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Amherst, Massachusetts

HOMECOMING 2011

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Sports Volleyball Page 16 After 1-3 start in NESCAC play, the Firedogs have clawed back to .500 with wins over Colby, Bates and Conn College Men’s Soccer Page 16 Undefeated Jeffs have emerged unscathed from a brutal road stretch, will battle Wesleyan for top seed in NESCAC Men’s & Women’s Tennis Page 17 Men’s team sweeps through dual match schedule, women’s team excels in doubles tournaments Cross Country Page 17 Women’s team placed second in Little Three, men’s team placed third as they both prepare for NESCAC championship Golf Page 18 The men’s team had strong individual performances in their final tournament, and the women placed in the top three overall in each of their four fall tournaments

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Field Hockey Page 19 The field hockey team won three games out of four during the past week and a half, defeating Williams, Babson and Colby, and losing only to Bowdoin

Alumni Profiles

David Kirkpatrick ’75 Page 3 As a journalist and author, Kirkpatrick turns his technological eye to topics on the global scale Ulric Haynes ’52 Page 4 Whether in academic achievement, linguistics or foreign relations, Haynes made the most of his opportunities Frederick Lane III ’85 Page 5 Multi-talented Amherst grad crafts unique career by interweaving interests in computers and law Todd Kimmel ’97 Page 6 Expert entrepreneur Kimmel has started two companies from scratch while trying to find ways of investing in green energy Daniel Kie-hong Lee ’50 Page 7 Daniel Lee devoted his life to working to improve the economy of South Korea on both a national and international level

Photos by Megan Roberston ’15

David Nevins ’88 Page 8 Nevins has been busy as a Showtime executive working behind the scenes in television, no doubt shaping some of your favorite shows Rafael Campo ’87 Page 9 Immersed in both the humanities and science, Campo advocates practicing medicine along with a poetic understanding of the human condition Julie Powell ’95 Page 12 Powell has used an adventurous spirit and a love of cooking to achieve her dreams Theo Goldin ’89 Page 13 With a taste for entrepreneurship and a lifelong love of problem solving, Goldin traversed the gamut of experience to find his own dream career Peter Millard ’76 Page 14 Millard’s career took him all the way to sub-Saharan Africa as a doctor and, later, a teacher Bill Swindells ’52 Page 15 Successful businessman endures a “hostile takeover� but manages to make the best of a bad situation by creating a charitable trust fund

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n many ways, Ambassador Ulric +D\QHV -U ¡ ERWK W\SLĂ€HV WKH Amherst ideal and challenges it. A model alumnus, Haynes was one of Amherst’s only two black students in the class of 1952. He completed a high-achieving undergraduate career before pursuing the life of an intellectual, polymath, bureaucrat and businessperson. Having been everything from a language enthusiast to guitar player to hostage negotiator during his lifetime, Haynes credits his varied interests, achievements and intellectual spirit to the education he received at the College, the extraordinary people he met and the opportunities the College afforded him.

A Thirst for Learning Haynes enjoyed a rich intellectual OLIH DW WKH &ROOHJH Ă RXULVKLQJ XQGHU the then-freshly instituted New Curriculum, which required students to VWXG\ D UDQJH RI VXEMHFWV LQ WKH Ă€UVW two years of their education. Haynes believes such a varied education should be required of college students even today. “It is a pity because now a student at Amherst or any leading college can graduate without having taken a foreign language, especially at a time when the globe has shrunk and the knowledge of foreign languages is even more important today than it was then,â€? said Haynes. Haynes himself had a special DIĂ€QLW\ IRU ODQJXDJHV GXULQJ KLV WLPH at the College, mastering Italian, German and French, which came into good use during his career in Switzerland with the United Nations, as well as during his time as the Ambassador to Algeria. Languages weren’t all that the versatile intellectual mastered during his academic career. Haynes recounts how Robert Broish, Professor of calculus, opened his mind to the world of mathematics. “He took me aside one day and told me, ‘Come with me, Mr. Haynes, and treat the study of mathematics as a game and play the game with me. Don’t worry about

how you’re going to use it,’â€? Haynes recalled. “This little bit of advice stayed with me for a very long time.â€? Amongst these varied interests, WKH RQH DUHD RI VWXG\ WKDW PRVW LQĂ Xenced Haynes was his undergraduate major, Political Science. Studying at the College during a period of intense McCarthyism in the almost immediate aftermath of World War II, Haynes faced a tense political environment. “It was a time when it was dangerous to express political opinions that were contrary to those of Senator McCarthy,â€? said Haynes. “There was not much political activity on campus, certainly no organized expression of opposition. Both professors and students were very careful what they said in class.â€? Nevertheless, Haynes claims that Amherst students were all conscious of what was going on and did not let the climate affect free thought, merely free communication. Haynes’ thesis advisor and principal academic counselor, Professor Karl Loewenstein, was another source of inspiration. “He had a wide range of knowledge and experience,â€? said Haynes. “He had worked for the U.S. army in the Nuremburg trials. He was an inspiring political scientist.â€?

Living Socially at Amherst Haynes did not let his busy academic life come in the way of a stirring social life. “I had a very active social life because Smith and Mount Holyoke were nearby, and there were many African-American women to date there,� he laughed. “I had had a good time, and I remained good friends with many of the young ladies that I met, because they were going through the same kind of experiences as I was at the time.� Haynes recalls a time when he snuck into Smith at night along with his friends to serenade their girlfriends. “I played the guitar back then,� said Haynes. “We went in after curfew, and we delighted the girls. Little did we know, however, that Campus Police was right behind us. We got thrown out.�

Along with his many and varied academic pursuits, Haynes also enjoyed a quirky and vibrant social life during his college years.

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A unique testament to the Amherst spirit, Haynes overcame steep odds during his college years and went on to pursue a high-flying career in international relations. Like many a fond alumnus, Haynes had his favorite Amherst traditions, including the classic attempts by Williams students to steal (sometimes successfully) the Sabrina statue on the eve of Amherst-Williams football games. Haynes also recalls some of the lesser-known traditions that existed during his time, including one that required freshmen to wear green beanies at all times. “The thing was, we were damned if we did or didn’t. Upperclassmen could punish freshman without beanies. But if we went to town, students of the University of Massachusetts would beat us up and steal our beanies. And if we went back without those beanies‌ Oh!â€? he laughed, “I will never forget those damn green beanies!â€? Another factor that played a sigQLĂ€FDQW UROH LQ +D\QHV¡V XQGHUJUDGXate life was the active Greek presence on campus at the time. “There was a huge fraternity presence at my time at Amherst,â€? said Haynes. “They controlled much of the social life on campus.â€? The number of war veterans on campus during Haynes’ time, however, presented an alternative to this social scene. “Thanks to the veterans, when fraternity rushing season came, 20 of the 200 students refused to participate and [instead] joined what was called the Lord Jeff Amherst Club,â€? an all-inclusive residential club that proved very popular, remembered Haynes.

a runner.â€? He instead sought to swim against the current by joining the fencing team, where the fencing coach Steve Rostas took Haynes under his wing. “I became quite a fencer, competing in intercollegiate events, and getting my A for Amherst in fencing.â€? Another extracurricular activity that helped Haynes combat stereotypes was theatre, which he loved and pursued actively at both Amherst and Yale. Haynes claims that then WKHDWUH GLUHFWRU &XUWLV &DQĂ€HOG QHYHU pigeonholed him into the traditional roles reserved for African-Americans: servants. “I remember being cast as the ghost of Hamlet’s father in a production of Hamlet,â€? said Haynes IRQGO\ ´,W ZDV QRW DQ LQVLJQLĂ€FDQW role at all, and I got an opportunity to work alongside my fellow student Ray MacDonnell, who went on to play a major role as a doctor in the television show “All My Children.â€? Not all memories Haynes had of the time were pleasant, however. “I remember when my African-American roommate and friend, Kenneth Brown ’52, was called for the draft right at the beginning of his senior year. Usually college students [were] allowed to complete their graduation before they’re called up for the army, but Ken was called up early in a pure act of racism. We had to contend with the realities outside Amherst, even if life inside was quite interesting and comfortable for us inside.â€?

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There was a rigid quota on the number of African-American students admitted to the College during Haynes’ time. “That was the norm in those days. Amherst accepted only two black students in a class of 200, and we had to room together unless ZH FRXOG Ă€QG D ZKLWH VWXGHQW ZKRVH parents would allow them to room with a black student.â€? Haynes claims, however, the support system from the faculty and black families associated with Amherst were invaluable to the African-American students. Haynes also had to confront a variety of stereotypes about himself due to his heritage. “In those days, African-Americans were great track stars,â€? explained Haynes, who was pushed by the track coach to join the team. “I think I ran the slowest mile in the history of Amherst. I was not

“The exposure to political science taught by someone from Europe and my student friends from France and Germany encouraged my interest in international affairs and going to Law School,â€? said Haynes, who once again excelled in making the most out of the opportunities that came his way and became one of the only two black students — yet again — in his class at Yale Law School. From there, he went on to work with the United Nations (XURSHDQ RIĂ€FH LQ *HQHYD DV ZHOO DV with the United States government in New York. Haynes was later detached from his job in Switzerland to go to Guinea at the time of its independence. He then spent time with the Ford Foundation in Africa, exploring the continent at a very interesting time in its history. +D\QHV¡V FDUHHU SDWK UHĂ HFWV D

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series of respectable and dizzying leaps that culminated in him becoming the U.S. Ambassador to Algeria and a key negotiator during the Iran hostage crisis. ´0\ Ă€UVW MRE RXWVLGH RI ODZ VFKRRO was working for the state of New York when the esteemed Averell Harriman was governor of the state,â€? said Haynes. “He took a liking to me, and asked me to go with him of the newly -independent West African countries. Later, when Harriman became deputy of state affairs, he asked me to come to Washington to join the State Department.â€? +D\QHV PDGH D VLJQLĂ€FDQW PDUN at the White House, resulting in Harriman recommending him to President Carter to serve as the Algerian Ambassador. “The rest,â€? as Haynes likes to say, “is history.â€? Haynes later studied at Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program, and also lectured at Harvard and Stanford Universities. He served as president of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury and was also the Executive Dean of the university international relations at Hofstra.

“Immigrant Zeal� When asked what motivated him to keep pushing forward to achieve as much as he did, Haynes laughed and attributed it to “immigrant zeal.� “Children of immigrant parents are pushed hard to excel in their studies because the parents see this as one way of the families making it in the new country,� said Haynes. “Wherever I went and whatever I did, I did it for every member of my family who hadn’t had the opportunities I had.� In a way, Haynes considers being the child of immigrants a blessing in that it forced him to push himself harder. “There was no question of failure. That would have brought shame on my family.� Finally, Haynes has one piece of advice for the student and faculty of his alma mater: “I would ask the college community at large to always be conscious that they are part of a much larger global community, and to gear everything they do — teaching, learning, scholarly studies and so on — toward enhancing the ability of Amherst to prepare its students to be part of that larger global community.�

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Frederick Lane, Class of 1985 Multi-talented Amherst grad crafts unique career by interweaving interests in computers and law by Megan Duff ’14 It is an understatement to say that Frederick S. Lane III ’85 is a man of many interests. As an author, attorney, computer forensics specialist, expert witness and speaker, his plate is a little more than full. It’s one of his central beliefs that you should chase after your passions. He admits that this is “really hard to do

7KLV GLGQ¡W VWRS KLP RU KLV UHODWLYHV for that matter, from attending the Fairest College. When asked why he chose Amherst he replied, “The College is like in my DNA.â€? Both Lane’s grandfather and his father attended the College. Lane himself was born in his father’s sophomore year of college. He chuckled as he

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After finding various law careers unfulfilling, Lane boldly jumped into a career in computer forensics 15 years ago. painlesslyâ€? but adds that it “makes such a huge difference when you Ă€QG VRPHWKLQJ \RX ORYH GRLQJ Âľ From working to enact change in Burlington, Vt. on the Burlington Public School Board, to engaging in witty repartee with Jon Stewart, the strategy has worked out for him WKXV IDU JLYLQJ KLP WKH FKDQFH WR GR ZKDW KH ORYHV ZKLOH FUHDWLQJ worthwhile experiences. He cites the College as part of the reason he was able to pursue his passions. “I DSSUHFLDWH HYHU\WKLQJ WKDW $PKHUVW did, in terms of fostering intellectual FXULRVLW\ DQG JLYLQJ PH WKH JURXQGing to really be able to explore what it is that I like to do,â€? he explained.

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added, “I sort of got to see Amherst up close and personal.â€? Lane admitted that “there really wasn’t a second choiceâ€? when it came to his college decision. At the College, he “did almost excluVLYHO\ FODVVLF OLEHUDO DUWV VWXII Âľ ODWHU mentioning Professors Austin Sarat DQG 5HEHFFD 6LQRV DV WZR RI KLV IDYRULWHV +H HQGHG XS PDMRULQJ LQ both Classics and American Studies, ZKLFK KH GHVFULEHG DV ´WZR WHUULĂ€F SURJUDPV Âľ 8QDEOH WR FKRRVH MXVW one, he wrote two theses. His was WKH Ă€UVW &ODVVLFV WKHVLV LQ RYHU years. 1RW FRQWHQW ZLWK MXVW FODVVHV KH MRLQHG WKH 'HEDWH 7HDP SOD\HG Ultimate Frisbee and wrote for The Student — experiences he explained he “had a blast doing.â€? His “big claim to fame,â€? as he called it, was partnering current Senator Chris Coons ’85 on the Debate Team for a year. They went on to place eighth RU WK KH GRHVQ¡W UHPHPEHU RXW RI WHDPV RYHUDOO DW WKH :RUOG Debate Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland that year. In part EHFDXVH RI WKDW WULS RYHUVHDV /DQH calls his choice not to study abroad “the big miss in [his] college careerâ€?

Lane always liked computers and, LQ IDFW ERXJKW KLV Ă€UVW RQH ZKHQ KH ZDV D MXQLRU DW WKH &ROOHJH %DFN then, it was offered as part of the tuition package for students who wanted it, so Lane had it added to his bill; it was the second model of DQ ,%0 3& ,W GLG QRW KDYH D KDUG GULYH EXW UDWKHU WZR Ă RSS\ GULYHV and it took up a whole desk. He chuckled as he said, “I know this LQVWDQWO\ LGHQWLĂ€HV PH DV ÂśROG IRJH\ class,’ but it was a huge deal, you KDYH WR XQGHUVWDQG IRU XV WR KDYH these computers in our rooms. How mind-boggling is that?â€? His colOHDJXHV DW WKH Ă€UP NQHZ RI KLV DIĂ€Qity for computers, so it was an easy transition into the computer forensics side of the law. He was then KLUHG E\ DWWRUQH\V WR UHWULHYH GHOHWHG GDWD RII KDUG GULYHV DQG WHVWLI\ DERXW what he found, as an expert witness. +H DOVR EHJDQ WR JLYH OHFWXUHV DERXW what was then a nascent computer IRUHQVLFV Ă€HOG :KHQ KH EHJDQ WR ZULWH PDLQVWUHDP QRQ Ă€FWLRQ ERRNV about the intersection of technology and the law, he started to incorporate that material into his lectures. When asked where he found time to write, lecture and continue his computer forensics work, he UHSOLHG ´5HDOO\ , WKLQN WKDW WKH answer is that it is something I realO\ UHDOO\ ORYH GRLQJ ,¡P IRUWXQDWH LQ D VHQVH , JXHVV LQ WKDW , KDYH D ORW of ideas that keep pushing me to do this. There are things I want to write about, there are things I want to say, there are things that I think people should know.â€?

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For example, in his most recent book, “Cybertraps for the Young,â€? /DQH VWULYHV WR HGXFDWH SDUHQWV VWXdents and teachers about the legal risks of the cyber world and how WKH\ FDQ EH DYRLGHG )RU DOO KLV passions, he explained that, “I do a lot of things, but when people ask me what I do, I respond that I’m a writer. That’s my sense of identity.â€? According to Lane, his Amherst HGXFDWLRQ VHUYHG KLP ZHOO LQ WKLV career. “I can honestly say it was WHUULĂ€F SUHSDUDWLRQ IRU ZKDW , HQGHG up doing, in terms of being a writer DQG KLVWRULDQ , FRXOGQ¡W KDYH DVNHG for a better education in that sense,â€? he asserted. He then stressed that, ´<RX MXVW FDQ¡W SUHGLFW KRZ WKLQJV are going to turn out,â€? so you should do what makes you happy. He ended the discussion of his writing career ZLWK D 'DYLG 6KDNLULDQ TXRWH ´, QHYHU ZRUNHG D GD\ LQ P\ OLIH ,W¡V QRW ZRUN LI \RX ORYH ZKDW \RX¡UH doing.â€?

“The Biggest Dealâ€? /DQH QHYHU H[SHFWHG WR EH D JR WR JX\ LQ KLV Ă€HOG DIWHU OHDYLQJ the College, but upon the publication RI KLV Ă€UVW PDLQVWUHDP ERRN LQ ´2EVFHQH 3URĂ€WV 7KH (QWUHSUHQHXUV of Pornography in the Cyber Age,â€? he began to garner media attention. He stated that, “for each one of my ERRNV ,¡YH JRWWHQ YDU\LQJ GHJUHHV of publicity,â€? but “the biggest dealâ€? was when he got asked to be on “The Daily Show with Jon StewDUWÂľ WR GLVFXVV KLV ERRN ´7KH 'HFHQF\ :DUV 7KH &DPSDLJQ WR Cleanse American Culture.â€? Lane laughingly described himself as a “total basket-caseâ€? as he prepared for the show. He added, “Don’t get PH ZURQJ , KDG GRQH Âś 0LQXWHV ¡ , KDG GRQH Âś*RRG 0RUQLQJ America.’ This, that and the other thing. So I had done some national 79 EXW \RX NQRZ 6WHZDUW LV MXVW such a rock-star.â€? Lane described WKH H[SHULHQFH DV EHLQJ YHU\ VXUUHDO and said, “then, boom, you’re sitting QH[W WR -RQ 6WHZDUW DQG Ă€YH DQG D KDOI PLQXWHV MXVW Ă LHV E\ Âľ

Respectful Remarks Besides writing books and continuing his work in computer forenVLFV /DQH DOVR VHUYHG RQ WKH %XUlington Public School Board from +H WKRXJKW LW VHHPHG OLNH D JRRG Ă€W EHFDXVH DV KH VDLG ´, ORYH SROLWLFV DQG , DOVR OLNH WKH

LGHD RI SXEOLF VHUYLFH \RX NQRZ — really being able to help make a GLIIHUHQFH Âľ +H GLG MXVW WKDW GXULQJ his term, helping to set up Vermont’s Ă€UVW WZR PDJQHW VFKRROV LQ %XUOLQJton in an effort to ameliorate some of the city’s socioeconomic infrastructure. He also helped to upgrade the infrastructure of the school’s IDFLOLWLHV WR ´EULQJ WKHP LQWR WKH VW century.â€? Jeanne Collins, who was the superintendent of the Burlington school district during part of Lane’s term on the school board, described KLP DV D YHU\ HIIHFWLYH PHPEHU RI the board, saying, “He is always FDOP QRW UHDFWLYH +H LV D QDWXUDO leader. He is an incredible writer and an incredibly articulate speaker.â€? She went on to explain not only that Lane was a good co-worker, but also a good friend who is “generous to a faultâ€? and always willLQJ WR RIIHU VXJJHVWLRQV DQG DGYLFH Nancy Kaplan, another co-worker and family friend, also holds Lane in a similar regard, describing him as â€œâ€Śa delightful person to interact with. Whether it’s eating a meal WKDW KH KDV ORYLQJO\ SUHSDUHG KH LV DQ H[FHOOHQW FRRN DV LW WXUQV RXW or listening to him speak about his ERRNV DQG WRSLFV WKHUH LV QHYHU D dull moment.â€? Outside of his work, Lane’s family is important to him. He spoke with pride about his two sons, Ben, who is taking a gap year in Kenya, DQG 3HWHU ZKR LV D MXQLRU LQ %XUOLQJWRQ +LJK 6FKRRO +H LV DOVR YHU\ SURXG RI KLV Ă€DQFp $UW +LVWRU\ 3URfessor and current Fulbright Scholar Dr. Amy Werbel, who is teaching for D \HDU LQ *XDQJ]KRX &KLQD QRW WR PHQWLRQ KHU WZR VRQV *UDKDP ZKR is taking part in a Chinese immersion program at the college where she is teaching, and Emmett, who is in his eighth grade at an internationDO VFKRRO /DQH LV SODQQLQJ WR MRLQ KHU IRU KLV Ă€UVW PDMRU WULS DEURDG RYHU 7KDQNVJLYLQJ DURXQG ZKLFK WLPH WKH\ ZLOO KDYH EHHQ WRJHWKHU for nine years. Lane summed up his feelings about his career in a few short VHQWHQFHV ´,W¡V QRW OLNH WKHUH¡V D complete and utter absence of rain, but honestly I feel really lucky, and I think that it’s taken a while to reorient my life in a way that makes sense, but the pieces are really starting to come together. I’m pretty excited about where things could go from here.â€?

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Todd Kimmel, Class of 1997 Expert entrepreneur Kimmel has started two companies from scratch while trying to find ways of investing in green energy. by Karl Greenblatt ’15

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or an example of how optimism, realism and straightarrow determination can together bring out the best in a man, look no further than Todd Kimmel ’97. Less than 15 years after graduating as a History major, he has gotten married, started a family, cofounded two companies and been a À QDQFLDO VSDUN SOXJ IRU SURJUHVV LQ the renewable energy sector. This EXVLQHVV ZL]DUG DQG SUROLÀ F YHQWXUH FDSLWDOLVW KRZHYHU EHOLHYHV KH LV simply a man who knows how to pursue his passions, one who would not be where he is today without his time at the College.

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5RFKHOOH DV D GHĂ€ QLQJ PRPHQW LQ the course of his life. He credits WKH &ROOHJH IRU OHDYLQJ KLP ´D OLWWOH more well-roundedâ€? than others in KLV Ă€ HOG :LWK WKH RSHQ FXUULFXOXP Kimmel was able to keep an open PLQG LQ KLV VWXGLHV DYRLGLQJ WKH fate that sometimes befalls those ZKR GR QRW KDYH WKLV OX[XU\ ´,I \RX JR WR D XQLYHUVLW\ ZKHUH \RX¡YH JRW to pick your track pretty early, and you’re, say, an astronomy major, all your classes are in astronomy, and \RX EDVLFDOO\ KDYH WR JR DQG KRSH \RX FDQ JHW D MRE LQ WKH Ă€ HOG Âľ KH explained. ,Q SDUWLFXODU .LPPHO EHOLHYHV the College’s educational focus on writing, communication and critical WKLQNLQJ KDV SURYHQ LQYDOXDEOH LQ the business world. “You really can go from Amherst and do anything \RX ZDQW WR GR LW SURYLGHV \RX WKDW Ă H[LELOLW\ DQG LW¡V D SODWIRUP WKDW SURYLGHV HGXFDWLRQ DQG HGXFDWLRQ LQ FRQWH[W Âľ .LPPHO UHPDUNHG ´, meet a lot of people in the business, , GR ZKR FDQ WKLQN YHU\ OLWHUDOO\ but they’re missing that extra ability to sell and to market, to promote. %XW , WKLQN ZKDW \RX JHW IURP Amherst is that side of the equation that is pretty rare. At Amherst, you learn the other stuff where it’s not D ULJKW RU ZURQJ LW¡V LQWHUSUHWLYH ,W¡V UDUH WR Ă€ QG VRPHRQH WKDW FDQ OHYHUDJH WKDW Âľ Still, Kimmel remembers the College as more than just a place WKDW SULPHG KLP IRU VXFFHVV ´,W¡V MXVW VXFK D ZRQGHUIXO HQYLURQPHQW Âľ he said, “and Amherst is such a fun

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(Ad)ventures After college, Kimmel admitted that he “didn’t really know ZKDW >KH@ ZDQWHG WR GR RU ZKDW >KH@ZDQWHG WR EH Âľ EXW LQ UHWUR VSHFW KH YLHZV WKLV DPELYDOHQFH DV D SRVLWLYH +LV Ă€ UVW FDUHHU PRYH ZDV WR MRLQ WKH LQYHVWPHQW EDQN LQJ Ă€ UP :DVVHUVWHLQ 3HUHOOD QRZ a subsidiary of Frankfurt-based Commerzbank. There, Kimmel began to get a grasp on where his EXVLQHVV LQWHUHVWV OD\ ´:H GLG D lot of big mergers and deals,â€? he recalled, “and those were just not LQWHUHVWLQJ WR PH , ZDQWHG WR NQRZ DERXW WKH JURXQG Ă RRU VWDUWXSV Âľ 7KLV SURIRXQG LQWHOOHFWXDO GLVFRY ery led Kimmel, who insists he “just didn’t know any better,â€? to VWDUW KLV Ă€ UVW FRPSDQ\ ,QQRYDQFH when he was only 24 years old. $ORQJ ZLWK D VHQLRU H[HFXWLYH IURP Nortel Networks (a company worth around $40 billion in 1999) whom he recruited, he built the telecomPXQLFDWLRQV FRPSDQ\ WR RYHU HPSOR\HHV ,Q KRZHYHU WKH telecom bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s collapsed; accordLQJ WR .LPPHO ´QRERG\ VXUYLYHGÂľ VXUYLYHG WKLV FROODSVH (YHQ DIWHU being forced to sell the company, .LPPHO EHOLHYHG KH ZDV RQ WKH ULJKW WUDFN ´,W ZDV VXFK D JUHDW H[SHULHQFH WR VHH WKDW WKDW , ZDV WKHUH ZKHQ , VWDUWHG DQG WKHUH ZKHQ , VKXW GRZQ Âľ KH FRPPHQWHG ´,¡G rather it had been monetarily sucFHVVIXO EXW >, VDZ WKDW UHDOL]HG" @ WKLV LV ZKDW , HQMR\ GRLQJ , ZDQW WR VWDUW FRPSDQLHV , ZDQW WR EH WKHUH at the genesis of doing things.â€? 7KH VKRUW OLYHG SURVSHULW\ RI ,QQRYDQFH DWWUDFWHG WKH DWWHQWLRQ RI YHQWXUH FDSLWDO FRPSDQ\ $GYDQFHG Technology Ventures (ATV), who LQYLWHG .LPPHO WR MRLQ DIWHU KH KDG VROG WKH Ă€ UVW FRPSDQ\ 9HQWXUH FDSLWDO VHHPHG WR Ă€ W ZKDW KH FRQ siders his personal strength, interpersonal communication, as well as KLV Ă€ QDQFLDO VDYY\ ´, GLGQ¡W UHDOO\ NQRZ ZKDW ÂśYHQWXUH FDSLWDO¡ PHDQW >DW WKH WLPH@ Âľ KH VDLG ´EXW , ZDV SUHWW\ JRRG DW UDLVLQJ PRQH\ VR , Ă€ JXUHG , ZDV JRLQJ WR KDYH D QHW ZRUN RI SHRSOH DQG Ă€ JXUH RXW ZKDW would work and what wouldn’t. So , ZHQW WR $79 DQG ZH KDG VRPH good success there.â€?

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Kimmel is now working with the Mayfield Fund, a venture capital firm hoping to become a leader in cleantech investiment with his help.

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,W ZDV DW WKLV WLPH WKDW .LPPHO GHOYHG LQWR WKH DUHD WKDW ZRXOG HDUQ him a reputation as a “boy wonder,â€? in the words of one greentechmedia.com writer. Between 2004 and 2006, the issue of energy use became of interest to Kimmel after KH EHJDQ REVHUYLQJ ZRUOG VRFLDO DQG population trends. He explained, “Just on a macro-basis, if you think DERXW LW ZH KDYH PRUH SHRSOH LQ WKH ZRUOG DQG WKRVH SHRSOH OLYLQJ in the world now want more things. 7KH &KLQHVH IRU H[DPSOH KDYH D certain percentage of the population PRYLQJ XS LQ FODVV \RX¡UH WDON LQJ DERXW PLOOLRQ SHRSOH ULJKW

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there that just went from wanting a bicycle to wanting a car. The impact RQ WKH HQHUJ\ XVHG RQ D SHU *'3 basis was going to be dramatic.� )RFXVHG RQ WKLV SUREOHP DERYH DOO HOVH .LPPHO EHJDQ LQYHVWLQJ $79 money in green energy or “cleantech� companies with tremendous

8 6 JRYHUQPHQW ORDQ IRU D ELRIXHOV plant in history, securing $250 million for a facility in Alabama.

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Kimmel’s efforts in the clean tech investment sector have earned him the title of “boy wonderâ€? from a writer in greentechmedia.com. VXFFHVV +H PRYHG IURP :DOWKDP 0DVV WR $79¡V RIĂ€ FH LQ 3DOR $OWR &DOLI Âł FORVHU WR KLV ZLIH¡V QDWLYH Southern California — where he also started his own biofuels comSDQ\ &RVNDWD *LYHQ WKH HFRQRPLF burden and reliance on the Middle (DVW LQKHUHQW LQ RLO XVH KH Ă€ JXUHG that it would only be a matter of time before the U.S. shifted toward DOWHUQDWLYH LQSXWV IRU WUDQVSRUWD tion. Coskata deals mainly with WKH FRQYHUVLRQ RI V\QJDV D IRUP RI natural gas made by exposing biomass to high pressure, to ethanol as facilitated by microorganisms. The company, according to Kimmel, is ´RQ D YHU\ JRRG SDWK .QRFN RQ ZRRG LW VKRXOG EH DEOH WR IXOĂ€ OO LWV original mission of producing ethanol from biomass so it is a renewable resource for the production of DOWHUQDWLYH IXHO Âľ +H DGGHG ´,W¡V QR ORQJHU ÂśGRHV WKH WHFKQRORJ\ ZRUN"¡ but ‘let’s get the business model in place so that we can actually build a facility to produce it.’â€? $IWHU KDYLQJ GRQH ZKDW KH ORYHV most, “being at the genesis of an idea,â€? Kimmel found another execXWLYH WR WDNH FRQWURO RI &RVNDWD After energizing both ATV and the entire renewable energy industry, .LPPHO PRYHG EDFN LQWR YHQWXUH capital, joining his current comSDQ\ WKH 0D\Ă€ HOG )XQG 0HQOR 3DUN &DOLI LQ $ Ă€ UP ZLWK ´D ORQJ KLVWRU\ RI EHLQJ LQ WKH YHQWXUH capital spaceâ€? but with few funds LQ DOWHUQDWLYH HQHUJ\ 0D\Ă€ HOG ZLOO UHO\ RQ .LPPHO¡V YLVLRQ DQG SDV sion to become a leader in cleantech LQYHVWPHQW D SURFHVV ZKLFK KH VD\V KDV DOUHDG\ EHJXQ ,Q -DQXDU\ RI &RVNDWD UHFHLYHG WKH ODUJHVW

the annoying New Yorker that you don’t like when you see them,â€? said .LPPHO VRPHZKDW SURXGO\ ´,¡YH JRWWHQ PXFK EHWWHU ZLWK DJH VR ,¡P QRW DV DQQR\LQJ DV , XVHG WR EH EXW \HV WKDW¡V PH , KDYHQ¡W KDG D ORW to cheer about since the Yankees lost, the Knicks are terrible, and the Giants are so-so.â€? He also continues to work tennis — which he played in high school — into his schedule. :LWKRXW KHVLWDWLRQ .LPPHO characterizes himself as a family PDQ DERYH DOO ´, KDYH WZR GDXJK WHUV ZKLFK DUH REYLRXVO\ P\ QXP ber one passion. They’re the reason , GR WKLQJV QRZDGD\V Âľ

Parting Wisdom .LPPHO ODUJHO\ YLHZV KLV VXF cess as a result of his ability to take risks and follow his interests and talents, and he urges students WR GR WKH VDPH ´<RX KDYH WR EH multi-disciplinary,â€? he stressed, ´DQG \RX¡YH JRW WR KDYH D VHW RI skills that you can use and play to \RXU DGYDQWDJH ,W DOO FRPHV EDFN WR the Amherst mentality: follow what you’re excited about and interested in. You’re successful at things you UHDOO\ HQMR\ GRLQJ \RX NQRZ" /DWHU on in life, you learn that a job is a job, but at the end of the day, when you’re in your early stages, you want to be passionate about what you’re doing because it will be the difference in your success.â€? ´:KHQHYHU \RX GR JHW LQWR WKH business world, you just can’t make the same kinds of decisions you can make when you’re free of conVWUDLQWV Âľ KH DGGHG ´,I \RX¡YH JRW IRXU \HDUV WR JR HQMR\ HYHU\ PLQXWH of it.â€?

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Daniel Kie-Hong Lee, Class of 1950 Daniel Lee devoted his life to working to improve the economy of South Korea on both a national and international level. by Andre Yilin Wang ’14

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After an 8,000-mile steamboat trip across the world, Kim arrived at Amherst as its first Korean student. Born in rural Korea, Daniel Kie-hong Lee ’50 grew up in an underprivileged but scholarly famLO\ 'XH WR Ă€QDQFLDO UHDVRQV KH ZDV unable to attend regular day-time school after graduating from elementary school. To receive his high school education, he had to work during the day in order to support KLPVHOI WKURXJK QLJKW FODVVHV Ă€JKWing through economic hardship with a stellar academic performance. He earned the prestigious annual “Emperor’s Scholarshipâ€? in 1944, which typically would have gone to two young male students from a PRUH DIĂ XHQW IDPLO\ EDFNJURXQG The scholarship awarded by the Japanese government, which would continue its rule over Korea until Japan’s defeat in WWII, supported his education at Hiroshima Normal College from 1944 to 1945. While there, he was called to work for a Japanese factory during wartime. Tough as the year in Japan was, he returned to Korea just four months EHIRUH +LURVKLPD EHFDPH WKH Ă€UVW city in history to be destroyed by an atomic bomb. Then, an opportunity came along that changed his course of life.

Crossing the Pacific One day, Daniel Lee was walking along the street behind Deoksu Palace in Seoul. A GI spotted a copy of the Korea Times WKH Ă€UVW English-language newspaper published in Korea, tucked under Lee’s arm. The GI then called out to him, “Hey man, do you speak English?â€? The GI probably did not realize that this young man would end up working as a research assistant for

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the American Army Military Government in Korea, becoming the only Korean on the staff while he was there. After a year of translating and researching for the American army, Daniel Lee enrolled in Seoul National University, but he knew that he needed to further his education elsewhere. He successfully organized the 1947 Christmas party for a U.S. general, who called his compound the next day to thank him and asked if he needed anything. “I want to go to the United States to study,â€? Lee replied. The General helped him get a personal recommendation letter and sponsorship, and he applied to four American colleges: Amherst, Williams, Hamilton and Middlebury. He was accepted to all of them and chose to attend Amherst. In the fall of 1948, he embarked on an 8,000mile steamboat trip that took him to WKH RWKHU VLGH RI WKH 3DFLĂ€F 2FHDQ

A New Leaf, A New Life Daniel Lee enrolled on ColumEXV 'D\ DV WKH Ă€UVW .RUHDQ VWXGHQW in Amherst history. An edition of The Student that year described him as a “short, smiling fellow wearing the usual informal Amherst garbâ€? who thought everything was “wonderful,â€? and regularly noted the kindness of everyone around him. Interestingly, he was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of Valentine Dining Hall, which did not provide soup, something essential to Korean diet, but gave him an unlimited dairy supply. Apart from bringing an exotic novelty to the College (The Student devoted a full paragraph to his traditionally-decorated room in Mor-

row), Daniel Lee embraced campus life both socially and academically. During his time at the College, he joined the Christian Association which recruited volunteers for blood drives, visits to the Veterans Hospital in Northampton and volunteering trips to an interracial camp for underprivileged children in Vermont. He was also a member of the Lord Jeff Club, an independent social club located on Lincoln Street that served as an alternative to fraternities. He enjoyed Glee Club performances as well. Initially aspiring to become a chemical engineer, he majored in economics. In his thesis, “Industrial Expansion of Japan and Its Impact on East Asia,â€? Lee observed the rising powers of Asian countries and noted how “a more equal and friendly basis to establish closer economic relationshipsâ€? would assist in international trade growth and how political ideology would affect regional development in Asia, both aspects later proven central to his extraordinary career and passion. $V WKH Ă€UVW $PKHUVW JUDGXate from Korea, Lee earned his degree in May 1950 and earned an Amherst-sponsored exchange opportunity to Princeton Univ. One month later, tension in his home country escalated to open warfare. His concern and connection with home led him to volunteer for the Korean army soon after the war broke out. After a year at Princeton, he transferred to Columbia Univ. while waiting for the permission to return to South Korea. Ships at the New York harbor came and went. Yet, even with a Masters of Art degree in Economics in hand, he still could not board a ship heading home.

Fast Lane, Front Edge +LV UHWXUQ ZDV Ă€QDOO\ JUDQWHG after the war was over. After two years among the faculty of Political Science at Columbia University, Lee returned to South Korea, where he soon made two important decisions. 7KH Ă€UVW ZDV WR PDUU\ <RXQJ ja Kim, with whom he would have four children, including two Amherst alumnae: Margaret Lee ¡ ZDV WKH Ă€UVW .RUHDQ ZRPDQ WR graduate from the College, and her sister, Thai-hi Lee ’80, was a memEHU RI WKH Ă€UVW $PKHUVW FR HG FODVV WKH Ă€UVW .RUHDQ $PHULFDQ ZRPDQ to graduate from Harvard Business School and a former member of the Amherst College Board of Trustees (1993-1999). “[My father] was an early advocate of equal education for girls,â€? said Thai-hi Lee. “He is proud of the academic, professional and personal achievements of all his children and nine grandchildren.â€? The other important decision was to work for the economic development of South Korea. He started as the chief of Planning Section for Ministry of Reconstruction in 1956 DQG Ă HZ WR 7KDLODQG WR ZRUN IRU WKH United Nations as Economic Affairs 2IĂ€FHU 8SRQ UHWXUQLQJ WZR \HDUV later, he was appointed Director of Economics Planning Board (EPB), which would become an “extremely powerful pilot agencyâ€? in fostering South Korean economic development between the 60’s and the

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80’s, according to Ha-Joon Chang, a leading scholar in development economics. But the program had a rough start. As Lee recalled in the Amherst 50th Reunion Album, KH ZHQW RQ D ´IDFW Ă€QGLQJ PLVsion tripâ€? to the U.S. Agency for International Development in May 1961 in order to gain support and possible foreign aid for the $420 PLOOLRQ EXGJHW WKDW ZRXOG Ă€QDQFH 6RXWK .RUHD¡V Ă€UVW Ă€YH \HDU SODQ Although he received sympathetic responses, Lee and his colleagues “wanted to get assurances, if posVLEOH IURP KLJKHU OHYHO RIĂ€FLDOV LQ the Kennedy administration.â€? After leaving Washington D.C. on May 14, he visited President Charles W. Cole of Amherst, then serving as President of the Rockefeller Foundation. After listening to Lee’s mission, Cole “took up the phone right away and spoke to McGeorge Bundy, National Security Advisor to President Kennedy,â€? who invited /HH WR KLV RIĂ€FH WZR GD\V ODWHU Soon afterwards, the “5.16 coup d’Êtatâ€? led by military leader Park Chung-hee toppled the South Korean government. The U.S. immediately cut off all ties with South Korea, including the aid that covered nearly half of the South Korean government revenue. The program’s future became unclear. At that time, South Korea’s per capita income was behind even that of North Korea. As one of the poorest countries in Asia, South Korea needed an economic stimulus. Fortunately, Park’s government appreciated Lee’s work. He consequently returned to EPB, which had become a top priority. One of the most important measures to rescue the South Korean economy ZDV WKH Ă€YH \HDU HFRQRPLF SODQ a designed effort by EPB to stimulate industry growth and discipline the labor market through central planning. As one of the early archiWHFWV IRU WKH Ă€YH \HDU HFRQRPLF

the World Bank, South Korea had reached a historical 18.2% GDP growth with its real GDP per capita at $3,908 (U.S. dollars in 2005), threefold from $1,908 in 1961. He returned to the South Korean government once again to serve as Chief Advisor for Policy Council, a job that he held from 1973 to 1977. During this time, South Korea continued its stably rapid growth and led the “Four Asian Tigers,� which also include Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. When his children left for college, Lee did not slow down. He became Managing Director of Korea-U.S. Economic Council in 1978, by which time USSouth Korea relations had greatly improved since the 1961 fallout. Pacing into his sixth decade, his energy remained robust as he ventured into the publishing industry as Publisher and Chairman of Korea Business World, an endeavor he invested much energy in from 1984 until his retirement in 2008.

A Continued Legacy Lee has made great contributions to the economic rise of South Korea and led a remarkable life against the odds. “Our father’s life SURYLGHG VLJQLĂ€FDQW OLIH OHVVRQV for all his children,â€? said Thai-hi, “[that] one can accomplish anything and rise from adversity through hard work, sheer determination, and positive attitude.â€? Continuing Lee’s Amherst connection, his grandson Noel McCann ’14 agreed, “He has SDUWLDOO\ GHĂ€QHG PH ÂŤ +H¡V LQFUHGibly inspirational, and it certainly is a big legacy to live up to. â€? Now living in his apartment near downtown Seoul with his wife and only months away from his 90th birthday, he remains humble and speaks fondly of his memory of the College — from struggling with chemistry class to experiencing culture shock when his classmates greeted their President by the

Two of Kim’s daughters are Amherst alumnae, one of whom was the first Korean woman to graduate from the College. plans (1962-1966, 1967-1971), Lee worked as Planning Director for EPB from 1961 to 1964, Chairman of the Korean Economic Development Institute from 1964 to 1968 and Director of the Urban Regional Planning Institute from 1966 to %\ WKH WLPH /HH ÀQLVKHG KLV four years (1969-1973) in Indonesia working as an economist for

Ă€UVW QDPH “He’s still really involved in Korean politics and keeps up to date with the news,â€? said McCann of his grandfather. “He has strong opinions of issues.â€? “I am very happy to have all these ties with [Amherst],â€? said Lee. “I thank God for the experience I have [been] through.â€?

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David Nevins, Class of 1988 Nevins has been busy as a Showtime executive working behind the scenes in television, no doubt shaping some of your favorite shows. by John Osborn ’14

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hese days, many Amherst students probably follow the same TV-watching pattern that I do, by which I mean mainlinLQJ \RXU IDYRULWH VKRZV RQ 1HWà L[ or Qwikster or whatever they’re calling it now. Seven episodes of Arrested Development in a row? No big deal. But take a second to read through the credits rolling across the bottom of your laptop’s screen and you might see a name that once graced the rosters of the Lord Jeffs’ basketball and soccer teams. Amherst alumnus David Nevins ’88, now President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks, has been ÀQGLQJ JUHDW VXFFHVV LQ +ROO\ZRRG ever since he graduated, working as DQ H[HFXWLYH SURGXFHU RQ PDQ\ RI television’s best programs through the last two decades. Lie to Me, Friday Night Lights, 24 and Arrested Development are a few of the titles in Nevins’ repertoire. It’s an impresVLYH OLVW $QG QRZ DV DQ H[HFXWLYH at Showtime Networks, Nevins is an integral part not only in the creation of critical favorites, like Weeds and Dexter, but also in the development of new Showtime programming. This alum is making what we’re watching now and what we’ll soon want to watch.

The Amherst Stage Before taking his talents to L.A., Nevins was just another hard-working student at Amherst. An English and American Studies double major, Nevins describes himself as having the “classic liberal arts interest,� which is what helped bring him to WKH &ROOHJH EDFN LQ +H ZDV D “generalist who likes to read,� not-

ing that his job now demands that he know about a lot of different aspects of our culture, that it’s essential for him “to know a little about a lot of things.â€? Nevins points to this nature of his work as something that the $PKHUVW H[SHULHQFH KDV KHOSHG KLP with in his career. +H OLVWV (QJOLVK 'HSDUWPHQW Professors Barry O’Connell and Jack Cameron among his favorite teachers from his time at Amherst. +LV VHQLRU WKHVLV ZULWWHQ RQ DOFRhol and drinking in pre-prohibition America, can still be found in Frost Library’s archives. Nevins notes with irony that his thesis topic now serves as the theme for his rival network’s biggest show, Boardwalk Empire RQ +%2 Outside of class work, Nevins was a member of the men’s soccer DQG EDVNHWEDOO WHDPV +H VWXGLHG abroad in Glasgow, Scotland, where KH JRW DQ LQNOLQJ WR ZRUN LQ Ă€OP after hanging out with “hardcore Ă€OP JHHNV ZKR ZRXOG KDYH JLYHQ WKHLU ULJKW DUPV WR JR WR +ROO\ZRRG Âľ +H LQYHVWHG KLV WLPH LQ ´ZKDW OLWWOH Ă€OP >KH@ FRXOG Âľ WKRXJK at the time there was no Film and Media Studies program at Amherst. Nevins took advantage of could the Five College Consortium, takLQJ Ă€OP FODVVHV DW +DPSVKLUH DQG UMass. Still, he credits his liberal arts H[SHULHQFHV DW $PKHUVW DV WKH VRPH of the most useful preparation that he had, stating that, “Amherst taught me to follow my curiosities.â€?

Off to L.A. After graduation, Nevins packed XS KLV FDU DQG GURYH RXW WR /$ +H

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While he is now an executive, Nevins (far right) is still an active participant in almost every step of production. arrived “knowing no one,â€? with a rĂŠsumĂŠ and about $1000, right in time for the 1988 Writers’ Strike. +ROO\ZRRG ZDV DW WKH WLPH FORVHG for business. So Nevins was forced WR Ă€QG RWKHU ZRUN LQ WKH FLW\ )RUtunately, the strike soon ended, and he quickly found an internship that then turned into a job, and it was “off and running from there.â€? “Off and runningâ€? is an accurate GHVFULSWLRQ RI KLV VWDUW LQ +ROO\wood. From there, Nevins worked with big names, big networks and ELJJHU VKRZV +H ZDV DW 1%& GXULQJ its mid-90s heyday, helping in the development of such shows as ER, The West Wing and Will & Grace. )URP WKHUH KH ZHQW WR ZRUN DW )R[ Broadcasting and would eventually become the President of Imagine Television in 2002. At Imagine, he worked closely with producer Ron +RZDUG DQG RYHUVDZ WKH FUHDWLRQ RI huge hits like 24, Arrested Development and Friday Night Lights.

in developing the concepts; many SHUVRQDO H[SHULHQFHV ZHQW LQWR WKH creation of the show’s memorable storylines. The protagonist, Michael Bluth, has his sister and brotherin-law move into his house at the beginning of the series. As it turns out, Nevins’ “brother and sister and ODZ KDG EHHQ OLYLQJ LQ ZLWK >KLP@ that summer.â€? As a producer and as DQ H[HFXWLYH KH LV GHHSO\ LQYROYHG in all of his projects. And fans of the show will be happy to know that Nevins is “hopefulâ€? about the forthcoming new seaVRQ DQG Ă€OP

Executive Extraordinaire Now, at Showtime, Nevins says WKDW KLV JRDOV KDYHQ¡W FKDQJHG +H still aims to put out what he calls “heavy-caliber television.â€? Though he now looks at the “bigger pictureâ€? more, he says that he’s “more LPPHUVHG WKDQ RWKHU H[HFXWLYHV Âľ +H LV KDQGV RQ LQ KLV DSSURDFK WR

making television and is still deeply involved in the creative process. From script writing to casting to wooing actors to come to Showtime, Nevins is involved every step along the way, from conception to proGXFWLRQ %LJ RQ 1HYLQV¡ KRUL]RQ DW Showtime are the new series Homeland and the soon-to-come satire House of Lies, starring Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell. Outside of his work in television, Nevins is married with three FKLOGUHQ +H KDV DOVR UHPDLQHG TXLWH involved with Amherst, consulting with the College in the creation of the new Film and Media Studies SURJUDP +H DOVR YLVLWV WKH FDPSXV for reunions. When asked what he misses most about being in school, NevLQV H[SODLQHG ´, PLVV WKH LG\OOLF lifestyle, I miss the total immersion in an intellectual world. And I miss the place. The place still infects my dreams.â€?

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Nevins is arguably one of the most successful minds in the TV industry in recent history, developing several award-winning shows.

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Nevins’ shows have not only been hugely successful, they’ve changed the style of television itself. Viewers of 24 will remember the intensity of the clock countdowns and being glued to the TV set for every hour of Jack Bauer’s life. The creation of such programming has DOZD\V EHHQ 1HYLQV¡ LQWHQWLRQ +H has sought “to make shows — 24, Arrested Development, Friday Night Lights — that push the medium forward.â€? “I get bored easy, and I’m always trying to surprise the audience,â€? he H[SODLQHG ,W¡V DQ DPELWLRXV JRDO but Nevins has consistently met with great success in creating such groundbreaking entertainment. Nevins, as it turns out, has been shaping the shows that we watch, being rigorously involved with each and every project. To give a sense of just how deeply involved has been with these productions, let’s take a look at his involvement with the critically-acclaimed series, Arrested Development. As RQH RI WKH VKRZ¡V H[HFXWLYH SURGXFers, Nevins worked closely with the VKRZ¡V FUHDWRU 0LWFKHOO +XUZLW]

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The Rhyme and Reason of Medicine P

Dr. Rafael Campo, Class of 1987 Immersed in both the humanities and science, Campo advocates practicing medicine along with a poetic understanding of the human condition. by Diana Babineau ’14

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renowned poet and accomplished physician, “Rafael Campo [’87] had the sensibility of a scientist with the heart of a poet!â€? said Professor of Psychology Lisa Raskin, who taught and worked with Campo during his time at the College. Professor of English Judith Frank commends Campo “in the way he takes the technical and emotionless vocabulary of medicine and brings it alive through poetry.â€? Throughout his academic life and professional career, Campo has found a unique way of combining the seemingO\ XQUHODWHG Ă€HOGV RI (QJOLVK DQG medicine in his current work as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, as well as 'LUHFWRU RI WKH 2IĂ€FH RI 0XOWLFXOtural Affairs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He has also published several collections of essays and poetry exhibiting such connections between the humanities and the sciences.

