Archives: November 2008

November 25, 2008

Huntington '91 signs Indians, not of Cleveland variety

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” department: Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington ‘91 made headlines yesterday when it was announced that the Pittsburgh Pirates signed two 20-year old pitchers from India to free agent contracts. While the...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 09:04 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack

November 14, 2008

The College and the economy: the belt-tightening begins

President Marx sent another update on Amherst’s response to the current economic crisis to the campus today, in which he details some of the steps the College will take “so that the College can weather the economic downturn without compromising...

Parker Morse '96 at 01:20 PM | Comments (0)

November 03, 2008

College forwards movie windfall to town

According to a report in Saturday’s Springfield Republican, Amherst College was paid $40,000 for the use of the former SAC bunker in the Holyoke Range by the crew filming “The Edge of Darkness”, a film starring Mel Gibson scheduled for...

Parker Morse '96 at 01:48 PM | Comments (1)

Blair Kamin '79 on the Amherst campus

Normally we write more extensive posts here when we have something to say, and when we simply want to direct attention to news related to the College, we post it in the links to the right. (If you’re reading this...

Parker Morse '96 at 12:00 PM | Comments (0)