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Students Stand Up Against Profiling Ethan Corey ’15 News Section Editor The possibly racially-motivated killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an AfricanAmerican, by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a white Hispanic neighborhood-watch volunteer, sparked outrage around the nation and student response at the College and its fellow Five-College institutions. Martin was walking home from 7-11, a pack of Skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea in his hands, when he was followed and fatally shot by Zimmerman, who claimed to have acted in self-defense. Zimmerman had called 911 to report a “suspicious” individual and began trailing Martin on foot, despite requests from the 911 responder to let the police handle the manner. A confrontation began between Zimmerman and the unarmed teen, during which Zimmerman shot Martin in the chest at close range. During the 911 call, Zimmerman may have used a racial slur to refer to Martin, and in a 911 call from a witness a young man’s voice, believed to be Martin’s, is heard screaming for help in rogated Zimmerman at the scene, but later released him without any charges, leading many to accuse the Sanford Police Department of displaying racial bias. After Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera suggested that “Trayvon’s hoodie killed him as surely as George Zimmerman did,” the hoodie became a symbol of solidarity for supporters of Martin. This comment angered many who believed that Rivera was shifting blame from Zimmerman and engag-
Lambert ’13 Wins Beinecke Scholarship Alissa Rothman ’15 Managing News Editor Keri Lambert ’13 was recently named to the Beinecke Scholarship Program. The program strives to provide substantial scholarships for promising student’s graduate education. The program rewards each winner $4,000 immediately before they enter graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. Lambert plans to use the scholarship to study environmental history at the graduate level. “I am mostly interested in environmental history in Africa, especially West Africa,” Lambert said. Lambert became interested in environmental history after taking a class with History and Environmental Studies professor Edward Mel-
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The Association of Amherst Students recently ran their “I Wear Hoodies Too” campaign in which they hope to stand against profiling and show solidarity for Trayvon Martin. ing in racial stereotyping. To protest the killing and show support for Martin and his family, the Alliance of Black Professionals organized a 1,000 Hoodies Walk in Springtended by several students from the College. Roshard Bryant ’13, one of the students who joined in the rally, said that he went to
political injustice … The death of Trayvon to still manifest itself in physical forms, but also our governments continuing failure to provide true justice against racial injustice. The fact that George Zimmerman has not been arrested and that the state has yet to take the steps to investigate this murder
her experience last summer, when she went abroad to Sierra Leone. “I got to hang out in rice swamps in villages in rural Sierra Leone. There, I got to see how our identity grows out of the land and how who we are has a lot to do with what’s under our feet,” Lambert said. “Being in nature and the environment I’ve grown up in have shaped me. It’s made me who I am and has shaped how I relate to other people. Not only does nature shape individuals; it shapes entire cultures.”
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Seniors Kilburn and Richmond Win Watson Fellowships “Amherst is exceptional at fostering an interest among the student body in pursuing such an unusual postgraduate experience,” says the Watson Foundation, which grants a year-long fellowship for independent study and travel outside the United States to graduating college seniors. One of the strongest schools in this
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that would integrate their experiences, skills and passion towards a unique independent study abroad. They are two of only 40 winners selected from over 700 candidates this year, soon to embark on a journey meant to both test and further their ambitions and abilities. “I was drawn to the Watson because I am both an artist and an anthropology student, and I wanted the space to explore what it might mean to combine artistic and anthropological approaches to the world,” Kilburn, an anthropology major, said. Kilburn, who joined Amherst’s
debate team to defeat the shyness that dominated her youth, will be combining her interest in debate with her academic studies of speech and the voice. She will be traveling to Ghana, Cameroon, Singapore, Qatar and New Zealand to study students and politicians as they debate, observing their varied interactions, speaking styles, gestures and perspectives on politics. “Armed with a sketchbook, a video camera and a pocketful of brightlycolored pens, I will travel to countries recent years so as to document indigenous interpretations of parliamentary
debate and the wider political landscapes to which they belong,” she declared in her proposal. Her goal is to capture the individual moments of debate — the heat of argument, the triumph of victory and the devastation of loss — in artistic and ethnographic form. She wishes to provide debaters with insight into the diversity of their global community and to do so in a way that is collaborative, by actively soliciting their input as to what they would like to know about and share with each other. Kilburn will use debate as a jumping-off point for thinking about speech in these contexts
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more broadly. “No speech occurs in a vacuum,” wrote Kilburn. The debate arenas she will study include the family at the dinner table, the sidewalk café, the public square and the auditorium, as well as siteShe has decided to totally immerse herself by staying with local families throughout the year. Ultimately, she hopes to better understand the role of the voice and its expression in human culture throughout the world, and to See 2012, page 3
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Thoughts on Theses Rose Larios ’12 Major: Biology Thesis Advisor: Ethan Temeles What’s your thesis about? My thesis is looking at how the foraging behavior of hummingbirds afplants they feed at. It works with the Purple-throated Carib hummingbirds and their preferred plant, the heliconia caribaea species. It’s a heliconia, these very large plants that are made up of multiple stalks that have structures that are made up of racks that are little bowls of nectar, and is how competition between the sexes drives the evolution of different color morphs of the heliconia caribaea species. What I did this summer was I traveled to Dominica with my thesis advisor and the other thesis student in our lab. And we spent a month there catching hummingbirds in the wild, the Purple-throated Caribs, and then we brought them to this enclosed garden my advisor set up, which was this really big room made out of mesh screening. And we had the heliconia caribaea plants of the two color morphs, yellow and red, that occur in on that island, in intervals by itself, and then we would put it in with a competitor of the opposite sex and see how their foraging changed. So what’s interesting is that we found that when the birds were in competition with a member male would visit all yellow plants of the species, and then the female would visit all red. We think that since they pollinate as they forage, this is driving the fact that there’s two color morphs, either maintaining the two color morphs or possibly even driving them to speciation, where there are going to be two different species of the plant altogether. for a long time, but the two most popular models it’s been studied with are plant-plant interactions, where maybe there’s pollen competition, reproduce anymore; and then the other model that’s been studied is plant-pollinator interactions, which just looks at pollinator preferences, and how that controls the evolution of the plants. But what we’re look-
ing at is more of the interaction between the pollinators. So far this has only been studied mathematically and theoretically in papers; it hasn’t if our work possibly supports these models, and just look at a good example of evolution in the world. How did you pick this thesis topic? Well, in the biology department, you pick an advisor based on the research they’re already doing, and you can pick a topic within their you mostly work under what they’re doing. Who’s your advisor? Ethan Temeles. So I knew I wanted to work with animal behavior, mostly, and this was a good opportunity to do that. In the past, Ethan Temeles has worked more with looking at character displacement between two species of the heliconia, h. caribaea and h. bihai, which is a similar species. That’s more focused on the plants, so this is a more animal-behavior way to look at it. So are you expecting this research to possibly lead to job opportunities or graduate school? Right now I’m planning to go to either graduate or medical school after a year or two working in a research lab, and I’m hoping that this research experience will help me get a job in a lab somewhere next year, or give me an idea of what graduate school’s going to be like, because graduate school in biology is basically a year maybe of classes, and then you work under a PI, a primary investigator, and you just do research for the entire time. Do you have any advice for other students considering writing a thesis? I think you should only write a thesis if you’re genuinely interested work this summer, and writing the thesis has been just looking at the science behind all of what I did over the summer, so it’s been enjoyable to write, and it’s been really interesting because we’re doing something just so I can get to work on my thesis, that’s the more enjoyable thing. — Whit Froehlich ’14
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To obtain the scholarship, Lambert had to ask three professors for letters of recommendations and write a short personal statement. “I think it was a cool process. It made me think about the future, where I could be in 10 years from now, which was an interesting experience for me,” Lambert said. The College nominates one applicant for the scholarship and from there 20 students nationwide are chosen each year as scholarship winners. Lambert is undecided on where she would like to attend graduate school, but would one day like to teach environmental history at a small liberal arts college. “I’ve always known I will end up teaching, and I would like to be someplace where students are driven by pure interest and curiosity,” Lambert said. The Beinecke Scholarship Program was established in 1971 by the Board of Directors of The Sperry and Hutchinson Company to honor Edwin, Frederick and Walter Beinecke. According to their website, the Beinecke program “seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences” and focuses on students who “have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise during his or her undergraduate career.” The program has selected more than 490 college juniors from more than 100 different undergraduate institutions.
THE CAMPUS CRIME LOG Entries from March 13 to April 1, 2012 Mar. 13, 2012 12:15 a.m., South Dormitory
and the matter was referred to the
on college property off of S. East Street. The activity was stopped.
for clean up. dents acting suspiciously outside the building and investigated. A pipe used for smoking marijuana was con-
12:01 p.m., Morrow Dormitory
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about the odor of marijuana on the
plaint and issued warnings at two
located. 2:19 a.m., Coolidge Hall Mar. 14, 2012 9:30 p.m., Campus Grounds A caller reported the possible odor of propane gas near Merrill Science. An
Mar. 18, 2012 12:20 a.m., Valentine Dining Hall man attending an event. He was taken home by his friends.
a barbecue in use near Pond. Mar. 15, 2012 1:48 a.m., Hitchcock House
Mar. 20, 2012 2:40 p.m., Merrill Science Center An employee reported the theft of
loud music and found about 15 peoroom. The music was turned off upon request.
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loud music and found approximately 10 people dancing on the porch. They were advised of the complaint, and the volume of music was lowered.
about loud music and issued a warn-
Mar. 16, 2012 1:04 a.m., North Dormitory loud music and issued a warning to a
8:50 p.m. Garman sponded to an alarm and found it was caused by careless cooking. The sys-
about loud music and issued a warn-
Mar. 29, 2012 2:07 a.m., Hitchcock Amherst Police reported receiving a
$300. 1:18 a.m., Hitchcock
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responded to found a group of approximately 20 students in the common room. All non-residents were asked to leave, and the music was shut down.
of loud music and requested the 10 students present to shut it off for the night.
to smoke it. The matter was referred
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complaint and had music in the common room shut off. People were also cleared from the room.
discovered the smoke detector covered with plastic. It was removed and
naked man, who he recognized as a student, and a partially-clad female, run from the rear of Davis and into the building. They could not be located after that. 2:46 a.m., Davis
Mar. 31, 2012 2:06 a.m., Hitchcock of loud music and found unattended music in the common room. It was shut off.
they left the area.
loud music and issued a warning at a 2:42 a.m., Temporary Parking Lot
$100. 1:00 a.m., War Memorial group of students who threw eggs at the Robert Frost stature and the Noah
9:34 p.m., Hamilton House A caller complained about a group of people watching a slide show in the common room that contained nudity.
Mar. 25, 2012 11:45 a.m., Off-Campus Location
Mar. 30, 2012 12:27 a.m., Appleton
local youths who were riding ATVs
of people being loud on the second
hicle in a parking lot with three kegs
Apr. 1, 2012 2:48 a.m., Chapman
he came to the vehicle. The kegs looked into the matter.
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Candidate Statements PRESIDENT
Tania Dias ’13 Hi! I’m a Black Studies major from Portugal and a Community Engagement Leader for Big Senate I have served on faculty committees, learned how to get things done and, sadly, seen how narrowly focused and overly bureaucratic Senate is. As president, I want an inclusive, open-minded and inspired Senate that works for you. Among many things, I’m proposing a College Common Hour — where faculty, staff and students can come together to hear speakers, see performances, hold discussions — and hammocks around campus. I have a lot of new ideas, come talk to me.
Jess Sidhu ’14 Hello! After serving on Senate for two years now, I am running for Vice-President to make the AAS a more welcoming and accessible body — to make it a group that students outside the AAS want to work with. Outside the Red Room, the AAS has a negative reputation that hinders its ability to make Amherst College a better place to live and learn. My goal as VP would be to make the Senate more accessible and easier to work with through weekly tabling in Val/ Keefe, Senators serving as club reps and other simple solutions. Thanks, and please vote on Thursday! George Tepe ’14 I would be honored to serve as your VicePresident. I have served on the AAS my entire time at Amherst, both as a senator and a member of the executive branch. The Senate needs productive meetings in order to address the variety of issues affecting students. I believe
Josh Mayer ’13 I bleed purple. That’s why I believe we need President, my top priority will be fostering a student government that improves diversity, representation and campus unity. For most of the last six years, a narrow social group has dominated AAS leadership; I am running to make what is now an Association of Amherst Senators into a true Association of Amherst Students. Having worked with the Senate, Budgetary Committee and Committee on Discipline, I know the ins and outs to make a real difference. I humbly ask for your vote tomorrow.
on student-life initiatives. As Vice-President I will work to solidify a late night dining option, create a Young Trustee, relocate, reenvision and legitimately fund the Multicultural Resource Center, pilot monthly group adviser meetings and prioritize students at senate meetings.
TREASURER Alex Stein ’13 Hi there! I’m running for President because I truly believe that the AAS can be a positive force for student life issues at Amherst. I have served on the Senate for three years — making me the most experienced Senator — and in that time I have proven that I know how AAS Town Hall and created the AAS Historical Initiative. I would love your support. If you have any questions you can email me at astein13@amherst.edu or visit my website: http://www.alexforamherst.weebly.com for more information. Thanks for your consideration!
VICE-PRESIDENT Chris Friend ’14 The VP has historically served to do one thing — run senate meetings. A strong VP must be able to end discussion promptly, allow visitors fair in letting people speak. In addition, the VP should take on a larger role in the Senate campaigning for issues directly affecting the student body. If you are looking for an independent candidate with the drive and vision to reshape the VP position and solve some of Amherst’s larger structural issues, please consider giving me your support.
Diwa Cody ’14 Elect me, Diwa Elizabeth Cody to serve as your Treasurer for a second year! This past year, I have worked hard to make the AAS budgetary process more user friendly by creary funding process and increasing budgetary committee involvement. Re-elect me and expect another year of
SECRETARY Amani Ahmed ’15 I’m Amani Ahmed and I’m running for Secretary! Having been a Senator this year, I understand the importance of and need for involving the student body in the conversations and decisions the Senate makes. As Secretary, I will work towards making the Senate not only a more accessible, but also a more approachable place for expressing concerns that will improve Amherst. I plan on using the Secretary’s role of managing the list-serv to make events on campus better known to students. I will also work towards improving van transportation for clubs by making van use more available. Vote for me! Noah Gordon ’14 My name’s Noah, and I have a vision for the position of Secretary. I’ve been a Senator for two years, serving for one of them as
“I Wear Hoodies Too” Campaign Takes Stand Against Profiling
event, said, “The members of the AAS who were putting this on were mostly concerned with bringing to light an issue that should pose ‘a belief’ or ‘a side’ on any topic, we would like students to be talking about this and engaging with each other. Of course, one hopes that this would further encourage students (along with the existing groups who do some great activism) to think about causes and engaging them.” For students who wish to show support for Martin, the UMass Black Student Union is holding a rally this evening from 5:007:00 p.m. on the steps of the Student Union.
JUDICIARY COUNCIL CHAIR Matt Hartzler ’13 As with most positions in student government, there is only one real thing that matters. I’m not an idiot.
Nazir Khan ’14 Yo, I’m Nazir Khan ’14 running for JC Chair. My neighbor George Tepe ’14 is the current JC Chair, so I understand the position’s responsibilities very well. I’m not gonna promise stuff that’s unrealistic, impossible or not part of the job. My homie George has taken great steps towards amending the constitution, and I’d like to continue his work. However, I’m not part of Senate, so I offer a fresh perspective. Furthermore, I’m part of many clubs and organizations, familiarizing me with how clubs interact with the AAS and their diverse needs. I hope y’all vote for me. Peace. Alex Southmayd ’15 In addition to serving as a senator for the AAS the entire year, I’ve been a member of the Judiciary Council since the fall and a member of the Dining Services Committee since February — the committee that’s been bringing late night food options to the campus. I’ve done my best to serve you as a senator, so help me continue to serve you as the JC Chair next year. If you have any questions for me, feel free email me or ask me in person. You can
Meghna Sridhar ’14 As someone who’s been on the JC for a while, I know I would be able to manage the duties of JC chair effectively. I’d love to continue the previous JC chair’s project of cleaning up and improving the constitution, an initiative worth continuing. The JC also approves new clubs on campus, which I’d be able to do in an effective and sensitive way: I’m involved in many clubs myself, and I have a good understanding of the circumstances in which they operate. I also wish to use the position on the e-board to improve community and diversity on campus.
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and prosecute him is not only a moral abomination, but a legal malpractice … Trayvon was a hard-working young man that had a bright future ahead of him and now that is gone. He was not a victim to a needy or angry state of mind, but instead is the victim of a racist man and unjust legal system.” Closer to home, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) organized an event Monday called “I Wear Hoodies Too!” where hoodie-wearing students could have their pictures taken to ex-
Elections Committee Chair. In that time, I’ve been searching for the answer to one persistent question: how do we get students involved in student government? Now I believe I’ve found it: bring student government to them. As Secretary, I will reach out to every student organization on campus to make sure each student’s voice is heard. Simultaneously, I’ll continue and improve upon the traditional role of the Secretary. Thank you, and happy voting!
“I learned to ride on an old half-blind horse name Quasar in the scrub outside of Killeen, Texas. To this day when twilight spreads across the sky like a bruise, I am transported in a sort of Proustian reminiscence to the dusty paddock where I would end each lesson,” said Richmond, a triple major in English, French and interdisciplinary studies who plans to continue to medical school. Her childhood spanned Texas, Italy and Kentucky as she continued her love of riding, learning different styles in each culture, in an unconscious exploration of the connection between land and culture. However, it was Richmond’s sophomore year in southern Arizona, as she stayed with cats and dogs in a rundown RV while working in Cold Creek Ranch, that truly inspired what would become the topic of her study. “A lifestyle pared down to necessity had reawakened in me something visceral and real. The daily conjunctions of life and death in this unforgiving land, viewed through the eyes of people who managed to subsist off it, provided me with something about,” wrote Richmond. In her project, she will challenge the typical pastoral literature on the idyllic rural life by instead studying the unidealized
landscape and actual successes and failures of a true pastoral community. She plans to live and work to integrate with communities in Ethiopia, Argentina and possibly Australia. By observing this life simultaneously as an outsider and a person living in their midst, she wishes to capture the true human experience and the entirety of a people, bringing their life to an even to the land forms the basis of identity. “To observe with the eyes of an outsider, so that I can engage the understanding of my readers, while at the same time imparting the experience with the sensibilities of one who belongs-this is my goal as a writer,” wrote Richmond in her proposal. The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is one of the many project funds students here are eligible to apply to because they attend Amherst College. This foundation in particular provides an unparalleled exploration for independent study to its winners. For Amherst students, advisers and professors can be paramount to the application process. Important to both Kilburn and Richmond in the navigation of their application process were Denise Gagnon and Suzanne Amherst students as they apply to programs like the Watson. Kilburn and Richmond bring the college’s total number of Watson fellows to 83, a number that the C ollege only hopes to increase in the future.
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The Film On Fire: Are the Odds in its Favor? Andre Wang ’14 Staff Writer
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Film Review “The Hunger Games”
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“The Hunger Games” earns its spot in popular culture by using social media, the book’s dedicated fanbase and its sensationalist approach to a dystopian scenario.
Directed by Gary Ross Written by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth
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Thirteen-year-old Amanda Stenberg plays Rue in the movie “The Hunger Games,” a controversial casting choice due to her race.
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This Rock Star Has Yet To “Blunder” Jake Walters ’14 A&L Associate Editor
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As mastermind behind the White Stripes and the Raconteurs, we can expect that Jack White’s upcoming solo album “Blunderbuss” will measure up to his former, touted successes.
Amherst Bytes: The Sweet Spot is Small, Light and Probably a Mac
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Building a Budget-Conscious Wardrobe Brendan Hsu ’15 Layout Editor I hate price tags. Shopping for clothing can be a sick joke. It’s like going to the worst party ever: you scope the scene, looking for that perfect one. Ah-ha, she’s just right. Walk over, tap the shoulder and bam! Get immediately met with an “I’m out of your league.” And repeat for the ping over price tags is like for me. Is a budget a limitation for dressing well? Certainly, but it isn’t inescapable. Finding the right threads just takes a little more work. Shopping on a budget basically boils down to three options: buying online, perusing thrift shops and being more judicious when shopping at regular retailers. Online shopping correctly is
matter how much you spend you’ll be hard pressed to look your best if your clothes kill your form. And unless you can be bothered with the return policy (if it even exists), you won’t have an opportunity to try anything on. This means that coats, blazers, collared shirts and pants should be avoided. However, a note on pants: if you’re looking to score something as ubiquitous as a pair of Levi’s 511s on
eBay in your measurements and
Just don’t be too devastated if things go awry. Basics and accessories like tees, socks and ties ably the best crossroad of price and convenience for getting the last two. As for the where, eBay, ters’s sale section are good places to start, and if you do enough digThrift stores are excellent. There’s a Goodwill in the mall over from the Big Y, a Salvation Army past Hampshire Mall and a plethora of smaller ones in most all your basics in Goodwill jeans (almost all are oversized). I’ve gotten J. Crew sweaters for $6 and all manner of ties and shirts. As long as you have the patience to dig, the rewards will come. Unfortunately, it’s pointless going too often, as you will be old stuff if you go more than once every few months. Make sure you wash everything you buy! Stores are still an option for the budget-conscious. At the end of a season you can check nearly any retailer and get their end of season clearances which can snag you up to 80 percent off if you’re
lucky. American Eagle and Urban Metro Sunglasses JackThreads, $14.99
robust sale racks. My bread and butter, however, is hipster-heaven: H&M. They have affordable, good looking stuff if you move past the more gaudy selections and are a good place to build up your basics. The men’s section of Forever 21 is also pretty good, but good
Low Rise Fitted Jeans 21 Men, $10.99
sized. I haven’t seen more than one-sixteenth of a 21 designated for men’s clothing. Word of warning: you pay for quality, and if you aren’t paying … H&M and Forever 21 aren’t known for their top-of-the-line craftsmanship. Shirts and ties are likely to come unstitched after a while, and buttons come off after enough wear. Sewing will come in handy at this point. If you have the cash, buckle-down and get some J. Crew or Brooks Brothers. There won’t be a time in your life when good clothes aren’t useful, so you might as well pay for something you can get mileage out of. You don’t need a million dollars to look it. There are tons of affordable clothing: the Internet, where you just have to cross your for the patient and, who would’ve known it, the mall. Just keep a judicious eye open whenever you’re shopping around and your wallet will yet make it through the year.
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This Week in Amherst History: April 4, 1977 Five College Events April 4 - May 6 Exhibition: The Domestic Sphere Goes Pop, UMass, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Domestic Sphere Goes Pop, a new exhibition at the University Museum of Contemporary Art, investigates what happens to unremarkable objects when they are elevated to the status of art. The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, April 4 from 5-7 p.m. and will include a gallery talk by Rebecca Bernard and Kristen Rudy, co-curators and candidates for Master’s of Art in Art History, UMass Amherst. Artists in this exhibition include: Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Eduardo Paolozzi, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist and Andy Warhol. Photo courtesy of Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
The Amherst Student published an article about College President Ward approving student plans for a College co-op. The President provided for the transformation of the Joseph Smith farmhouse to serve as the location for the cooperative housing unit. The off-campus farmhouse had been a six apartment faculty and administration house beforehand, but students anticipated no serious renovation in order to transform the building. Supporters of the plan originally wanted an on-campus housing arrangement, but, with President Ward unwilling to use an existing student dorm, this option was chosen instead. President War’s ambivalence about using an existing dorm stemmed from not thinking the College should support an on–campus house in which students took separate meals from the majority of the student body. He also did not want to set a precedent which could see greater changes in the future for student housing at the College. —Jake Walters ’14
April 5 “Distinguishing Debussy: Debussy as Man and Artist”, Smith College, 10: 00 p.m. Hope of Haiti, a student organization based at Mount Holyoke College strives to provide the youth more access to education in Haiti, one school at a time. Currently, it is supporting the primary school Ecole Fraternite in Pernier. The group will be holding bean dishes will be served and performances from
different regions of Africa and the Caribbean will be showcased. All proceeds from the banquet will directly go to the school and will be used to enhance the noble work of Principal Dorce. Admission is $7.
April 6 Screen Test: Movie Trivia Madness, Smith College, 3:00 p.m. Project Theatre presents a Victorian adaptation of this classic Shakespearean play. Four mismatched lovers lost in a forest, a band of would-be actors rehearsing a play and two factions of mischievous fairies come together one midsummer’s night to create the ideal romantic comedy. A series of mishaps, magic potions, mistaken identities, declarations between the characters and their happy ending.
April 7 Screen Test: Movie Trivia Madness, Smith College, 3:00 p.m. WOZQ 91.9FM’s Party DJ’s present Zombie Prom! It’s sure to be a blast, so come dance the night away to four killer DJ sets. Admission is free. — Clara Yoon ’15
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Women’s Lax Drops to 5-2 After Loss to Hamilton minutes later to tie the score at one. Sophomore Alex Philie scored on another free position attempt at
for Amherst before the half to put the
Hamilton snapped the women’s
Speeding Bullet: Pat Grimes ’13
Carlyn Robertson ’14 Associate Editor
Philie and Ludlow each scored for a streak on Saturday. The Jeffs bested Ludlow ’14 put away a free position ed Buffalo State and William Smith tion attempt. Bowdoin responded two
second half. Densen and Philie put away another
last 45 seconds to seal the dominant assists.
ilton proceeded to score four unan
utes to play. held William Smith scoreless for the remainder of the half. Amherst went Lamia Harik ‘12 stopped the shot attempt. The Polar Bears scored twice
William Smith outscored the Jeffs
Annelies O’Dea ’14. The Jeffs held a assists apiece. The Jeffs continued their win
added another mark with 41 sec
Photo by the Office of Public Affairs
Senior tri-captain Allie Horowitz netted a hat-trick against NESCAC rival Bowdoin in the Jeffs’ 8-5 win on March 17 in Florida.
to play Wesleyan at home.
Men’s Lacrosse Drops Two Straight
After 7-0 Start, Jeffs now Searching for Offense Brenton Arnaboldi ’14 Staff Writer
lead after 15 minutes. Amherst tied Amherst scoreless in the second half
the Jeffs as time ticked away.
Hamilton on Saturday.
play. an uphill climb in their pursuit of the Amherst maintained its unde
result on April 6 marked the pro
minutes.
three penalties in the last three min leyan and Hamilton. result.
time lead. The Jeffs failed to score at least
this time the Jeffs came out on the The Jeffs hoped to rebound
Photo by Megan Robertson ’15
Sophomore Aaron Mathias had three goals in the Jeffs’ 12-6 loss to Hamilton. The Jeffs look to right the ship against Middlebury on Saturday.
SPORTSBOARD
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Schedule
GAME OF THE WEEK
WEDNESDAY: Baseball vs. Westfield St., 3:30 p.m. Softball @ Westfield St. (DH), 3:30 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs. Wesleyan, 7 p.m. FRIDAY: Softball vs. Keene St. (DH), 3 p.m. Baseball @ Williams, 4 p.m. Women’s Tennis @ Wellesley Invitational (Day 1 of 3), All Day SATURDAY: Men’s and Women’s Track @ A.I.C. Invitational, 11 a.m.
Players of the Week
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Men’s Tennis @ Bates, 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Williams (DH), 1 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs. Middlebury, 1:30 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse @ Middlebury, 2 p.m. TUESDAY Men’s Lacrosse @ Springfield, 7 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs. Conn. College, 7 p.m.
Baseball vs. Williams
IN DEPTH Time: Friday, April 6 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7 1:00 p.m.
pair on Saturday. Despite a 4-1 loss to Keene St. yesterday, Amherst over the previous weekend.
Site: Memorial Field Key Players: Amherst
(#11) Kevin Heller ’12 (#8) Brendon Hardin ’15
urday’s second game, however, the Ephs broke open a 3-1 game with Although this weekend looks to be a mismatch on paper, clashes
Williams
(#10) Darren Hartwell ’13 (#5) Marco Hernandez ’14
are strong. — Karl Greenblatt ’15
Theresa Kelley ’13 — Softball
Kevin Heller ’12 — Baseball
Kelley continued her dominance over the weekend, getting the win in two of the Jeffs’ three victories over Williams. After pitching four strong innings on Friday, Kelley returned to shut down the Ephs in Game 1 on Saturday, holding them to just
In three straight victories over Hamilton this past weekend, Heller went a blistering 7-for-11, improving his average to an even .500. Friday’s game, a 13-1 rout of the Continentals, saw Heller collect two hits, walk twice and score three runs. The following afternoon, Heller continued to swing a hot bat. In Game 1 of the doubleheader, the captain was three-for-four
In Game 2, Kelley entered in relief in the top of the seventh with Williams leading, 6-3, and looking for more with a run-
ner on second. She closed the door on the threat by notching two quick strikeouts, putting her team in position for a four-run, game-winning comeback in the bottom of the inning. For her role in the weekend’s heroics, Kelley was awarded the NESCAC Pitcher of the Week honor for the second time this season. Her team, now 19-0, has a week off from NESCAC play. — Karl Greenblatt ’15
including a two-run double in the fourth inning. Game 2 of the afternoon was decidedly closer, but, once again, Heller chipped in with a 2-4 performance at the number-three spot in the lineup. Fresh off the sweep, the Jeffs will host Williams for an exciting three-game set in which Heller will play a key role. — Karl Greenblatt ’15
Amherst LEADS First-Year Initiative Program Holds “Caring Deeply” Community Engagement Event Reilly Horan ’13 C.C.E Liaison & Staff Writer
munity.” The hour-long event was broken down into three parts: (1)
On Tuesday, March 29, the Amherst LEADS program hosted an event to encourage student-athletes to engage in their com-
the canned goods that each student-athlete brought with them to
in the First Year Initiative Program. “Essentially what we were trying to get at in this segment
-
Athletics Liaisons Roshard Bryant ’13 and Irene Hickey ’13 on campus, pairing sports teams with community engagement initiatives. They conducted an exercise about community engagement, nity engagement projects and analyze those choices. “It was an activity designed to encourage discussion about how students perceive community engagement and how they can incorporate it into their lives,” Hickey noted.
First-year athletes created Amherst-themed mini golf courses out of donated canned goods.
athletic arenas.”
wanted to use their skills — team building, one-on-one contact with people, communication and physical activity — to get involved with their community.” bers. Bryant and Hickey work to make sustainable matches between teams and a cause that interests those teams. Next, the student-athletes participated in the more interac-
be donated to the Amherst Survival Center later that week.
thropic cause. Cheek has pledged to help raise awareness about
Photos courtesy of Chloe McKenzie ’14
Irene Hickey ’13 spoke at“Caring Deeply”, last Tuesday’s Amherst LEADS event.
student-athlete. Student-athletes, among many things, should be good time managers, role models, teammates and leaders. “Carnity engager. teams participate in community engagement. What we did that leaders.” DiNardo noted. “Leadership encompasses so much. Within LEADS, it’s easy to think about athletics — better teammates, better captains — but we want to create better people.” Reilly Horan ’13 is one of three Athletics Liaisons for the Center for Community Engagement. Athletics Liaisons connect athletes and coaches to the resources of the Center for Community Engagement and work to create a sustainable culture of service within the Athletics Department. If your team is looking for community engagement projects, contact Roshard Bryant ’13 at rbryant13@amherst.edu or Irene Hickey ’13 at ihickey13@amherst.edu for advice and resources ment (in Keefe Campus Center) every Friday from 10am-12pm. If your team just completed a community engagement event, contact Reilly Horan ’13 at rhoran13@amherst.edu so that the campus becomes more aware of what your team is doing to get involved.
The Amherst Student, April ,
Tennis Starts Strong
Varun Iyengar ’14 Sports Section Editor by winning the No. 1 doubles contest. Amherst came back to win the other two doubles matches, but dropped the No. 1
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Jaskaran’s judgement Karan Bains ’14 Karan compares the recent Saints’ bounty scandal sport. While Donaghy may simply have been a players to injure their opponents may not only be happening in the Saints locker room.
proved to be the decider. Eli Mlaver ’14 managed to pull out
Sinners and Saints
as the NCAA runner-up last year, looked very strong and were NESCAC season, traveling to Williams this past weekend
ning at No. 3 doubles and No. 2 through six singles.
While
the season.
riors swept those three matches and continued rolling through
the
emotional
and -
mediately led to myriad musings
-
not cast aside the grim shadow caused by the alleged New Orleans Saints’ bounty program.
-
managed to block the bounty pro-
trip.
runs on ESPN brings attention to bone-crunching tackles and crushing quarterback sacks. Despite the -
head-related injuries, the game relence at its very core. Without the aggressive mentality that compels players to undergo grueling physical battles against each other on identity. The game is inextricably tied
sports world. sive coordinator Gregg Williams
The team, though, did not take any time to celebrate that
players and implicitly promotes an atmosphere that makes it easy -
The two heavyweights, ranked as the top two teams in Division III, were expected to play a competitive battle, and it did not disappoint.
in which his players were paid to the central problem in this situa-
an explicit bounty program, then, merely brings to light the enor-
could.
behavior.
matches,with Gabby Devlin ’14 and Caroline Richman ’13 edscandal that put a black mark on Williams made a strong comeback in singles play. At the the bounty program unveils a systemic issue in the league’s very structure. In the Donaghy case, the in-
While these words seem harsh,
games were called into question by revelations that Donaghy, a -
I love the game and want it to con-
couldn’t close it out. At No. 4 singles, Richman lost in three
This scandal rocked the NBA to the core.
Whether they come in the obvi-
Aly and Williams’ Caroline Capute. Aly jumped on top early,
league, whether amateur or pro-
-
The time, however, has come to openly recognize the dangers
program or the more subtle underthe NFL culture, the problem is game provide an inherently unbipeting parties; the Donaghy case objectivity into question. No longer did anyone associ-
Amherst will look to get back to their winning ways, as they compete in the Wellesley Invitational next weekend. The Photo courtesy of Sam Masinter ’04
Sophomore Joey Fritz won the No. 2 singles match against Vanguard after dropping the first set.
Men
transgression could permanently Although the league has retions disaster to enjoy sustained popularity, the lingering doubts
the split-teams encountered much resistance, as all three won with relative ease. Amherst swept Cal Tech and San Diego State, only dropping eight games total against the latter, while
’14. At No. 1 singles against Vanguard, Kahan earned a come-
earned a victory at the No. 1 spot, while both the other doubles ting the matches, going into singles play with Amherst leading 2-1. The matchup remained closely contested until Mark Kahan earned Amherst’s clinching victory with a thrilling three-
involving Donaghy may never be resolved.
ponent. Rattenhuber was also involved in a marathon three-setter -
bring about tangible change in America’s most popular sports league.
ness that could have devastated -
victory. play, sweeping Cerritos and Chapman and besting Bowdoin, Although they were tested once again, Amherst was able to get by Cal Lutheran, Kalamazoo and Hope International
as the very word ‘bounty’ brings to mind actual crimes such as kidnapping, but should not be a jaw-
basis. Gregg Williams and the Saints to the Tim Donaghy scandal shows the huge problems both situations bounty program could prove more damaging in one very important way. While Tim Donaghy caused
alone; bounty programs, on the other hand, have probably been implemented by many teams over the years. Williams and the Saints were the only parties that got caught, but the problem extends -
and inspiring, it relies on violence look to be in good shape heading into the NESCAC season.
The match against Cal Lutheran though lived up to its bill-
retains its current structure. The bounty program is clearly
another national title.
Hard hitting players and big hits
bounty will likely prove elusive, but that doesn’t mean that the NFL can’t make strides towards inherent hypocrisies.
Sports
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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Softball 19-0 After Taking Down Williams, Smith
Maggie Law ’14 Staff Writer
Doering soon made her mark on the mound, retiring nine confourth with a run from Horan. The Engineers retaliated instantly in
The women’s softball team extended its record-breaking win to remain undefeated in the NESCAC. Last Friday, the Lord Jeffs used a late three-run homer to defeat the Ephs on the road, after
junior Janelle MacLaughlin. Silkowitz led the bottom of the seventh with a bunt single before
to third to try and double the Jeffs up, but the throw went high as Silkowitz ran home for the walk-off victory. a pair of runs in the fourth inning off a home run from sophomore after sophomore Lauren DiFelice drew a walk and an Amherst error
after tallying 20 strikeouts in the doubleheader. The thrilling second game victory helped Amherst set the program record for longest win streak in history.
Jeffs down, striking out all three batters to keep Amherst ahead. Donna Leet gave the sophomore the chance to drive home the Jeffs’ third run of the game. Reilly Horan ’13 maintained the team’s momentum on a single ering ’14 capped off the scoring in the bottom of the sixth with the
Theresa Kelley ’13 was named NESCAC Pitcher of the Week for her stellar performances against WPI, Williams and Smith. The Ephs’ tallied the equalizer after sophomore Ally Ensor hit a her teammates would bring her home to tie the game at one. tom half. The Ephs looked threatening as they loaded the bases, but
from junior Amanda Correnti that sent teammate Ali Graebner around home plate.
Consecutive singles put Leet and Horan on base in the beginning
she faced in the top of the seventh, setting the Jeffs up for a momentous bottom half. Silkowitz singled on a bunt before a double from
in the same inning secured the Jeff’s 5-2 victory. The Jeffs capped off the weekend on Sunday with two home
half innings, with both pitchers combined allowing only one runner to reach third base. Amherst ended the drought with six runs in the
the Jeffs put runners on second and third with only one out. Miller
to a doubleheader sweep of Smith College. Amherst displayed its defeating the Pioneers, 18-2, in the second. son helped the Jeffs in the second with a four-for-four performance
the entire game. Amherst’s momentum waned at the start of the second game, Photos courtesy of Megan Robertson ’15
First-year Donna Leet hit two home runs and and had six RBIs in the Jeffs’ doubleheader victory over Smith.
But Leet and Miller quickly ignited the Jeffs with two RBI singles
Amherst to its longest win streak in program history this past weekend.
Baseball Sweeps Hamilton, Falls to Keene State Karl Greenblatt ’15 Managing Sports Editor Looking to return to the playoffs in 2012, the Jeffs have begun their season a solid 10-5 following a 7-3 Florida trip and a prompt threegame sweep of Hamilton. At the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, the Jeffs suffered an immediate 4-2 setback against the Univ. of Mass.-Dartmouth, their Boff. Undeterred, however, they responded by taking a pair of games from NESCAC rival Bowdoin. In those contests, the Jeffs received strong pitching performances from Bob Cook ’13 and John Cook ’15, respectively, holding the Polar Bears to a combined total of just four runs. the day to lead the offensive attack for the Jeffs, who never trailed Bowdoin at any point in the doubleheader. The Jeffs proceeded by cruising to two more
England. Amherst did hit a low point against 24th-ranked Ramapo; while the Jeffs contended for the better part of the game, the bullpen relinquished three runs in the seventh inning and nine in the eighth, leading to a mercy-shortened 14-1 defeat. Still, the Jeffs took three of their last four games of the trip, including a pair of wins over Allegheny College.
Samela’s two-run single in the eighth off Dartmouth’s Mike Dodakian nearly kickstarted a big inning. In the pitching department, too, the Jeffs received encouraging signs: after 4 2/3 innings by Hayden Metz ’12, Adam Medoff ’13 and Dylan Joyce ’12 combined for 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Standing at 7-4, the Jeffs were clearly in attack mode when they began NESCAC play. ilton, 13-1, with the help of six errors by the Continentals. The Jeffs recorded 15 hits on the afternoon; Samela went three-for-three, while in three runs apiece. As the Jeffs roughed up Continentals’ starter Ryan Crawford to the tune of 11 runs in four innings, John Cook allowed win of the season. In Saturday (March 31)’s doubleheader, the Jeffs picked up right where they left off the previous evening. Bob Cook and Joyce combined to quiet the Hamilton bats over seven innings, relinquishing a meager two hits while their offense once again gave them plenty of
delivered seven outstanding innings, over which he fanned ten, and the Jeffs came through with a three-run sixth inning, led by a home run from third baseman Nolan Stewart ’13. A key play the score still 1-1, Shepard picked off Hamilton’s Stephen LaRochelle, who had singled to lead off the inning. Besides Stewart, Hero and went two-for-four, and Robert Cahill ’15 and Medoff combined to seal the deal in relief of Shepard. Most notably, the Jeffs played nine innings of error-free baseball for the second time on the year. Amherst’s good fortunes did not continue April 3. After senior Hayden Metz was knocked out of the game after four innings, Charles Nut-
the Jeffs loaded the bases with two outs but failed to score. Despite the stellar bullpen work and two hits each from Hero and Stewart, the Jeffs fell, 4-1. Following the loss, the Jeffs will continue non-league play this week: they return to (April 4). After that, however, Amherst will jump into the thick of its NESCAC season, play-
overall, but, as always, the meetings between the two will be among the most hotly contested of the spring.
was three-for-four out of the leadoff spot, as was Heller, who also picked up three RBI’s. It was another sloppy defensive affair for the 3-15 the Jeffs’ single miscue. took place Saturday afternoon, would prove to
Jeffs took on the challenge of a Div. I squad as they squared off against Dartmouth on March 28. Although Amherst dropped the game, 5-2, they held their own, as senior captain Mike
the game tied, 1-1, after three innings, Amherst found itself in a battle that was decidedly less one-sided. But sophomore starter Fred Shepard
Photo courtesy of Niahlah Hope ’15
The Jeffs are 10-5 after a loss to Keene State on Tuesday, but remain 3-0 in NESCAC play.