Archives: June 2007

June 24, 2007

Town to ask College for relief?

I do not recall any significant “Town versus Gown” issues while I was a student at Amherst (ignoring, of course, the noise complaints that frequently broke-up parties at Mayo-Smith, Seelye and Hitchcock!). With that in mind, this article that appeared...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 07:11 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack

June 23, 2007

Cullen Murphy '74: Are We Rome?

The Atlantic Monthly this week features an interview with former managing editor Cullen Murphy ‘74, author of a new book titled Are We Rome?, which “talks about the American empire’s parallels with the ancient republic and how we can learn...

Brian Meacham '97 at 02:08 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack

June 19, 2007

More colleges plan to snub annual U.S. News ranking

… or so says the headline from a Bloomberg story published online earlier today. A group of U.S. liberal arts colleges plans to stop participating in U.S. News & World Report’s higher- education rankings, saying the magazine’s yearly survey misleads...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 11:33 PM | TrackBack

June 12, 2007

Is the Class of 2011 overenrolled?

We have heard some chatter over the last couple of weeks regarding unofficial reports that the incoming Class of 2011 is significantly overenrolled. I have not found a statement from the College confirming this, but our own inquiries here support...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 02:59 PM | Comments (5) | TrackBack

Report: Amherst fourth in final Directors' Cup standings

Although, at the time of this entry, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) has not yet formally released the final results of the Directors’ Cup, which is awarded to the college with the best intercollegiate athletic department...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 12:11 PM | Comments (3) | TrackBack

June 07, 2007

A "slice" (or two) of Amherst in the Upper Midwest and beyond

What about Amherst do alumni miss the most after they depart the Fairest College? Judging by the lines at places like Antonios Pizza and Bueno y Sano! during Homecoming and Reunion weekends, it is clear that the Amherst comfort food...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 06:59 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack

June 04, 2007

New York Times on Tony Jack '07

Tony Jack ‘07 is the subject of a New York Times story (now behind a paywall but available through the International Herald Tribune) about Amherst’s attempts to seek out the most talented students, regardless of their ability to pay Amherst’s...