memories of attending Henry Clay Folger Professor of English William Pritchard’s English courses, as well as having the life-changing opportunity to work with Amy Clampitt, the College’s Visiting Writer at the time. “It was an experience I’ll never forget,â€? Campo said. “Having the chance to work with a poet who was so highly regarded at the time, and in some ways not very accessible, was a gift. Here she was at College, and I was having tea with her every Thursday afternoon to talk about poetry, and not only that, but my poems.â€? Campo went on to win the Rolfe Humphries Poetry Prize during his time here. In addition to pursuing his passion for poetry, one of Campo’s most memorable experiences was participating in the neuroscience program. Though it was fairly new at the time, Campo was impressed with “the way that Professors Steve George, Lisa Raskin, Pat O’Hara and others really came together to Building the Foundations create this unbelievably rich educaCampo grew up in New Jer- tional opportunity for a small group sey in a modest immigrant family, of students. To me, that was really which stressed the importance of a RQH RI WKH WKLQJV WKDW H[HPSOLĂ€HG good education. When choosing his what kind of place Amherst was.â€? college, Campo remembers look- After advising Campo on a senior ing for a place that would allow thesis about the effect of premahim to grow intellectually, as well ture birth on visual system brain as develop his “twin passionsâ€? for VWUXFWXUHV 5DVNLQ UHFDOOV KLV Ă€QDO science and English. Drawn to the results being “so accomplished that College’s numerous resources and it was presented at a neuroscience incredible faculty, he immediately meeting in New Orleans ‌ He was felt at home. a true dream to work with.â€? This “Amherst was unquestionably work was also rewarded when he the right place for me,â€? Campo received the James Olds Neuroscisaid. “I just couldn’t believe that ence Prize. To this day Campo still keeps in touch with his professors, whom he feels made a huge difference in his life by providing him with the chance to be a part of such a “cuttingedgeâ€? program. “They not only treated us as real colleagues and took us very seriously Image courtesy of amherst.edu i n t e l l e c t u Campo received an honorary degree in 2004 from ally, but they the College. also really did become a small college could have all the friends.â€? same kinds of opportunities as a major university. I felt I would Medical School Revelations have the opportunity to make lastAfter graduating with a double ing friendships with not only my major in Neuroscience and Engpeers, but [also] with the faculty, lish, Campo continued to pursue who were passionate about teach- his interest in science at Harvard ing and working with undergradu- Medical School. While there, he ates,â€? Campo said. recalls a brief period in his life Indeed Campo’s experience where, like numerous other mediat the College was everything he cal students, he thought that he had had hoped for. Campo recalls fond to “totally immerseâ€? himself in sci-

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ence in order to be an effective and successful physician. Poetry and the humanities faded into the background as he drilled his brain with physiology, biochemistry and differential diagnosis. He remembers medical school being very different from the College’s courses. “At Amherst, I was taught to think very critically about science; our science exams were essays — I don’t think I ever had a multiple choice exam in a science course! But at medical school everything was ‘memorize and regurgitate,’ DQG WKHUH ZDV WKLV YDVW VFLHQWLĂ€F knowledge base that I had to master.â€? ,W ZDV RQO\ DIWHU KLV Ă€UVW WZR years at medical school, when he started working in the wards that Campo realized something important was missing from his medical career. “Suddenly I was taking care of patients, and all this science that I was trying to cram into my brain seemed to not be so relevant. Because even though I needed to understand these important scienWLĂ€F IRXQGDWLRQV ZKDW P\ SDWLHQWV really needed and wanted was just another human being to help them understand what they were going through, and to help narrate their suffering and their incomprehension as to how their bodies were betraying them.â€? Campo realized that seeing patients as human beings rather than ‘objects to be cured,’ and helping them to mentally cope with their conditions was “absolutely essential to the work of healing.â€? He felt that through poetry, he would be able to “reconnectâ€? once again with the “humanitiesâ€? side of his brain.

A Return to Poetry With this in mind, Campo took a year off from Harvard Medical School after his third year to return to his studies of language and the humanities. He earned a masters degree from Boston University, where he immersed himself in the world of poetry. While working with poets Robert Pinsky and Derek Walcott, he began to recall the stories and conditions of his patients back in the wards. “All these stories from my patients sort of washed over me ‌ there was so much to speak to that medicine had just kind of squelched.â€? Campo began writing poetry evoking of the conditions and suffering that patients often experience. He found that “forms of poetU\ FDQ UHĂ HFW WKH UK\WKPV RI WKH body, and the kind of visceral experiences that I witness as a doctor ‌ that I hear through my stethoscope every day.â€? Campo explains that “fundamental human experiences, such as suffering or ecstasy, oftentimes seem like they’re indescribable or in some ways unspeakable. And yet, somehow poetry is able to give voice to them.â€? Ever since then, he has integrated poetry, narrative and literature into his work as a physician. &DPSR KDV OHG UHĂ HFWLYH ZULWLQJ groups for medical students and residents at Harvard, where he currently teaches, and has also led writing groups for patients with HIV, cancer and other medical conditions. “Especially when our patients

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Campo graduated with a double major in Neuroscience and English before going on to medical school. are at the end of life, or when they KDYH D FKURQLF FRQGLWLRQ WKDW GHĂ€HV biomedical interventions and treatments, what they really want is healing, which I think comes not just from medicines we prescribe and procedures that we perform, but also from human engagement with them,â€? he stated. “I’m very much convinced that the humanities — poetry, literature and narrative in particular — have a really important role to play in human health, well-being and healing ‌ they help us understand the human condition.â€? In the future, Campo hopes to introduce the humanities into medical training. In an effort to “sort of replicate the Amherst College bottle at Harvard medical school,â€? Campo is currently working on developing curriculum that “helps bring things like poetry and music DQG Ă€OP LQWR WKH KRVSLWDOV DQG into the medical school classrooms to help our learners really think about the broader human experience of illness.â€? Campo stresses the importance of training people to be “compassionate, empathetic doctors,â€? rather than “robo-docs,â€? who, though bright and gifted scientists, seem to lack the human touch that patients yearn for in their times of distress. “They’re not just taking caring of diseases and curing diseases; they’re caring for patients,â€? Campo said. “And that is such an important distinction that I think we’re losing sight of these days. That’s my goal for the future: to try to change that, and to make medical education more humane.â€?

In Retrospect In 1998, Campo returned to the College as a Visiting Writer to

share his knowledge with students. He led a workshop for prospective poets and also taught a seminar on literature and healing. Campo fondly remembers, “It was just such a great experience because I had these amazing students, some of whom were interested in medicine, some of whom were more focused on writing and poetry, but all of whom were curious and inquisitive and interested in these kinds of connections. It was sort of the ‘quintessential Amherst experience.’â€? Campo continues to pursue his work in educating medical students about the essential connection between the sciences and the humanities. He credited Amherst for helping him draw the connecWLRQV EHWZHHQ WKHVH WZR Ă€HOGV RI study and rejoices in the fact that, as a liberal arts college, the College encourages people to engage in “rich and productive dialogueâ€? and “communicate effectively across the various kinds of disciplines.â€? Moreover, Campo expressed his disappointment with the lack of communication among different Ă€HOGV LQ RWKHU FROOHJHV ´,¡P UHDOO\ troubled these days by the ways in which people have become so specialized that lawyers now can’t talk to doctors, and scientists feel threatened by poetry (which resists H[SOLFDWLRQV RI WKH VFLHQWLĂ€F W\SH Âľ he said. “That’s really kind of a sad place to be. I think we’re missing out on opportunities for interesting kinds of collaboration.â€? Campo believes that places like Amherst, where communication across disciplines is greatly encouraged, are “critical for our future as a society and as a nation.â€? He concluded, “I feel so fortunate to have attended Amherst, looking back now.â€?

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Julie Powell, Class of 1995 Powell mixed an adventurous spirit with her longstanding love of cooking for a dream recipe. by Elaine Teng ’12 and Judy Yoo ’14

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Powell drew inspiration for both her work and her personal life from Julia Child’s famous book of French recipes, creating the basis of the now-famous film “Julie & Julia.�

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A Thirst for Discovery Theo Goldin, Class of 1989 With a taste for entrepreneurship and a lifelong love of problem solving, Goldin traversed the gamut of experience to find his own dream career. by Sarah Ashman ’14 It seems like Theo Goldin ’89 has done a little bit of everything. He has a strong science background, an English degree from the College and a J.D. from New York University. Since leaving Amherst, he has been an entrepreneur, a technical consultant, an attorney and a CEO. Seven years ago, he took up an entirely new role as the COO of Hint, Inc., a homegrown, naturallyĂ DYRUHG ZDWHU FRPSDQ\ ZKLFK KDV quickly gained national popularity. Their product, Hint Water, now appears on the shelves of stores like Whole Foods, Food Emporium, Stop & Shop and even Starbucks. While growing up in Scarsdale, 1 < *ROGLQ KDG QRW \HW Ă€JXUHG RXW what he wanted to do with his life. “I didn’t have any role models,â€? he said. “At least not anyone I looked at and said ‘I want to be just like him.’ My father was (and is) one of the smartest doctors I know and I always knew I wanted to be as good at what I do as he is, but I never really wanted to be a doctor.â€? What Goldin did know — even at a young age — was that he greatly enjoyed solving complicated probOHPV DQG Ă€QGLQJ ZD\V WR H[SUHVV FRPSOH[ FRQFHSWV LQ VLPSOH WHUPV ´7R WKLV GD\ Âľ KH VDLG ´VL[WK JUDGH science class ranks as my favorite DFDGHPLF H[SHULHQFH EHFDXVH LW ZDV WDXJKW WKURXJK H[SHULPHQWDWLRQ DQG we were allowed to ‘discover’ and then describe some of the basic principles of matter.â€? It is this sense of discovery that has been the driving force behind many of the choices Goldin has made ever since

The Business of Being a Student When it came time to choose a college, Goldin picked Amherst for its outstanding professors, who were more interested in teaching than in conducting research, its gorgeous campus and for the Five College

Consortium, so that if Amherst did not offer a course he was interested it, he could easily take it elsewhere. Goldin also took full advantage of Amherst’s open curriculum; he started out as a Chemistry major and came close to completing it (with A’s no less), but he switched to English after he had “a panic attack thinking about the potential loneliness of life in a laboratory.â€? Thus, Goldin left Amherst with a strong background in both writing and science, which he has relied on throughout his professional life. The sort of diversity that typiĂ€HG KLV DFDGHPLFV DOVR FKDUDFWHUized Goldin’s social life at the College. He was a rugby player (until barred from playing by injury), the “chaufferâ€? among his friends (as he was the only one of his friends with a car, and he wouldn’t let his friends drive it) and, according to his friend and roommate Terrance Sweeney ’89, an unbelievable debater. “We’d spend hours arguing about almost anything,â€? said Sweeney. “It’s not a surprise that he eventually went to law school.â€? Goldin was an entrepreneur, even then. During their time at Amherst, he and Sweeney started their own business: TnT Advertising Co. The two of them created adverWLVHPHQWV DQG VWXIIHG Ă \HUV XQGHU doors to promote local businesses (mostly pizza shops) to students at UMass, Hampshire and Amherst. “It was better money than working at Valentine!â€? quipped Sweeney. Having done all this, it’s easy to see why Goldin says that, although there were “too many good classes and professors at Amherst to name just one,â€? ultimately it was his interactions with his classmates that led to the biggest changes in how he led his life and how he thought about the world. Seemingly, the only part of Goldin’s Amherst career that was

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lacking in diversity was his diet. Both Sweeney and another of Goldin’s college friends, Jonathon Dowell ’89, recalled the fact that for lunch and dinner at Valentine — each day, for all four years — Goldin only ate grilled cheese and fries. “Apparently (so the story goes) as a baby it was determined that [Theo] was allergic to meat and, as he grew up, he never liked fruits or vegetables,â€? said Dowell. “Prior to entering Amherst, he worked out with those in charge of dining that for every meal they would specially make him two grilled cheese sandwiches. So, at every meal, he would disappear into the bowels of the kitchen and emerge a few minutes later with two sandwiches. Often he would only eat one, and one of our silly college games was to see who among our roommate group would EH WKH Ă€UVW WR UHPHPEHU WR FODLP WKH second grilled cheese if Theo wasn’t eating it ... they were actually fairly tasty!â€? Sweeney agreed, adding, “Others were highly envious on many occasions.â€?

Snag a “Hintâ€?: Life After Amherst After graduating from Amherst in 1989, Goldin moved to Somerville, Mass., after being drawn there by the by the amount of “intelligent young people in that area.â€? He worked as an IT technical consultant for Pugh Roberts Associates for two years before heading to law school at New York University. After graduating with his J.D. in 1994, he worked as an attorney at Brobeck, a leading San Francisco Ă€UP ,Q KH WRRN D MRE DV /HDG Technology Counsel for Netcenter, a subdivision of Netscape. In 1999, he switched gears yet again, moving DZD\ IURP ZRUN LQ WKH OHJDO Ă€HOG WR EHFRPH WKH &(2 RI =PHGL[ &RUS D FRPSDQ\ WKDW EXLOW DQ DUWLĂ€FLDO LQWHOligence system to interview patients and highlight the rules of practice that doctors should apply in each situation. The company was sold to the Robert Bosch Foundation in 2004, the year in which Goldin took up his current position as COO of Hint, Inc. Hint, Inc. is the brainchild of Goldin’s wife, Kara. She had discovered that their whole family would drink more water if she added slices of fruit. Thus inspired, she set out to market a brand of unsweetened Ă DYRUHG ZDWHU FDOOHG +LQW :DWHU She wanted Hint to be a product that appealed to most people, was unsweetened and unpreserved, but had a shelf life long enough to be widely distributed. After industry ´H[SHUWVÂľ WROG KHU WKDW WKLV ZDV impossible, she turned to her husEDQG WR VHH LI KH FRXOG Ă€JXUH RXW a way to make it work. He did — and together they created a new category of beverage. Today, Hint, Inc., which Goldin and his wife run together, is growing quickly. “Every single day is different,â€? said Goldin. “This week I took a red-eye from SFO to JFK, had meetings all day with creative talent, VDOHV SHRSOH DQG RXU Ă€QDQFH WHDP dinner with my parents, slept a few hours, drove to Providence and met ZLWK &96 Ă HZ WR &KLFDJR DQG PHW ZLWK :DOJUHHQV Ă HZ WR %RVWRQ DQG VOHSW IRU Ă€YH RU VL[ KRXUV VSHQW the day catching up on email and

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Along with his many other talents, Goldin displayed a strong entrepreneurial spirit during his time at Amherst. phone calls, met with our Boston team over dinner and drinks, slept IRU VL[ KRXUV PHW ZLWK %-¡V :KROHsale Club and got back on email. Somewhere in there I spoke with the kids on the phone a couple times and ate lunch.â€? Goldin calls dealing with the beverage industry (one of the largest industries in the world) the hardest part of his job. “[There are] a whole lot of people whose motivations go way beyond simply getting the best product on the shelf. Getting and maintaining share of mind is real pick-and-shovel work. You hear a lot of ‘no’s’ and it’s easy to feel discouraged from time to time.â€? As Hint Water has hit the shelves in more and more stores around the country, customer feedback has been abundant and overwhelmingly positive. “People really appreciate what we do and they let us know,â€? said Goldin. “Every day we receive at least one email thanking us for making this product and encouraging us to keep pushing forward into more stores. We often hear from people who have been inspired by our story of entrepreneurship.â€? This kind of feedback, according to him is what makes running Hint, Inc. so rewarding, despite the many challenges. “If we weren’t growing fast and receiving so much encouragement from consumers and the media, I don’t think I could do this job,â€? he said.

The Road Goes Ever On When he gets a rare break from work, Goldin enjoys spending time outdoors with his family — his wife, their four kids and their two labradors. “I love skiing and try to get away as many weekends as possible,� he said. “We all pile into

our tiny one bedroom apartment at Squaw Valley and have a great time on the hill. During the warmer weather it’s mostly soccer games, bike rides and hikes around nearby 3KRHQL[ /DNH Âľ Aside from these few weekend vacations, Goldin’s life at the moment is all about Hint Water. “We’re proving to people across America that drinks can taste good without tasting sweet. It’s a simple thing but it can make a huge difference. I think we’re doing more for the health of America now than I could ever have achieved with my medical information systems business. Americans want to improve their diet, but it’s hard. At Hint, we’re making it easier for consumers to lead a healthy lifestyle. That’s my passion.â€? Goldin offers the following advice for current Amherst students: “Find your passion and pursue it, even if there are substantial risks. You are young, and most mistakes you make will make you stronger in the long run, if you are willing to acknowledge and learn from them. Set goals and hold yourself to them. At a certain point, if your dream LVQ¡W ZRUNLQJ RXW \RX QHHG WR Ă€QG a new dream. It’s okay to fail, as long as you recognize failure and move on.â€? For Goldin, the road leading to his dream has been long and windLQJ EXW KH KDV Ă€QDOO\ GLVFRYHUHG what he is truly passionate about. “At Amherst, I met a lot of people who were passionate about what they do. It’s been a while, but I Ă€QDOO\ NQRZ KRZ WKH\ IHHO Âľ *ROGLQ concluded. “I’m not sure where the road ahead will take me, but I’m enjoying the journey more than ever before.â€?

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Dr. Peter Millard, Class of 1976 Millard’s career took him all the way to subSaharan Africa as a doctor and, later, a teacher. by Darrian Kelly ’15 Within sub-Saharan Africa, there exists a country with one of the lowest physician-to-population ratios in the world, an alarming amount of infectious disease cases and an Amherst alumnus with a passion to help address both of these issues. Dr. Peter Millard ’76, a Professor of Medicine at the Universidade CatĂłlica de Moçambique (UCM) in Beira, Mozambique, addresses the need of educating medical students in a country that is twice the size of California and only has around 100 medical graduates a year. Considering the ambition necessary for this task, expertise and dedication seem to have come with the territory.

Leaving New England Growing up in Maine, Millard’s Ă€UVW H[SHULHQFH ZLWK Ă \LQJ RQ DQ DLUplane was during his time at Amherst. He studied Chemistry and German while running cross country and track DQG Ă€HOG GXULQJ KLV WLPH DW WKH &ROlege, uncertain as to what profession he was interested in pursuing after graduation. “Amherst was a whole different place when I was there,â€? said Millard. “It was not at all nurturing. It was kind of the opposite [‌] more like being in boot camp.â€? Millard, who attended the College while it was transitioning to being co-ed, remembers one particular academic advising incident experienced by one of his peers during his tenure at the College: “The pre-med advisor told my sister’s roommate, ‘The closest you’ll ever get to becoming a doctor is if you marry one,’â€? he said. Millard also recalls an experience in which professors had outspoken reluctance towards teaching one of his blind classmates. “I think [Amherst] is a much better school [now] than when I was there ... and that really makes me pleased,â€? Millard said. During his time at the College, Millard studied abroad in Germany, gaining a perspective on living outside of New England. “It was a lifechanging experience and introduced me to the writings of Franz Fanon and Paolo Freire,â€? he said of the two radical thinkers. Millard carried this experience with him after he graduated from the College, taking a year off to decide which direction to take. It was then that Millard hitchhiked from Maine to Bolivia to work in an impover-

ished hospital in Cochabamba. Millard’s experience in Bolivia not only DIĂ€UPHG KLV LQWHUHVW LQ SXUVXLQJ PHGLFLQH DV D FDUHHU EXW DOVR FRQĂ€UPHG that he “wanted to serve the underserved.â€? Millard went on to study medicine at the University of Vermont and later became a Professor of Family Medicine. For the three years following his residency program, Millard practiced medicine in Zimbabwe, before returning to teach medicine in Maine. He later earned a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina. Following this, Millard took part in a post-doctoral program as an Epidemiology Intelligence 2IĂ€FHU IRU WKH &HQWHU IRU 'LVHDVH Control and Prevention. Transferred to UCM in Beira, Millard has also been a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School since 2008. Throughout his career in medicine and teaching, Millard has always focused his efforts on working with impoverished individuals.

The HIV Epicenter According to Millard, several factors contribute to the ubiquity of infectious diseases in Mozambique. Ending in 1992, the 15-year Mozambican Civil War “completely destroyed the [nation’s] health system,â€? said Millard. RENAMO, a guerilla group sponsored by the apartheid government of South Africa, had the sole objective of destroying infrastructure, including the nation’s schools and clinics. “This set the [accomplishments of the] nation back probably 20 years,â€? Millard said. Following this demolition of resources, refugees returned to the nation from surrounding countries with higher numbers of +,9 FDVHV 1RW RQO\ KDV WKLV LQĂ DWHG Mozambique’s need for medical assistance, but its present-day conditions continue to contribute to the nation’s health problems. Beira — the second largest city in the country — is a major shipping port on the Indian Ocean. “Anytime you have a lot of shipping through an area, there are a lot of single men moving through, and there is a lot of prostitution,â€? Millard said. Under WKRVH FRQGLWLRQV KXPDQ WUDIĂ€FNLQJ is also widespread. The frequency of these occurences also contributes to

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the amount of HIV cases in Mozambique. Instituted during the administration of George W. Bush, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is designed to address nations like Mozambique that DUH LQà LFWHG ZLWK LQIHFWLRXV GLVHDVHV The America International Health Alliance, a collaborator when PEPFAR, has partnered UCM with the Univ. of Pittsburgh, Millard’s institution, to improve the quality of the nation’s healthcare.

Innovating New Techniques Along with both diagnosing and treating individuals with HIV, Millard has also been involved with the prevention of the disease. The goal UHTXLUHV HIĂ€FLHQF\ FRQVLGHULQJ WKH size of the population. Prescribing patients a pill is not considered sufĂ€FLHQW EHFDXVH RI SRVVLEOH VLGH HIIHFWV along with the fact that prevention would be dependent upon the patients’ willingness to take the pill. Millard, along with other members of PEPFAR, also wanted to avoid vaccines because they involve distributing a booster dose after a given amount of time. Circumcision, however, is another researched method that has gained large acceptance. “Circumcision has a remarkable effect on reducing HIV transmission,â€? Millard said. “It reduces HIV transmission by about 60 percent.â€? Studies were conducted in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, and “all three studies were stopped early because they showed such a strong effect of circumcision reducing transmission of HIV from women to men,â€? said Millard. “It is one of the key interventions now which is being promoted by all the public health agencies in the world ... LQ RUGHU WR Ă€JKW WKH +,9 $,'6 HSLdemic,â€? said Millard. These agencies include the World Health Organization and others collaborating with the U.S. government. The agencies have a goal of circumcising 20 million men voluntarily in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015. Circumcision has such a great importance because the foreskin is recognized as a vulnerable breeding place for the HIV virus, from which it can move into the bloodstream. A method of cutting the foreskin and suturing is often used, resulting in a lot of bleeding and the risk of medical doctors pricking themselves with the needle used for suturing. Although it only takes a half hour to perform, “when you’re talking about circumcising millions of men, you need a techQLTXH WKDW¡V Âł Ă€UVW RI DOO Âł VLPSOH Âľ Millard said. A simpler method, which involves the wearing of a plastic ring for a week, strangles the foreskin. Although it “doesn’t bleed or doesn’t require sutures,â€? it takes a long time to heal. Since 1935, a circumcision method has been used in the United States with a Gomco clamp. The technique is performed with a tissue adhesive that Millard described as “medical superglue.â€? “It’s safer for the surgeon, it’s safer for the patient, there’s less chance of infection, there’s less change of bleeding, the cosmetic result is great and it heals much quicker,â€? said Millard. “So we rediscovered an old technique that we think can revolutionize circumcisions in Africa and save many, many lives.â€? Recently, however, the PEPFAR program stopped Millard from using the proven technique, cit-

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After Amherst, Millard devoted his life to bettering the quality of medical care in Africa. ing only the “cut and sew� method for circumcision as approved for African countries.

Doctor’s Orders Millard is the Clinical Director of the Health Center at UCM, instructing medical students as they get hands-on experience with treating patients. “We probably diagnose 20 new people with HIV everyday here,â€? said Millard. In a given day, he also diagnoses a couple of people with tuberculosis, treats hypertension and common illnesses like ear infections and colds and performs minor surgeries, like biopsies, removing skin lesions and circumcisions. Millard prefers practicing medicine outside the United States. “It’s a little bit liberating actually, to work in a place like Africa where you don’t have to worry about the insurance companies, you don’t have to worry about the lawyers, you don’t have to worry — quite as much — about how [patients] are going to pay for their medicine,â€? said Millard. “We have a horrible health system in the United States,â€? said Millard. “Among the industrialized countries, it’s the very worst — unless you’re rich...in which case you get too much care. If you’re poor, you don’t get enough. Overdoing medicine can be as serious a problem as under doing it,â€? he explained. “One of the issues is because doctors basically create their own demand, and if they recommend you have something done, you don’t really have the knowledge to be able to say, ‘well that’s not really necessary,’ so sometimes you’ll have complications as a result. If you died from having surgery or had complications from it, it would have been better if you didn’t have the surgery in the Ă€UVW SODFH Âľ

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Pope Benedict XIV made that contraception made the AIDS crisis worse, Millard also recalled similar various other sentiments. These included the idea that HIV exists to “kill Africansâ€? or that “somehow you could treat it with herbal medicinesâ€? and the common belief “that anti-HIV drugs actually cause AIDS.â€? “There are many things like that,â€? Millard said. “But fortunately, I don’t think we have any of those issues in Mozambique. People recognize that HIV is a very serious viral infection that has an effective treatment and they’re trying to get people the treatment.â€? When he is not treating patients, Millard enjoys biking and swimming. Fluent in four different languages, he reads “as much as possible in 3RUWXJXHVH Âľ WKH RIĂ€FLDO 0R]DPELFDQ language and enjoys the Mozambican writer Mia Couto. Professor Jan Dizard shared his memories of Millard. “Peter Millard was a student in one of my sociology FRXUVHV Âľ KH VDLG ´3HWHU ZDV D Ă€QH student, bright, serious and possessed of a lively sense of humor. We became friends and have remained close ever since—at least as close as one can be given Peter’s determination to go to places where medical needs are urgent.â€? As he considered his approach to working in Africa for a second time, Millard said, “I thought the best way to do it was to teach young African doctors rather than practicing medicine myself. I really didn’t have the intention of being a teacher when I Ă€UVW VWDUWHG GRLQJ PHGLFLQH Âľ KH VDLG “But it was my exposure to young doctors and medical students ... who KDG FXULRXV PLQGV ZKR DVNHG GLIĂ€cult questions and who I knew I could sometimes fool because I knew more than they did — and I always sort of enjoyed that — that pushed me in that direction.â€?

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Clear-Cutting a Way to the Top William “Bill� Swindells, Class of 1952 Swindells endured a “hostile takeover� but managed to make the best of a bad situation by creating a charitable trust fund. by Shellby Fabian ’14 William “Bill� Swindells, Jr. ’52, attended the College for two years before transferring to Stanford Univ. A hardworking entrepreneur, he worked his way up to become CEO of Willamette Industries in Portland, Ore. He now manages his charitable trust fund and enjoys retirement. Looking back, Swindells feels that the College left a considerable impression on his life, as next year he will be celebrating his class’s 60th reunion.

College Years Swindells attended Amherst from 1948 to the spring of 1950, back when it was all-male. He ended up at the College after meeting Amherst admissions representatives in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. At the time, the representatives were looking for a greater geographic spread of students. “I actually took them skiing,� Swindells said, and “I wanted to go East, so it just worked out.� This stroke of luck started his journey to becoming tremendously successful. When thinking back to his years at Amherst, Swindells recalls spending most of his time here rowing crew and drinking beer. He also fondly remembers the fall weather. While a student here, he did not have a clear idea of what he aspired to be careerwise. He ended up transferring to Stanford in his junior year to be closer to family and graduated with a degree in engineering. Before he entered the work force after graduation, he was directly commissioned to partake in the Korean War. “I served two months is San Antonio and two months in St. Louis,� he said, “When the war was over, I came home.� Once settled back at home, he began his life-long commitment to Willamette Industries.

Willamette Industries After completing college and participating in the war, Swindells began working for Willamette Industries, a company that produced lumber and paper products, such as cardboard, brown paper bags and plywood. In the early 1900s, Willamette Industries started as a small company, consisting of only two sawmills. The company went public in the late 1960s and continued to grow from there. Swindells started working in the engineering crew clear-cutting. He watched the company grow tremendously until retirement — a span of nearly 45 years. Over time, the company grew to about 120 sawmills across the U.S. and had approximately 14,000 employees. It was acknowledged by Forbes in 1992 for its accomplishments and was considered a Fortune 500 forest products company. When asked about the company’s clients, Bill replied with enthusiasm, â€œâ€Śoh, gosh there’s hundreds of them!â€? In fact, the company’s customers were worldwide: located in the US, Asia, and Europe. At Willamette Industries’ peak, it was gaining over $4 billion in annual revenues, making it the seventh largest of such companies in the U.S. This changed when it was slowly taken over by a competitor, beginning in the late 1990s; however, Swindells is proud to have seen the company in its era of development and success.

From Engineer to CEO Although his family ran the business, Swindells rightfully earned his position at the top of Willamette Industries in 1983, about 30 years after he began working there. Between entering as an engineer and operating the entire business, Swindells stayed busy. He took vari-

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ous positions in the company, mostly in manufacturing wood products, such as lumber and plywood. Along the way, he became a member of the board of directors of various companies which included Evraz Inc., a steel manufacturer, Airborne, Inc., a mail delivery company and `SouthHUQ 3DFLĂ€ F 5DLOURDG +H JDLQHG VNLOOV in conducting business and management, which helped him as he reached the position of CEO. As CEO, Swindells played a large part in the evolution of the company. He said, “My grandfather was CEO and then my father was CEO. I had an opening gate along the way, so I tried it out. I ended up running the whole thing.â€? While he attributes his opportuniPhoto courtesy of William Swindells ’52 ties to family connections, his ability to run the company was a result of Swindells became CEO of the company his father and grandfather had his experience with the company and run, but not before working his way up the ladder over a 30-year period. his desire to see it thrive. His large contributions to the company led it ute to organizations whose principal A Long Lasting Education Now, Swindells stays active with to its peak, but his analysis was more mission is to improve the quality of tempered: “It just evolved. I got full life of the citizens of Oregon and his charitable trust fund and in his free responsibility, but a lot of it turned out to assist and sustain the educational, time enjoys playing golf and bridge. FXOWXUDO DQG VFLHQWLĂ€ F HQGHDYRUV RI Looking back, Swindells feels that to be luck.â€? Swindells’ career with Willa- the state,â€? says the website. The trust his time at Amherst, though short, mette Industries was an overall posi- receives applications from various left a lasting impression on him. “I tive experience, with “lots of high- organizations and focuses on helping got a good dose of education,â€? he OLJKWVÂľ DQG ZLWKRXW PXFK GLIĂ€ FXOW\ those whose goals are to better the said, “It was a wonderful place to go He retired in 1995, but returned to health and wellbeing of the people of to school.â€? From time to time he still work a year later from 1997-1998. Oregon. These tend to be colleges and hears from friends he made during his About a decade later, the company universities and organizations inter- years here, and has attended reunions. was forced to merge with a com- ested in culture, art and social ser- Next year, he comments, “I’ll have to SHWLWRU :H\HUKDXVHU +H UHĂ HFWHG RQ vices. It is evident that what motivates think about the 60th reunion.â€? this time with discontent, as it was a Swindells’ trust is the desire to give “hostile takeover,â€? that ended in 2002. back to the community. The fund donated grants to a long, The end of the company did not stop Swindells from working hard to make wide-ranging list of local Oregon a difference. He took advantage of the organizations. Some of these include stock he had left and used these assets hospitals, Boy Scouts of America, local community colleges and univerWR EHQHĂ€ W WKH OLYHV RI 2UHJRQ ORFDOV sities, the Oregon Food Bank and the Turning Loss into Charity Oregon Wildlife Foundation, to name 6ZLQGHOOV PDQDJHG WR Ă€ QG D SRVL a few. Swindells used his major suctive outlet after the company’s loss by FHVV LQ WKH EXVLQHVV ZRUOG WR EHQHĂ€ W opening a charitable trust fund, called the greater community, a true sign the Ann and Bill Swindells Charitable of his down-to-earth disposition and Trust. Its intentions are to “contrib- generosity.

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Men’s  Soccer  Surges  to  top  of  NESCAC No. 4 Jeffs emerge unscathed from a brutal road stretch, will battle Wesleyan for top seed was content to come away with a draw. “I thought we showed a lot of composure and consistency coming back IURP D GHĂ€FLW LQ WKH ODVW PLQXWHV After enduring a grueling two-week of the game. As long as we build on the span that included four key away NES- momentum, it could be an important CAC games, the men’s soccer team moment for us moving forward.â€? remains undefeated. After drawing Amherst did not have much time to with rival Williams, the Lord Jeffs UHFRYHU IURP LWV Ă€UVW QRQ ZLQ RI WKH proceeded to defeat Trinity, Colby and season, traveling to Trinity just two Bowdoin in succession. The No. 4 days later. The game was largely a Jeffs (11-0-1, 7-0-1 NESCAC) have defensive struggle, but the Lord Jeffs FOLPEHG LQWR D Ă€UVW SODFH WLH ZLWK 1R were able to break the deadlock in the 9 Wesleyan, setting up a blockbuster WK PLQXWH ZKHQ PLGĂ€HOGHU 7KHEH matchup between the two teams on Tsatsimpe ’12 served a cross to the far Homecoming weekend. side of the box. Noon’s diving header On Oct. 9, a defeat looked probable slipped past the Bantam goalkeeper against Williams, as the Jeffs trailed to give the Jeffs the lone goal of the 2-0 with just 11 minutes left to play. game. Playing with visible desperation, the Scoring chances were limited, as team raised their intensity level and the teams combined for only 11 shots, ZDV Ă€QDOO\ DEOH WR EUHDN WKURXJK LQ WKH with the Jeffs holding a 7-4 advan79th minute, when a Julien Aoyama tage. “Trinity played a great game and ’14 cross was poorly cleared by the chances were few and far between for Eph defense. Casey McNamara ’13 both teams and we were fortunate to pounced on the loose ball at the top put one away and get out of there with of the box and had his shot saved. a victory,â€? center back Sam Kaplan ’12 Jae Heo ’14 beat the defenders to the said. “We take great pride in our team rebound and powerfully drove the ball defending, from the forwards through WR WKH IDU SRVW WR Ă€QDOO\ JHW WKH WHDP RQ the goalkeeper, and we knew that we the scoreboard. had to have this game.â€? It did not take long for the Jeffs to The Jeffs continued their winning Ă€QG WKHLU VHFRQG JRDO -XVW VHF- ways on a road trip to Maine the next onds later, Heo was awarded a penalty weekend, defeating Colby 3-0 on Satwhen he was pulled down inside the urday. The Mules could not handle box. Spencer Noon ’13 had his initial Noon, who played a factor in all three attempt blocked but had the aware- -HIIV JRDOV DIWHU D VFRUHOHVV Ă€UVW KDOI ness to slot the rebound into the back 2Q WKH Ă€UVW JRDO 1RRQ¡V VKRW ZDV of the net. redirected by Max Fikke ’14 to open The Jeffs continued to press and the scoring. Federico Sucre ’13 then were the more attacking team through- found Noon with a through ball that out the two extra periods. Heo nearly split the Mule defense. Noon ran past put them on top for good when he a defender before beating the keeper to hit the post from the top of the box. VFRUH 7KH Ă€QDO JRDO DJDLQ FDPH FRXUThe team would have probably netted tesy of a Sucre cross, as he found Noon the rebound, but the buzzer sounded waiting at the back post. Noon calmly before they could claim victory. Ă€QLVKHG ZLWK KLV IHHW WR FRQWLQXH KLV Goalkeeper Lennard Kovacs ’12 NESCAC-leading scoring rampage. said he was happy with the team’s Serpone had nothing but praise for resilience. “We were very lucky to his striker. “Spencer has been integral come out of this game with a tie. For to our success for the past two years so the majority of the game, Williams it’s no surprise that he’s scoring goals was the better team, but we showed and creating chances again this season. great spirit and fought our way back The impressive thing is that he’s added into the game.â€? elements to his game each year and has Head coach Justin Serpone said he really improved.â€? Andrew Kurzweil ’15 Staff Writer

