Archives: January 2008

January 23, 2008

Lt. Joshua W. Gross '98, 1977-2008

Lt. Joshua Gross ‘98 was killed in a helicopter crash during a Navy training exercise a week ago today. An article from the Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun Bulletin appears here. An excerpt: Navy Lt. Joshua Walter “Max” Gross, a...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 04:05 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack

January 21, 2008

Jenny Kim '08, 1987-2008

It is with great regret that we pass along this horrible news. From the College’s website The Amherst College community mourns the loss of Jenny Kim ‘08, who passed away earlier this week. “I want to express our profound sorrow...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 12:00 PM | TrackBack

January 19, 2008

New online look for the Amherst Student

After several volumes with a lifeless and poorly updated website, the current leadership of the Amherst Student has unveiled a fresh new website. While it looks like there’s still a few kinks to be worked out (like dates on the...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 04:51 PM | TrackBack

January 17, 2008

What's the value of a good college town?

That’s the question the Amherst Bulletin asks this week, and it’s a pointed question for Amherst College, captured by the headline of one article: “Should Amherst College match Williams in town aid?” The article cites massive commitments made by Williams...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:11 PM | Comments (4)

January 13, 2008

Palevsky '07 would rather be fishing

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review today profiled the post-Amherst track of Hilary Palevsky ‘07, a geology major currently in the United Kingdom. Palevsky, studying the Atlantic cod fishery on a Watson fellowship, has done research in Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and...

Parker Morse '96 at 01:23 PM

January 09, 2008

Amherst basketball starts 12-0 . . .

…normally not a surprising headline, but this time we are talking about the women’s team. The 12-game streak, punctuated by last night’s 50-point victory over Southern Vermont matches a streak set in the 1985-86 season. The Jeffs go for the...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 08:43 AM | TrackBack