Amherst College e-News December 8, 2016

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  Robert Morgenthau '41 on Fighting Crime — The New York Times profiled the former Manhattan district attorney, now 97 and still working five days a week. There were 648 murders in Manhattan the year he took office. When he left, there were 58. For more on Morgenthau, read the 2011 Amherst magazine profile

 

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Mascot Suggestions Number 2,046 — The nominating process for mascot suggestions closed on Nov. 30. Nominations came from 1,590 alumni, students, faculty and staff. Of the 2,046 ideas they submitted, 588 were unique. As the next step in the process, the mascot committee will winnow down the list to no more than 30 semifinalists.

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 Moving from Access to Inclusion — This year's Wade Fellow, Anthony Jack '07, came to campus on Dec. 1 to give a talk on his sociological research. That work explores the factors that influence low-income undergraduates' sense of belonging at elite colleges and their acquisition of cultural and social capital. 

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How to Launch a Theater — Julie Galdieri '88 was in a creative wasteland. Here's how she found her way out.

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 A Novelist's Proud Pilgrimage — In an article for The New York Times, Chris Bohjalian '82 wrote of traveling to Nagorno-Karabakh. "I am an Armenian-American," he wrote, "but only at midlife did I understand the draw of this ancient land for me."

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Amherst Then and Now — Allen Hart '82 has experienced the College from three distinct angles—as a student, a professor and an administrator.

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 In Disease Research, Plants Pack Surprising Punch — When it comes to understanding how diseases such as Zika and Ebola spread, the key may lie in a tiny pink flower, says Associate Professor of Biology Michael E. Hood.