Photo by Kate Berry ’12

Forward Spencer Noon ’13 has tormented opposing defenses this season, and leads the NESCAC with eight goals in league games this season. Teammate Jae Heo ’14 ranks second in the conference with five goals. The next day, the team returned to the site of last season’s gut-wrenching defeat: Bowdoin. The Jeffs’ 2010 campaign ended there when they lost on penalties in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Jeffs made sure history did not repeat itself. )ROORZLQJ D VFRUHOHVV ÀUVW KDOI WKH Jeffs played with aggression in search RI WKH RSHQLQJ JRDO /HVV WKDQ ÀYH minutes after the break, Heo’s corner found Alejandro Sucre ’13. Sucre used KLV KHLJKW DQG DWKOHWLFLVP WR ÀQLVK DQG give the Jeffs momentum. Ten minutes later, Bowdoin took advantage of its own corner to level the scoring. With 15 minutes left in the game, the Jeffs successfully counterattacked the stretched Bowdoin defense. Kaplan found McNamara with a long ball that WUDYHOHG KDOI WKH OHQJWK RI WKH ÀHOG McNamara masterfully played a quick and precise cross into the box to Ben Norton ’14, who one-timed the shot

into the far post for the winner. Kaplan said the win was more than just a victory on paper, as it provided the Jeffs with an emotional uplift DQG ZLOO JLYH WKHP FRQĂ€GHQFH PRYing forward. “Games against Bowdoin are always extremely physical games. They are one of the most physically imposing teams in the league and are so organized defensively that they are YHU\ GLIĂ€FXOW WR EUHDN GRZQ JRLQJ IRUward. In the end, this game could have gone either way, and it was a big step to get a win.â€? “We’ve played four games up on Pickard Field since it opened in 2008 and we’re 0-2-2 in those games, so getting that win on Sunday was huge,â€? Serpone said. “It’s not easy to win NESCAC games on the road, especially against an experienced team that went to a Final Four last year.â€? The outcome of this hard-fought, successful regular season will be deter-

mined Saturday against Wesleyan, when the NESCAC’s top two teams meet on Hitchcock Field. The winner of this game will be the regular seaVRQ FKDPSLRQ DQG VHFXUH KRPH Ă€HOG advantage throughout the NESCAC tournament. Serpone is already looking forward to the game. “Wesleyan is huge. The winner clinches the regular season NESCAC Championship as well as a Little Three title. Ultimately it will be about execution and which team is able to exert their style on the other. I can’t think of a better place to be if you’re a soccer fan in western Massachusetts on Saturday at 3 p.m.â€? Kovacs hopes Jeffs fans will come out in full force. “Wesleyan has a great team this year and it should be a very exciting match. I hope we’ll get a lot of people to the game and can create a great atmosphere. It should be NES&$& VRFFHU DW LWV Ă€QHVW Âľ

Women’s Soccer on Volleyball Digs Out of Early-Season Hole Cusp of No. 1 Seed Kevin Hoogstraten ’15 Staff Writer

Continued from back page 18-yard box and induced a critical Bowdoin foul. Kathryn Nathan ’13 calmly slotted the ball past the diving goalkeeper to give Amherst a dramatic victory. The Jeffs continued their undefeated run by dismantling Keene State 3-1 on Wednesday. 7KH 2ZOV HQWHUHG WKH FRQWHVW RQ D ÀYH JDPH winning streak, but found themselves overwhelmed by Amherst’s relentless ball movement and defensive pressure. The Owls grabbed an early 1-0 lead after 18 minutes, but the Jeffs responded with two goals in a span of 50 seconds (Duffy at 26:17, McKenzie at 27:07). Holding a 2-1 halftime lead, the Jeffs dominated the second stanza, holding a 10-2 edge in shots. Nathan added an insurance goal in the 68th minute to propel Amherst to its 12th straight victory. 7KH -HIIV FDQ ÀQLVK WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ undefeated with wins over Wesleyan (at Homecoming) and Conn. College (on Wednesday). Before this year, the program’s longest undefeated streak to open the season was seven games (in 1979), but the Jeffs have shattered that mark. Amherst clinches the top seed in the NESCAC tournament with a win or draw against the Cardinals.

After a loss to Tufts dropped the volleyball team to 1-3 in conference play, the Firedogs ripped off three straight wins en route to a 4-1 stretch that brought the team to 15-5 overall and .500 in the NESCAC. 7KH )LUHGRJV ÀUVW UHDFKHG ZLWK LPSUHVVLYH ZLQV RYHU &RQQ &ROlege and Colby, and the team quickly bounced back from a loss to Bowdoin by shutting out Bates. The Firedogs started off the month strong, defeating Western New England 3-1 on Oct. 5 behind aggressive offensive play. Cristy Meier ’12 and KC Kanoff ’12 led the team with 17 and 11 kills, respectively, with Meier hitting .486. The Golden Bears took the third set in an attempt to keep the match close, but the Firedogs put the match away with NLOOV LQ WKH ÀQDO VHW VHYHQ FRPLQJ IURP 0HLHU Over fall break, the team traveled to Boston for two conference matchups. Amherst fell to a strong Tufts team 3-0 in their opening PDWFK 7KH )LUHGRJV OHG DW RQH SRLQW LQ WKH ÀUVW VHW EXW WKDW ZDV the last they would see of the lead, dropping the set 25-21 and the next two sets 25-17 each. Meier continued her great run of form by recording 16 kills to lead the team, but the Firedogs could only muster 18 kills in the last two sets, and a slow start to the third set allowed Tufts to jump out to a 6-0 lead, eventually winning 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-17). Having lost their last three NESCAC matchups, the Firedogs broke through in a big way against Connecticut, beating the Camels 3-0 (2520, 25-22, 25-23). Connecticut was 4-2 in conference play entering the match, but Amherst’s attack was too much to handle, with the Firedogs recording 13 kills in each set. Amherst’s senior captains took over the ÀUVW WZR VHWV ZLWK .DQRII JHWWLQJ VHYHQ NLOOV LQ WKH ÀUVW VHW DQG 0HLHU recording seven in the second set. Helped by four service aces from Lauren Antion ’15, the team held off the Camels in the last set to move into sole possession of seventh place in the NESCAC. The Firedogs returned to LeFrak Gymnasium for a midweek game-

DJDLQVW :HVWĂ€HOG 6WDWH EHIRUH KHDGLQJ XS WR &ROE\ IRU WKH ZHHNHQG with the team picking up a 3-1 (25-14, 25-11, 19-25, 25-18) victory to get to 13-4. Amherst hadn’t lost to the Owls since 1999, and Kanoff, Antion and Abigail Hunter ’13 helped continue the streak by each going over double digits in kills. The Firedogs traveled to Maine on Saturday and promptly found themselves in a slugfest against Colby, eventually prevailing in a thrilling 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-12) match that lasted two hours. The team rode Kanoff and Meier to victory, as the senior captains came up huge with 21 and 18 kills, respectively. Kanoff’s 21 kills were a season high for any Amherst player this year and helped push her past 1,000 kills for her career. Callie Neilson ’13 was instrumental in the )LUHGRJV¡ RIIHQVLYH H[SORVLRQ DQG HQGHG XS ZLWK DVVLVWV Ă€YH PRUH than Colby had as a team. Colby came into the matchup second in the NESCAC in digs and recorded 103 in the match, but even with their strong defensive play the Mules couldn’t contain the Amherst hitters. The Firedogs faced a stiff test on Sunday morning against Bowdoin, which came into Sunday’s matchup with the Jeffs at 17-1, undefeated in conference play and leading the NESCAC in hitting percentage. The )LUHGRJV ORVW WKH Ă€UVW WZR JDPHV EXW NHSW WKHP FORVH DQG GRPLQDWHG WKH third game, allowing only 12 points while hitting .320 as a team. Eventually though, the Jeffs lost their way and hit .064 as a team in the fouth set, which they dropped for a 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 12-25, 25-15) loss. Amherst went immediately from playing the best to the worst the NESCAC has to offer, as they took on Bates — a team that has yet to win a NESCAC matchup and stands at 3-15 overall. Unsurprisingly, the Firedogs dominated throughout their 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-11) win. The team had a season-high .326 hitting percentage while limiting the Bobcats to an anemic .075 percentage. Kristin Keeno ’13 came up with 21 digs and continues to lead the NESCAC in both digs and digs per game. Amherst currently sits in seventh place in the NESCAC with two more conference games remaining. The Firedogs return to action on Friday night when they take on MIT at Smith.

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Men’s Tennis Defeats Cross Country Still Has Johns Hopkins and MIT Room for Improvement Emmett Knowlton ’15

Keri Lambert ’13 continues dominant season as teams prepare for NESCACs

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After a successful ITA/Regional Championship tournament at Williams, the topUDQNHG PHQ¡V WHQQLV WHDP RIĂ€FLDOO\ EHJDQ LWV defending its title in Baltimore on Oct. 8 with a well-earned 6-3 dual match win over 13thranked Johns Hopkins. After winning the singles draw of the ITA/Regional Championship earlier this fall, sophomore Joey Fritz came from behind to defeat Hopkins’ Andy Hersch 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 1 singles match. At No. 2 singles, Mark Kahan ’13 also needed three sets to snag the win, eventually upending Tanner Brown 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. At No. 3 and No. 5, Andrew Jung ’12 and Chris Dale ’14 each earned straight-set victories, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-2, respectively. In doubles, the Lord Jeffs picked up 8-5 wins from Wes Waterman ’12 and Fritz at the top spot and Jon Cypers ’15 and Jung at the third spot, while Jacob Barnaby and Noah Joachim of Johns Hopkins defeated Kahan and Dale 9-8 (2). The Blue Jays also managed to pick up two singles victories, as Ben Hwang eked out a three-set victory (6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2)) over Waterman at the No. 4 spot and Jensen Reiter topped Cypers 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 6 spot. The following day, Amherst traveled to Carnegie Mellon and handed the Tartans an 8-1 defeat. The Lord Jeffs won all six singles matches, including straight-set victories from Fritz, Jung, Waterman, Dale and Cypers. Kahan topped Carnegie Mellon’s Harsha Rao in three sets at the No. 2 spot, and slotted his 20th-straight singles victory with the win. In doubles play, Amherst’s top two pairs won easily, as Waterman and Fritz slotted an 8-5 win and Kahan and Dale won 8-1. Carnegie Mellon salvaged their lone point of the match at the No. 3 spot when Rao and Thomas Cooper beat Cypers and Jung, 8-3. This past weekend, the team ended its

Carlyn Robertson ’14 Managing Sports Editor

Photo courtesy of Sam Masinter ’04

Joey Fritz ’14 won his No. 1 singles matches against Johns Hopkins and Carnegie Mellon. fall season with an 8-1 win over 25th-ranked MIT to improve to 3-0 and extend its winning streak to 21 straight matches. Kahan also extended his personal undefeated streak to 21 matches, beating Edwin Zhang at the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Amherst took the remainder of the singles matches, including a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory for junior Alex Kim at No. 6 singles. Amherst took two of the three doubles matches, as the top pairing of Kahan and Dale won 8-6, and Julian Camacho ’12 and Cypers won 8-2 at the third spot. The win cements Amherst’s place at the top of the Div. III. Since the beginning of last season, the Jeffs boast a 39-1 record, including the team’s ÀUVW HYHU 1&$$ 1DWLRQDO &KDPSLRQVKLS ODVW spring. For now, the end of the fall season might be the only thing keeping the Jeffs from gaining more momentum in their pursuit of a second championship.

Women’s Tennis Tandem Doubles up the Opposition

Jordan Brewer ’14 and Laura Danzig ’12 post perfect 11-0 record for fall season Emmett Knowlton ’15 Contributing Writer

As the women’s fall tennis season comes to an end, sophomore Jordan Brewer and senior Laura Danzig must be feeling pretty good about themselves. After three tournaments and a dual match this fall, the doubles tandem emerged perfect, posting a sterling 11-0 record. They most recently captured the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT) title this past weekend. The weekend before, the duo won the ÀIWK DQQXDO *DLO 6PLWK 'RXEOHV 7RXUQDPHQW at Middlebury, after having notched an ITA/ Regional Doubles Tournament win this season. En route to their title at the Gail Smith Doubles Tournament, a round-robin tournament hosting 30 doubles teams from eight schools in eight different draws. Brewer and Danzig beat Arielle Leben and Elizabeth Gerber of Trinty and Hannah Hoerner and Susannah Howard of Bowdoin to win their draw. From there, the duo beat Skidmore’s Zoe Valella and Yumi Karlsheoej before earnLQJ D VSRW LQ WKH ÀQDOV ZLWK DQ ZLQ RYHU Middlebury’s Tori Aiello and Leah Kepping. Brewer and Danzig took down another 0LGGOHEXU\ GXR LQ WKH ÀQDOV XSHQGLQJ 6DOO\ Wilkey and Lok Sze Leung 8-6 to win. Also posting an impressive record in the tournament were sophomores Jen Newman and Zoe Pangalos, who took fourth overall

after falling to a Middlebury duo 7-9 in the match for third place. This past weekend, Brewer and Danzig took the Gail Smith ‘A’ Flight crown at the NEWITT to top off the fall season. The tournament, a unique blend of singles and doubles play, pits doubles pairs against each other as a team and individually, with a total of three points up for grabs in each match. Brewer and Danzig earned two 3-0 victories, beating the top pairs from Roger Williams and Tufts in both doubles and singles play. $IWHU UROOLQJ LQWR WKH VHPLĂ€QDOV WKH GRPLQDQW GXR VHFXUHG D VSRW LQ WKH Ă€QDOV with doubles and singles wins over Ephs’ .ULVWLQ $ORWWD DQG 5HEHFFD &XUUDQ ,Q WKH Ă€nals, Brewer and Danzig beat Williams’ second pair, Maria Pylypiv and Kathleen Elkins, again by a 3-0 margin. Amherst’s No. 2 doubles pair, Pangalos and Newman, continued their impressive VHDVRQ E\ UHDFKLQJ WKH TXDUWHUĂ€QDOV DIWHU EHDWLQJ WKH WRS GXRV IURP 6SULQJĂ€HOG DQG Trinity, though they would eventually fall to Ephs Pylpiv and Elkins, 2-1. Brewer and Danzig are no strangers to collegiate tennis success, as Brewer won last year’s Gail Smith Doubles Tournament with Gabby Devlin ’14, and Danzig took the same title in 2009. The level of success from such a young team, highlighted by the undefeated Brewer and Danzig machine, is very impressive. With a long New England winter separating Brewer and Danzig from continuing their doubles domination, their return to the court this spring should be an exciting one.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams had impressive races at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships, held at Franklin Park, on Oct. 8. Junior Keri Lambert led the women’s team for the third consecutive meet. Lambert, who’s had an exceptional season, led the Lady Jeffs again at the Little Three Championships on Oct. 15 for a second-place team score. The men came in third, with Williams taking the title on both men’s and women’s side. In their earlier meet, the Lady Jeffs placed 10th out of 43 Div. I, II and III teams at the NEICAAA championships. Senior co-captain Melissa Sullivan said “the team had a few strong performances, but didn’t have its best day overall.â€? Lambert clocked in DW LQ WKH N UDFH IRU D VHYHQWK SODFH Ă€QLVK RXW of 269 runners. Her performance earned her NESCAC Performer of the Week honors for the second time this season. Junior Ali Simeone came in 51st with an 18:55. /DXUHQ $OPHLGD ¡ DQG -HVVLFD .DOLVNL ¡ Ă€Qished with times of 19:19 and 19:27, respectively and Victoria Sosnowski ’14 was close behind with a 19:33. Boston College had four runners in the top 10 and took the team title. On the men’s side, Andrew Erskine ’13 led the SDFN ZLWK D Ă€QLVK LQ WKH N FRPLQJ LQ WK out of 294 competitors. Pat Grimes ’13 continued to be a reliable scoring force for the Jeffs, crossing the tape in 26:25. First-year KC Fussell was close on his heels ZLWK D Ă€QLVK *UHJ 7XULVVLQL ¡ DQG 'LOORQ %XFNOH\ ¡ URXQGHG RXW WKH -HIIV WRS Ă€YH Ă€QLVKHUV with times of 26:59 and 27:15, respectively. $W WKH /LWWOH 7KUHH &KDPSLRQVKLSV /DPEHUW Ă€Qished second overall on the women’s side with an 18:29.8 in the 5k, coming in 4.7 seconds behind a Ă€UVW \HDU IURP :LOOLDPV Simeone came in sixth with a 19:21.4 and AlPHLGD Ă€QLVKHG WK DW D -XQLRUV 6DUDK 'DO\

DQG (ORGLH 5HHG Ă€QLVKHG WK DQG WK ZLWK WLPHV of 20.04.6 and 20.08.0, while Kaliski and Sullivan UDFHG HDFK RWKHU WR WKH Ă€QLVK OLQH FRPLQJ LQ UG and 24th, respectively, with times of 20.18.8 and 20:19.1. :LOOLDPV GRPLQDWHG DV WKH (SKV KDG HLJKW Ă€Qishers in the top 10, which helped them to the meetORZ VFRUH RI $PKHUVW Ă€QLVKHG DW DQG :HVleyan scored 78. “At Little Threes we were more strategic than normal and not everyone raced to their maximum ability,â€? Sullivan said. “Still, the race was D GHĂ€QLWH LPSURYHPHQW IRU WKH WHDP DV D ZKROH IURP just a week before.â€? 2Q WKH PHQ¡V VLGH LQ D Ă€HOG RI UXQQHUV (UVNLQH Ă€QLVKHG Ă€UVW DPRQJ WKH -HIIV DQG WK RYHUall, clocking in at 27:01.3. Fussell and Grimes were in hot pursuit, taking 13th and 14th with times of 27.02.1 and 27:08.3, respectively. %XFNOH\ Ă€QLVKHG WK ZLWK D DQG 7XULVsini was not far behind at 23rd, stopping the clock at 27:36.7. But again Williams dominated the team competition, as the men’s team bested the women’s score with just 19 points. Wesleyan scored 57 and Amherst tallied 62. Head coach Erik Nedeau was pleased with the men’s team’s past two races, and he’s looking forward to seeing how the team will compete in the end of the season. “We have done a lot of great things in training that have been focused on NESCAC’s and beyond, and as we get ready to focus our efforts on the championship races I am excited for what the guys can do.â€? The Jeffs race again at the NESCAC championships on Oct. 29. Sullivan said that the NESCAC championship is “always an exciting race, with great competition against our most familiar rivals. We’re really excited to have the advantage of running on our home course.â€? The team has a week and a half before the meet, which gives them some time to get ready. “We’ve been looking stronger and stronger in workouts, and we’re going to put in some intense training between now and then to prepare,â€? Sullivan explained.

In Da Club

Recaps and Results for the Club Sports Teams The men’s crew team kicked off their fall season at the Head of the Snake regatta this weekend, as four varsity boats and one novice boat competed in the 6k race. The Varsity 1 (V1) boat ÀQLVKHG VL[WK LQ WKH ÀHOG of 20 boats with a time of 15:02. Rowers Jack Eastburn ’13, James Fromson ’13, Richard Galuzzi ’12 and Alex Stone ’12 were coxed by senior Cindy Li. The V2 boat placed 12th with a time of 16:16, the V3 ÀQLVKHG WK LQ DQG the V4 came in 19th with a

17:50. 7KLV ZDV WKH Ă€UVW UDFH for novice rowers Johannes Ferstad ’15, Michael Flaster ’14, Geoffrey Phillips ’15, Connor Sholtis ’15 and coxswain Linon Chen ’15. They competed in the VDPH Ă€HOG DV WKH YDUVLW\ boats, riding to the chalOHQJH ZLWK D WK SODFH Ă€Qish despite their lack of experience. Their time of 16:36 was good enough to beat the V1 boat from Brandeis. Flaster summed up the race, saying simply that he “never had a rush like that.â€? The women’s and

Varsity 1: 6th, 15:02 Varsity 2: 12th, 16:16 Varsity 3: 14th, 16:33 Varsity 4: 19th, 17:50 Novice: 15th, 16:36 men’s V1 boats will race at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston this Sat., which is the largest two-day rowing event in the world. There, the top varsity rowers should face off against some of their stiffest competition this year. — Carlyn Robertson ’14

Photo courtesy of Leah Longoria ’12

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Schedule FRIDAY: Volleyball vs. MIT @ Smith (Day 1 of 3), 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs. Wesleyan

5 p.m. (Day 3 of 3) Men’s Soccer vs. Wesleyan, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY: Volleyball vs. Brandeis @ Smith (Day 2 of ), 12 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Wesleyan, 12 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Wesleyan, 12 p.m. Football vs. Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Volleyball vs. Wellesley @ Mt. Holyoke,

IN DEPTH Time: Saturday, Oct. 22 3 p.m. Site: Hitchcock Field Key Players: Amherst Spencer Noon ’13 Jae Heo ’14

Wesleyan Photo courtesy of Kate Berry ’12

Players of the week Katie McMahon ’13 — Field Hockey

Rory O’Neill ’13 Adam Purdy ‘13

The Jeffs enter this clash of titans at 11-0-1, coming off of a 2-1 victory over Bowdoin and a 3-0 shutout of Colby. Spencer Noon ’13 earned NESCAC Player of the Week status last week, but he was not the only contributor to the Jeffs’ continuing success last week, as Ben Norton ‘14 scored the game-winning goal in the hard-fought Bowdoin game. Amherst’s offense leads the league, and the Jeffs are ranked fourth overall. If they earn a victory on Saturday, they will wrap up the top seed in the NESCAC. Saturday will be all the more critical, however, because their opponents are in the very same position. Wesleyan enters the matchup at 9-0-2 (undefeated in NESCAC, as is Amherst), and they have not relinquished a goal so far in Oct. Their six consecutive shutouts are a Wesleyan record. Rory O’Neill scored the lone goal in the Cardinals’ most recent victory over Western Connecticut State, with goalkeeper Adam Purdy and the Wesleyan defense doing the rest. $ SRWHQWLDO SUHYLHZ RI WKH 1(6&$& Ă€QDO WKLV SURPLVHV WR EH D FDQ¡W PLVV WRRWK DQG QDLO DIIDLU WKDW ZLOO GHĂ€QH WKH Jeffs’ season. — Karl Greenblatt ’15

Spencer Noon ’13 — Men’s Soccer

Junior Katie McMahon was named NESCAC Player of the Week after tallying three goals and two assists over a 2-1 stretch for the Jeffoe;d hockey team. McMahon scored twice in Amherst’s win over Colby and once more in a 5-0 rout of Babson. Her key assist against Bowdoin also helped the Jeffs take the third-ranked Polar Bears to

overtime. She is the league’s secondleading scorer with 27 points and 11 goals, and, with her 37th career goal against Babson, she reached the 100 lifetime points milestone. The Jeffs take on Wesleyan at 12 p.m. on Homecoming Saturday. — Karl Greenblatt ’15

Junior Spencer Noon racked up three goals and seven points over two games last week. His strong performances earned him NESCAC Player of the Week honors — the second Amherst player to do so this season. Noon had two goals and an assist in the Jeffs’ 3-0 shutout of Colby and had the deciding score in their 1-0 edge of Trinity. He

currently leads the NESCAC in both points (21) and goals (nine). He has a 24 percent shooting average, and a 46 percent shots-ongoal average. Thanks to this offensive machine, the Jeffs boasts the league’s highest-scoring offense, and will take on Wesleyan for the No. 1 seed in the NESCAC on Saturday. — Karl Greenblatt ’15

Golf Teams Wrap up an Impressive Fall Season

Men’s team had strong individual performances in their final tournament, while women placed in the top three overall in each of their four fall tournaments Varun Iyengar ’14 Sports Section Editor

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Sill halved their rounds to wrap up the Jeffs’ scoring. $OWKRXJK QRW DQ LGHDO WHDP ÀQLVK WKLQJV certainly could be looking up for the Jeffs, who got an outstanding individual performance from Moser. He was the only Lord Jeff to record wins in each of the match play formats, going undefeated for the weekend. As such, he earned Amherst’s Most Valuable Player honor, given to the player that best helps carry the team over the course of the weekend. It should not be overlooked, however, that fellow freshman Sill had an impressive weekend in his own right, winning three matches and tying his fourth to earn the Jeffs 3.5 points. With the fall season now complete, the Jeffs will look to turn the page on a successful year and improve during the offseason. The team has a busy spring ahead of them as they look forward to building on the growth they have already shown.

The men’s golf team capped off their fall season at the Mountain-Valley Cup Challenge last weekend. Competing against Williams at the Taconic Golf Club, the tournament was a fun DQG XQLTXH ZD\ WR Ă€QLVK WKH \HDU DV LW IHDWXUHG a match play format rather than the usual stroke play. Instead of aiming for the lowest total team strokes, players and pairs face off against opponents to win individual holes. Following two rounds of play, the team with more head-to-head victories is the overall champion. There are many forms of match play, and, at this event, the format featured singles, scramble, four-ball and foursome. 7KH -HIIV EHJDQ WKH ZHHNHQG RQ Ă€UH HDUQLQJ WKUHH RXW RI Ă€YH SRVVLEOH SRLQWV LQ WKH IRXUVRPH format. The freshman tandem of Josh Moser and Women Jarvis Sill earned an impressive victory (two and one), while Alex Butensky ’13 and Nicholas With two impressive weeks of golf, the Koh ’14 teamed up to win a second point by the ZRPHQ¡V JROI WHDP SXW WKH Ă€QLVKLQJ WRXFKHV same score. Amherst’s veteran pairing of captain on what has been a remarkably successful fall Nate Belkin ’12 and Mark Colp ’12 rounded out the Jeffs’ victories with a 1-up win. Williams was quick to respond, however, as they dominated Saturday’s back nine, which featured a four-ball format. The Ephs’ charge HDUQHG WKHP IRXU RXW RI Ă€YH SRLQWV JLYLQJ :LOliams a slight edge going into Sunday’s competition. Moser and Sill eked out Amherst’s lone victory in the format, a one-up triumph that kept the Jeffs within striking distance. $PKHUVW UHPDLQHG FORVH WKURXJK WKH Ă€UVW KDOI RI 6XQGD\¡V Ă€QDO URXQG DV ZHOO %RWK WHDPV earned 2.5 points in the scramble format and ZHUH SULPHG IRU D SRWHQWLDOO\ VSHFWDFXODU Ă€Qish, with the Ephs leading by a relatively small margin, 8.5-6-5, going into the back nine. The drama, however, was not to be. Williams pulled away easily in the singles format, taking seven Photo courtesy of Justin Long of the 10 matchups to earn the 15.5-9.5 team victory. Moser and Koh earned the only Amherst Josh Moser ’15 earned Amherst’s Most Valuwins in the singles format, while Butensky and able Player honor.

season. The Lady Jeffs earned third place out of eleven teams at the Williams Fall Classic two weeks ago and followed up that performance by placing second in the year-end event, the Wellesley Invitational, this past weekend. Their success was not without precedent, given that Amherst’s program has blossomed into a national title contender in the past few years. Nevertheless it was a surprising run during a season that was supposed to be about building an identity without its three top players from last year. In addition to the graduation of a three-time All-American, two juniors are studying abroad, altogether making the Jeffs’ success this fall all the more impressive. In Williamstown for the Fall Classic, Amherst got off to a blistering start. Led by senior Laura Monty, who carded a team-low 83, the Lady Jeffs’ day-one total of 337 trailed only the hometown team. But with Middlebury only one shot behind and Vassar six back, there was little room for error on Amherst’s part. In the end, the Jeffs were not able to hold off Middlebury’s Sunday charge, as the Panthers’ Ă€QDO URXQG HDVLO\ PRYHG WKHP LQWR VHFRQG place. On the other hand, Amherst was able to edge out Vassar, as the Jeffs’ day-two 354 was good enough for a four-stroke margin over the closing Brewers. Co-captain Elaine Lin ’12 was key in preVHUYLQJ WKH -HIIV¡ WRS WKUHH Ă€QLVK DV VKH EDFNHG XS D GD\ RQH ZLWK D Ă€QDO URXQG VFRUH RI WR record a team-low 169 for the weekend. Monty Ă€QLVKHG ULJKW RQ KHU WDLO ZLWK D WZR GD\ WRWDO RI 170, while Sooji Choi ’14 came in with a 172, putting up impressive back-to-back 86’s. Looking to build upon their success at Williams, the Lady Jeffs competed at Wellesley the following weekend. Amherst again quickly got out of gates and shot the second lowest day-one score, a 334 that put the team six strokes behind Williams and 10 ahead of Vassar. Learning from their experience the previous week, the Jeffs did not allow a team to leap-frog them this Sunday, keeping Vassar at arm’s length with a day-two 341 that wrapped up a secondSODFH RYHUDOO Ă€QLVK Among numerous impressive individual

Photo courtesy of Michelle Morgan

Co-captain Elaine Lin ’11 (156) earned third-place in the Wellesley Invitational. performances, Lin again put together two outstanding rounds, pacing Amherst’s scoring. She carded a six-over 78 on Saturday to jump into third place after round one play. Her hold in the top three was precarious, however, as two players trailed her by only one stroke. Yet, in the face of such pressure, Lin stepped up her game, carding another impressive 78 to pull away from her competitors and earn individual third-place honors for the tournament. Putting together another impressive week in her RZQ ULJKW &KRL ÀQLVKHG VHFRQG DPRQJ WKH /DG\ -HIIV VKRRWLQJ D WZR GD\ WRWDO RI WR ÀQLVK LQ seventh place overall. The Lady Jeffs’ success these past two weekends wraps up a season that saw the team HDUQ WRS WKUHH ÀQLVKHV LQ HDFK RI WKHLU IRXU WRXUnaments. The team should have even better prospects for the spring, however, as they looked forward to the return of Irene Hickey ’13 and Liz Monty ’13 from studying abroad. With those additions and an offseason of hard work, the Lady Jeffs should be primed to compete for a national championship.

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Field Hockey Wins Three in a String of Four Away Games Reilly Horan ’13 Staff Writer

7KH -HIIV WRRN IRXU RXW RI Ă€YH games in a long stretch of away games over the past week and a half, defeating Williams, Babson, Colby and Smith and dropping one to Bowdoin. ´3OD\LQJ RQ WKH URDG LV GHĂ€nitely a different experience, but we took it one game at a time and GLGQ¡W WKLQN RI LW DV D Ă€YH JDPH stretch,â€? co-captain Stephanie Clegg ’12 noted. The Jeffs defeated the Ephs 3-0 on Friday, Oct. 7. Katie McMahon ’13 led the Jeffs with two goals, while Chrissy Cantore ’12 netted the third. Cantore started things off in the ninth minute when she rebounded a shot from Carly Dudzik ’12 on a penalty corner and tapped it into the net. The Jeffs then took advantage of a penalty corner awarded with no time left in the half when Sarah McCarrick ’12 took a shot, which McMahon redirected into the goal. While Williams challenged Amherst with a series of shots in WKH Ă€UVW PLQXWHV RI WKH VHFRQG KDOI Ă€UVW \HDU JRDONHHSHU 5DFKHO Tannenbaum anchored the Jeff deIHQVH ZLWK Ă€YH VDYHV RQ WKH GD\ Quickly thereafter, sophomore Krista Zsitvay and McMahon went on a fast break; Zsitvay fed McMahon a quick pass, and she went oneon-one with the Williams goalie to WDFN RQ WKH WHDP¡V Ă€QDO JRDO RI WKH game. On the back of this victory, head coach Carol Knerr commented, “It’s always great to beat Williams and the team is hungry to work hard this weekend in hopes of being Little Three Champions.â€? Amherst then blanked Babson last Wednesday, taking a decisive 5-0 non-conference win on the road. Notably, Zsitvay contributed a hat trick in the game, paired with goals from Alex Philie ’13 and McMahon. Tannenbaum registered her fourth shutout of the season. This weekend, Amherst traveled to Maine to take on NESCAC opponents Colby and Bowdoin. On Saturday, the Jeffs defeated the Mules 4-1 and coach Knerr earned her 100th career win. CanWRUH VWUXFN Ă€UVW LQ WKH VL[WK PLQXWH assisted by McCarrick and Zsitvay. Colby’s Caitlyn Lancaster quickly answered a minute later, making the score 1-1. At the 11:08 mark, McMahon

The Green Monster

Karl Greenblatt ’15

After various members of the Red Sox organization leaked intimate clubhouse details that led to a front-page article in The Boston Globe, Karl discusses the possibility that the Red Sox’s problems start at the top with owner John Henry. Since the season has ended, the Red Sox have begun to clean house.

Dissension in the Ranks of the Red Sox

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Goalie Rachel Tannenbaum ’15 registered her fourth shutout of the season against Babson and made 22 saves in the loss to Bowdoin. tacked on the team’s second goal, fed by Cantore. Eight minutes later, McMahon registered a third goal (her career 11th), assisted by Ă€UVW \HDU (OOLH $QGHUVHQ )LQDOO\ early in the second half, McMahon orchestrated a corner where Dudzik passed to McCarrick, who shot the WHDP¡V IRXUWK DQG Ă€QDO JRDO LQWR WKH net. Amherst moved onward to Bowdoin on Sunday in a gripping game that decided who would take the top seed in the NESCAC. After the game was sent into two overtime periods, Amherst fell to Bowdoin 2-1 in penalty strokes. Bowdoin applied pressure from the beginning, registering several quick shots on goal and eventually scoring in the 19th minute when Katie Herter redirected a loose ball into the goal. Amherst would answer in the second half when McMahon fed McCarrick to convert a penalty corner into a huge goal that tied things up. The teams remained deadlocked for the remainder of regulation, largely due to a solid Amherst defense countering Bowdoin’s offensive force. Even after two 15-minute overtime periods, the score remained 1-1. Throughout both overtime periods, Bowdoin held an edge in shots and corners, 13-3 and 10-4, respectively. But while Bowdoin beared down, Tannenbaum’s formidable peformance in net kept the game close; she contributed 22

saves in the game. When it came down to penalty strokes, Amherst made two of their four attempts, and Bowdoin made three of four before Katie Riley QHWWHG %RZGRLQ¡V Ă€IWK DQG Ă€QDOO\ ended this extremely close matchup. Knerr commented on the loss: “We put our hearts and souls into that game and while we are disappointed with the outcome we are really hoping to get another chance to play them this season.â€? 7KH -HIIV Ă€QLVKHG XS WKHLU URDG trip by taking it to Smith 8-1 on Thursday. In Amherst’s smattering of goals, Zsitvay contributed two, Dudzik added two, Madeline Tank ’15 scored once, and Philie rounded out the offense with a hat trick. McMahon tallied another assist, bringing her career total to 27, which ties the school record. Looking to the road ahead, cocaptain Dudzik echoes the same optimism that she’s displayed throughout the season: “We really ZDQW WR Ă€QLVK RXU UHJXODU VHDVRQ strong with three more wins to put us in the best possible position going into the postseason,â€? she commented. “We know how much potential we have and these past four JDPHV KDYH FRQĂ€UPHG WKDW Âľ Amherst now stands at 10-2 (6-2 NESCAC) and will face Smith away on Thursday before hosting Wesleyan on Saturday for Homecoming.

Photo courtesy of Cole Morgan ’13

Katie McMahon ’13 was named NESCAC Player of the Week after scoring three goals and assisting two more over the weekend.

$PLGVW WKH UHFHQW PHGLD Ă€UHVWRUP and with Theo Epstein all but out, the mess for the Red Sox has only just begun. I’ve never been a particular fan of Red Sox owner John Henry. After what has gone on since the Red Sox epic 2011 collapse, however, my disdain has progressed to a slightly more pointed dislike. Sure, he’s saying and denying all the right things to the press now. But he has been at the center of plenty of controversy in the last three weeks, much of it having to do with two of the most promiQHQW Ă€JXUHV LQ %RVWRQ EDVHEDOO KLVWRU\ — both of whom are on their way out. <HV , HQGRUVHG WKH GHSDUWXUH Ă€ULQJ (whatever it really was) of Terry Francona; the time has come for someone more capable of reigning in the unsavory behaviors associated with the 2011 team (more on this later). That said, despite his recent shortcomings, he has achieved unparalleled success and is, I would think, D VXUHĂ€UH Ă€UVW EDOORW +DOO RI )DPH PDQager. What, then, induced Francona to allude to the fact that ownership “might QRW KDYH KDG KLV EDFNÂľ GXULQJ WKH Ă€QDO month of the season? And is it a coincidence that what has been widely described as a smear campaign followed? Apparently, “a sourceâ€? close to the team leaked information on Francona’s deteriorating marriage and use of painkillers, suggesting that they might have impaired his performance. Of course, this wasn’t news as recently as September, while the Red Sox still led the American Leauge (AL) East. Medical personnel argued that Francona, who has had more knee surgeries than most people have had colds, had been taking such medication for years, including during the 2004 and 2007 Championship seasons. As far as the marriage, ESPN Boston columnist Gordon Edes quips, “If job performance were measured by healthy marriages, this country would be in huge trouble.â€? Well said. As the story goes, Henry was incensed on hearing this information broadcast, prompting him to drive to CBS Radio Boston and demand a spot on the talk show “Felger and Massarottiâ€? to set the record straight. Still, I am not entirely convinced of his innocence, not least because this uncharacteristically confrontational gesture would be strange if Henry had nothing to hide. Edes, too, raises an intriguing point: Henry, as Francona’s employer, is one of the few people who had access to the manager’s medical information. He has motivation to discredit Francona, who hinted at a disconnect with ownership, and he seems to have the ability to throw his employees under the bus when convenient. I say this because, in that very “Felger and Massarottiâ€? segment, Henry managed to work in a jab at Theo Epstein’s signing of Carl Crawford. Actually trying to deny reports that the move had EHHQ 35 GULYHQ +HQU\ VDLG ´,W ZDV GHĂ€nitely a baseball signing. In fact, anyone involved in the process, anyone involved in the upper management would tell you that I personally opposed that. They all know that.â€? Although I did not exactly sing Crawford’s praises after his subpar 2011 campaign, this statement sounds suspiciously like a fallback to hindsight. Crawford had hit over .300 and stolen over 45 bases in each of his last three

full seasons before 2011. Anyone who watched a Red Sox-Rays game during those years can tell you what he is capable of. The Red Sox had every reason to expect a big year from him, but, as sometimes happens in baseball, they didn’t receive one. The fact that Henry now poses the excuse that he considered the Red Sox lineup “too left-handed,â€? which may be true in theory but didn’t seem to affect Adrian Gonzalez (.338), Jacoby Ellsbury (.321) or David Ortiz (.309), looks very much like a parting shot at an imminently departing executive. Let me make clear that the timing of this statement, as well as that of the Francona reports, is a major reason for my distrust. Even if Henry had truly opposed the signing all along, this is certainly a less-than-appropriate occasion on which to bring his feelings to light. Still, it is time to move on from Henry, a successful owner in his own right who at least felt the compulsion to address the situation directly. The general public will never know what really transpired and why, so further speculation to this end is essentially useless. With Theo Epstein ready to leave for Chicago, though, a downturn in media activity is unlikely. Whether the remarks about the Crawford signing came before or after Epstein had made his decision, they may Ă RDW DURXQG XQWLO RU HYHQ EH\RQG KLV RIĂ€FLDO GHSDUWXUH $OVR OLNHO\ WR UHDSSHDU are accounts of just how bad player work ethic had become by the end of 2011 (Henry has also denied these). In my last column, I referred to this problem as a major contributor to the collapse, and I am fascinated by the fact that it has not disappeared. The reports say that deviation from prescribed conditioning programs had become epidemic by September, particularly among the pitching staff. Apparently, top-earning starters Josh Beckett, John Lackey and Jon Lester were principal offenders: they could often be found eating fried chicken, drinking beer and playing video games in the clubhouse on their off days. Teammates such as David Ortiz have defended the practice, saying in-game conduct was similarly loose during the 2004 and 2007 seasons. Longstanding or not, this atmoVSKHUH DSSHDUV XQĂ€WWLQJ IRU D WHDP LQ the thick of a pennant race, particularly a struggling team. At the very least, it is an embarrassingly low standard for a professional athlete to hold himself to — especially since this was going on during games. I will reiterate that, in a case such as this, mental conditioning is negatively affected just as much as physical conditioning. One wonders how, whatever the organizational model, this type of behavior can be considered part of winning baseball. So, minus the best manager and, likely, general manager in their history, the Red Sox head into the offseason facing more questions than answers both on DQG RII WKH Ă€HOG 7KHUH ZLOO XQGRXEWHGO\ be unwelcome distractions from the media and from everywhere else of proportions that Red Sox fans have not seen in the post-2004 era. The Red Sox have the potential to have a championship-caliber comeback year — or to sink further into disgrace. At least we already know that two of the major factors in the equation will not be the same as in 2011.

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Undefeated men’s soccer to play Wesleyan for top spot in NESCAC PAGE 16

Friday, October 21, 2011

GROUND,  POUND,  &  PUMMEL With a ball-hawking defense and potent rushing attack, the Jeffs have muscled to the top of the NESCAC Karan Bains ’14 Sports Section Editor

As October hits Massachusetts in full force, the football team is beginning to catch its stride and look like a force in the NESCAC. After a pair of victories to open up the season, the Jeffs pushed their record to 4-0 in the last two weeks, triumphing over both Middlebury and Colby. Middlebury came to Pratt Field two weeks ago looking to give the Jeffs a battle, and WKH À UVW KDOI SURYHG WR EH D hard-fought contest. Quarterback Blake Grauer ’12 found Andrew Reed ’12 for a 38-yard WRXFKGRZQ VWULNH LQ WKH À UVW quarter to put the Jeffs up 10-7, but the Panthers roared back to grab a 21-20 lead with under three minutes to play in the half. Amherst’s playmakers, however, came out in full strength for the next few minutes, as running back Eric Bunker ’12 scrambled for a score with 2:11 to play, giving the Jeffs a solid six point lead. $PKHUVW ZDV QRW VDWLVÀ HG

however, and Bunker ran it into the end zone again with one minute remaining in the half after a special teams miscue gave the Jeffs the ball back. To avoid further mishaps, the Panthers simply chose to take a knee and go into the locker room trailing Amherst 21-34. They mustered a few efforts to close the gap in the second half, but the Jeffs retained control throughout and came out on top, 48-28. Grauer threw for 193 total yards and tossed in a pair of touchdown passes in the win. Bunker ran for a career-high four touchdowns as part of his 19-carry, 130-yard performance that kept the Panther defense on their heels and gave him over 1,000 career rushing yards. Kicker Matt Rawson ’12 also hit a milestone with his QG DQG UG FDUHHU À HOG goals, which set the new record for Amherst kicking. The Jeffs then traveled to Colby last weekend, expecting to dominate the Mules. Amherst came out with the victory to extend its winning streak over Colby to an impressive 16

games, dominating on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Grauer threw for a careerhigh 293 yards, including two touchdown passes, but the special teams and defense showcased their abilities to score as well. Gordie Lockbaum ’12 intercepted a Colby pass late LQ WKH À UVW TXDUWHU DQG WRRN LW

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to the house, giving the Jeffs a 10-0 lead. Lockbaum proved to be a difference maker throughout the game, accounting for seven tackles and forcing a fumble as well. Kevin Ferber ’12 also had a good day, compiling seven tackles, two of which were sacks, and a forced fumble. The defense was solid for all four quarters, but it was the special teams that gave the Jeffs a spark just before halftime. In the second quarter, a routine Colby punt became arguably the most exciting play of the game. Landrus Lewis ’13 caught the punt deep in Amherst territory, but weaved his way through the Mule defenders for a 76-yard touchdown, the longest punt return for Amherst in the last 15 years. After the variety of ways the Jeffs found the end zone, they ended up winning by a score of 31-7. At 4-0, Amherst sits atop the NESCAC in a tie with Trinity College. The Jeffs host Wesleyan this weekend, and will look to get a boost from the Homecoming crowd to continue their winning ways.

Homecoming Preview

Amherst (4-0) vs. Wesleyan (3-1) Game Time: 1:00 pm, Saturday Last meeting: Amherst won 37-10 After last season’s homecoming loss to archrival Williams, the football team looks to welcome the larger Amherst family back to campus with a good performance against Wesleyan. The Jeffs have stormed out to a 4-0 start that has them tied with Trinity atop the NESCAC standings, while the Cardinals have been one of the league’s surprises as Wesleyan has not enjoyed a winning season since 2002. The Amherst defense has been dominating all VHDVRQ DQG WKH RIIHQVH KDV EHJXQ WR À QG LWV UK\WKP as well, as the Jeffs lead the NESCAC with 29.8 points per game. If the Jeffs can continue their progress on offense and contain Wesleyan’s dangerous freshman running back LeDarius Drew on the other side of the ball, they will be in a great position to bring home a victory at Pratt Field. — Karan Bains ’14

Photo by Megan Robertson ’15

Undefeated Women’s Soccer Shoots Past Williams Brenton Arnaboldi ’14 Managing Sports Editor

Last year, the women’s soccer team struggled to an 8-7-2 record, failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, and ended its season with a tough 1-0 loss to Williams in the NESCAC Championship Game. The Jeffs vowed to change the script this season. So far, the results have been spectacular. Bolstered by the strength of an explosive offense and stingy back-line, Amherst carries an unblemished record (12-0-0, 8-0-0 NESCAC) into Saturday’s tilt against Wesleyan. “I think we’re playing more as a team this year,� Coach Jen Hughes said. “Players are playing simple, playing the way they face, and then moving off the ball for

each other.â€? The Jeffs avenged last year’s loss to the Ephs with a resounding 3-0 road win in Williamstown on Oct. 8. Williams out-shot Amherst by a 26-14 margin and controlled possession for much of the match, but the Jeffs were the more dynamic team in the attacking third, creating better scoring chances from close range. “We did not have our best game against Williams, but were able to win it in the 18’s [18-yard boxes]â€? captain Jill Kochanek ’12 said. “Offensively, we created some great scoring opportuniWLHV DQG Ă€ QLVKHG RXU FKDQFHV GHIHQVLYHO\ ZH kept them out of our 18-yard box so most of their chances were less dangerous.â€? Amped up for the big match, the Jeffs quickly put the hosts on their heels, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. Mel Stier ’15 played a through-

Photo courtesy of Kate Berry ’12

Amanda Brisco ’14 has contributed to an offense that leads the NESCAC in scoring (2.50 goals per game). The Jeffs also rank first in team defense (.375 goals allowed per game).

EDOO IURP FHQWHU PLGĂ€ HOG DOORZLQJ &KORH 0F.HQ zie ’14 to run onto the ball. McKenzie then surged past a nearby Williams defender before chipping the ball over the charging Ephs’ goalkeeper. Fifteen minutes later, the Jeffs extended the lead to 2-0 on a corner kick opportunity. Kochanek got her head on a swerving cross, leading to a scrum on the goal mouth before McKenzie booted the ball into the back of the net, her second goal of the game. Williams racked up the offensive pressure in the second half, narrowly missing a series of opportunities. The Ephs appeared to score their Ă€ UVW JRDO LQ WKH WK PLQXWH EXW WKH WDOO\ ZDV overturned by a timely offsides call. In the 83rd minute, Williams received a penalty kick after an Amherst handball in the box, but the PK effort rattled off the post. Buoyed by the penalty kick miss, the Jeffs SXVKHG IRUZDUG WR SXW WKH GDJJHU LQ WKH FRIĂ€ Q Amanda Brisco ’14, who had hit the crossbar just PLQXWHV EHIRUH UDFHG GRZQ WKH OHIW Ă DQN EHIRUH unleashing a low tracer toward net. The Williams goalkeeper blocked the shot, but Sarah Duffy ’14 was there to bury the rebound. While the victory had huge implications for the NESCAC standings — second-place Williams LV FXUUHQWO\ Ă€ YH SRLQWV EHKLQG $PKHUVW — the Jeffs also exacted retribution for the soulcrushing playoff defeat last season. “The game was a huge emotional victory for us after losing to them in the NESCAC championships,â€? Kochanek said. “Last year, our team felt like the result fell short of the way we played and so we approached this game feeling like we had something prove.â€? After Williams, the Jeffs avoided a letdown performance, securing victories over Eastern Connecticut State, Colby and Bowdoin over the next two weeks. The Jeffs eked out a 2-1 victory over Eastern Connecticut State last Wednesday, reversing the tables in 2011 after the Warriors beat Amherst 2-1 at Gooding Field last year. Ellen Ingebritsen ¡ FRQWULEXWHG WZR DVVLVWV Âł KHU Ă€ UVW WZR SRLQWV

of the season — and Emily Little ’13 scored the game-winning goal to break a 1-1 tie in the 77th minute. The team then ventured into Maine for a weekend doubleheader, pummeling Colby 5-1 before prevailing 2-1 over Bowdoin on Sunday. Against the Mules, the Jeffs scored twice in the opening 20 minutes to take a 2-0 halftime lead. $PKHUVW UHDOO\ RSHQHG WKH Ă RRGJDWHV HDUO\ LQ WKH second half, netting three goals from the 51st to 62nd minutes en route to the blowout victory. Despite the successful results against Williams, Eastern Conn. and Colby, some players said they believe the team could have performed at a higher level. “We played a better game against Colby, but still not at the level we know that we are capable of. Colby was a good step in the right direction, but we need to keep improving,â€? Kochanek said. 7KH -HIIV FDPH RXW Ă \LQJ LQ WKH RSHQLQJ minutes against Bowdoin the next day, playing their “best half yet this season,â€? according to Kochanek. Amherst took an early lead in the 14th minute, when Sarah Duffy’s cross found an unmarked Stier, who rocketed a close-range volley into the net. Amherst dominated the rest of the half, outshooting the Polar Bears by a decisive 15-4 marJLQ EXW VWUXJJOHG WR Ă€ QLVK SULPH VFRULQJ RSSRU tunities. “We came out aggressive, but composed and controlled the pace of the game,â€? Kochanek said. “Although we should have capitalized on a few more of our chances, Bowdoin was a huge turning point for us.â€? The game was more balanced in the second half, and Bowdoin tied the score in the 54th minute. The match remained deadlocked at 1-1 WKURXJK UHJXODWLRQ DQG WKH Ă€ UVW RYHUWLPH SHULRG DV both sides struggled to generate offense. Amherst seized its chance early in the second overtime period, when Little dribbled into the

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