Archives: September 2007

September 25, 2007

Another Amherst GM

The Nashua, NH Telegraph is reporting that Neal Huntington ‘91 “could be named general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates” today. The Telegraph cites “printed reports out of Pittsburgh,” (perhaps like this MLB.com report) and hedges some in light of some...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:04 AM | Comments (2)

September 24, 2007

Rieckhoff '98 and Obama Girl

Paul Rieckhoff ‘98, in his capacity as director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, has joined forces with “Obama Girl” Amber Lee Ettinger to produce another internet video, this one called “I Like a Boy,” about being in love...

Brian Meacham '97 at 11:54 AM | TrackBack

September 15, 2007

Roosevelt Island Sabrina, part 2

I wanted to quickly highlight a comment to our earlier post discussing Sabrina’s appearance on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The author of Roosevelt Island 360 (RI 360), a neat website/blog dedicated to reporting the happenings on and history...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 11:04 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack

September 13, 2007

Student discount?

An article yesterday on Forbes.com explored pricing strategies in college towns such as Amherst. This would appear to boil down to a simpler question—student discount, or no student discount?—but author Maureen Farrell applies the answers she gets to the question...

Parker Morse '96 at 08:31 AM | Comments (1)

September 09, 2007

Sabrina lands on Roosevelt Island?

Sabrina (or a compelling replica of the sculpture) has apparently found a home on Roosevelt Island, that tiny sliver of land smack in the middle of New York City’s East River. The sculpture is located on the grounds of The...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 12:45 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack

September 08, 2007

President Marx signs statement on college rankings

Today, a brief statement concerning various college rankings appeared on the Amherst website. The statement was signed by Tony Marx and the presidents of 18 other liberal arts colleges. All in all, I think it’s a nice, tidy conclusion to...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 02:59 AM | TrackBack

September 03, 2007

Writer Nalini Jones '93 receives praise for "What You Call Winter"

The September 2 edition of the Ridgefield Press includes an interesting and well-written profile of writer Nalini Jones ‘93. Jones wrote What You Call Winter, a collection of short stories just published by Knopf on August 17. According to the...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 04:24 PM | TrackBack