Archives: December 2008

December 28, 2008

College to host North American debate tournament

The Amherst Parliamentary Debate Society will play host to the largest North American debate tournament of the year at the end of inter-term, from January 23rd to the 25th. According to the Debate Society’s president, Nic Zhou, they expect “110...

Brian Meacham '97 at 09:06 PM

December 20, 2008

Varmus '61 appointed to White House advisory council

In his weekly address, President-elect Obama named Harold Varmus ‘61 as a co-chair of his Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. Varmus, who was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for his research on the causes of cancer, served...

Brian Meacham '97 at 12:41 PM

December 09, 2008

The Veterans Scholarship Fund

Almost exactly one year ago today, after wrapping up the business end of business trip to NYC, I was sitting in a bar in Alphabet City chatting with Paul Rieckhoff ‘98. Paul mentioned that he had just started a conversation...

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 11:04 PM | Comments (3) | TrackBack

Fitzgerald '82 heading Blagojevich corruption investigation

United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald ‘82 is at the helm of the investigation into allegations that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich “conspired to effectively sell President-elect Barack Obama’s seat in the United States Senate to the highest bidder.” A New York...

Brian Meacham '97 at 01:57 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Ben Bishop '09, Jeopardy champion

Ben Bishop, a Seattle native who’s an Amherst senior, had an extremely successful run on “Jeopardy!,” winning $115,800 over five days, more than any other contestant this year. The appearances were taped over two days in September, and the final...

Brian Meacham '97 at 12:13 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack

December 08, 2008

The College as "rich uncle"

An editorial in Friday’s Amherst Bulletin addresses the question of what the College owes the Town (and vice versa) in greater depth than we’ve managed in this space. The current economic climate is likely to make the town’s economic difficulties...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:18 AM | Comments (2)

December 06, 2008

Jeffrey Wright '87: Year in review

Jeffrey Wright ‘87 has had a busy year, in movies and otherwise. Logan Hill of New York Magazine takes the occassion of yesterday’s premiere of Cadillac Records—in which Wright plays bluesman Muddy Waters—to take stock. Aside from roles in W....

Dave Nardolillo '98 at 06:13 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack