. Cary, who was born to American missionary parents on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, attended Deerfield Academy before coming to Amherst. From there...

Parker Morse '96 at 02:45 PM | Comments (1)

Nathan Johnson '99 on catering

In an “Urban Diary” column in today’s Boston Sunday Globe, Nathan Johnson ‘99 writes of his second job, working for a caterer in the Boston area. From $10,000 bar mitzvahs in the backyards of Brookline to beach parties complete with...

Brian Meacham '97 at 10:52 AM | TrackBack

April 20, 2006

Wilbur '46 wins $100,000 poetry prize

Whoever said poetry wasn’t profitable? Richard Wilbur ‘46, former national poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, has been awarded the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, an award that was “established in 1986 by the Indianapolis heiress and honours lifetime achievement...

Brian Meacham '97 at 10:15 PM | TrackBack

April 11, 2006

Bone reassembly

Via Sam Masinter ‘04, we learn that you can follow the reassembly of various fossils moved from the old Pratt Museum to the new Museum of Natural History via a webcam positioned in the new building. The bones have been...

Parker Morse '96 at 12:40 PM

April 10, 2006

Oldest living major leaguer, Groskloss '30 turns 100

Today is the 100th birthday of Dr. Howard Hoffman “Howdy” Groskloss ‘30, the oldest living person to have played in baseball’s Major Leagues. Groskloss was featured in a Sunday article in Pittsburgh’s Post-Gazette, recapping the Pittsburgh native’s three years with...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:26 AM | Comments (1)

April 07, 2006

The Crimson on Amherst fashions

Staff writer Rebecca Harrington of the Harvard Crimson used a trip to Amherst recently to “do some valuable fashion reconnaissance work on the Amherst population,” which she kindly passed on to her fellow Harvard students in a piece in the...

Brian Meacham '97 at 03:32 PM | TrackBack

April 03, 2006

Julie Powell '95 wins first Blooker Prize

Julie Powell, author of Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Kitchen Apartment about her year cooking all 424 recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking was today awarded the first Blooker Prize While its...

Brian Meacham '97 at 08:24 PM | TrackBack

Pratt addition razed

According to the College’s News and Events page, the 1912 addition to Pratt Gymnasium (1884) was razed this week as part of the plan to convert the former gymnasium, classroom building, and museum into a first-year dormitory by 2007. Be...

Brian Meacham '97 at 08:12 AM | TrackBack

"Take the Lead" with Rob Brown '06 opens Friday

Rob Brown ‘06, who previously starred in Finding Forrester and Coach Carter, plays opposite Antonio Banderas, Ray Liotta, and Alfre Woodard in the new film Take the Lead, which opens in theaters this Friday, April 7. Based on the story...