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Lailye Weidman
… Lailye Weidman Lailye Weidman is a choreographer, dancer, and writer based in western Massachusetts. Her recent … Me , an ensemble dance theater work investigating consent and consensus; birthing room, a solo tracing textures of … Moves, an annual site-based dance festival on Cape Cod for four seasons. She is also a member of Femmelab, a queer …
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Div II Profile: CONNIE CHANG 15F
… Then I thought I wanted to write fantasy novels again, but for young adults this time. Now, I want to write for television. I’m still interested in sci-fi and fantasy, though. And horror. Certain concerns emerge in my writing. I want my …
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Conversations, Handstands, Nerves: Orientation Weekend 2015
… students. Day two of Orientation Weekend is in full swing, and the new students soon break up into small groups … the book in detail. As they get to know their classmates—and the professors who will be leading their first-year … who plans to study architecture, as she waits in line for her ID-card photo. “I learned about Hampshire when I took …
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The Envelope, Please
… to read my face, she opened it, let out a joyful scream and then a laugh, her eyes now getting shiny with tears. “I’m … behind me.” This was the letter Zaily had been waiting for, announcing she had won the Selenia Vazquez Scholarship. … We run an alternative education program to prepare — and empower — young mothers to continue their education and …
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Hampshire Community Welcomed to Roos-Rohde House
… has officially been Rehamped. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hampshire's new Roos-Rohde House on May 15 concluded … has on it, or could have on it, 'This is a project of, by, and for students.' This is Hampshire at work." President Lash … that students ran with the idea of demolishing the barn and moving it, and got the entire campus involved in choosing …
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Alum Jon Krakauer 72F’s True Crime Bestseller "Under the Banner of Heaven" Made into Television Limited Series
… Television Limited Series Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and author of such bestselling books as Into the Wild , Into Thin Air , and Under the Banner of Heaven , the latter of which has been … is coming this spring and will be exclusively available for streaming on Hulu. Krakauer was the recipient of an …
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'Anything by Itself, Hitched to Everything Else in the Universe'
… III Project: The Ecology of Symbioses Between Grasses and Endophytic Fungi Faculty advisers: Professor Seeta Sistla … Received: Dr. Lucy Fund, Larry Beede Scholarship Fund for Southwest Studies, Justine Salton Memorial Fund, Garden … about the webs around me that shape their ecosystems, and every time I answer one question, I think of another. …
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Wetlands Boxes as Water Filters
… system. Tests will determine pH, turbidity, phosphorus and nitrogen levels and other variables. Through those tests, the students can … of the water coming through.” One goal of the lab is for students to understand the science behind the …
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Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective
… Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett’s films were recently featured … student Sandeep Ray 88F. Ray was a member of the jury for the Festival Film Dokumenter, and was asked to curate an … the retrospective screening, go here . FacultyFive College News Film/Video/Photography … Professor of Film and …
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March 31: Screening by Rhys Ernst 01S
… Ernst 01S Rhys Ernst 01S , a 2014 Whitney Biennial artist and award-winning filmmaker will screen his films She Gone … collaborative film made with Zackary Drucker, The Thing , and The Drive North on March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Liebling … within larger narratives. She Gone Rogue was commissioned for the 2012 "Made in LA" Los Angeles Biennial at the Hammer …
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Hampshire Students Premiere African Art Exhibition in Their First Semester
… of African artifacts from Hampshire’s special collections and authoring its catalogue. The presentation of … project in the fall course, Art/Artifact: African Art and Material Culture. In Professor Rachel Engmann’s tutorial … while respecting local, communal, and indigenous rights? For their exhibition, the students chose to display about a …
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Alum Derry Noyes Delivers Miniaturized Iconic American Art to Our Mailboxes
… Iconic American Art to Our Mailboxes Amy Diehl For the past forty years, Hampshire College alum Derry Noyes … to miniaturize iconic American history, architecture, and art to stamp size. Her portfolio reveals that while Noyes … artists Alexander Calder, Georgia O’Keeffe, Isamu Noguchi, and Charles and Ray Eames will likely be familiar to many. …
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Hampshire Professor Laela Sayigh on the Life-Changing Value of Hands-On Research
… experience at Hampshire College is unlike anywhere else — and unlike anyone else’s. We sat down (virtually) with … bioacoustics, how freeing it is not to teach to exams, and what she finds so compelling about the Hampshire … the middle of nowhere. It was a life-changing experience for me as well as for the students. But in terms of my …
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Become a Wool Person, Sing with the Crazy Pitches: Student Groups Represent at Hampfest
… a cappella group attracts broad interest beyond theater and arts students. “We have mathematicians, architects, … says, “People who might not have interacted if it wasn’t for Crazy Pitches, but who all really care about each other.” … groups on campus, all organized by student “signers” and supported by the Campus Leadership and Activities office. …
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ParaNorman Set Dresser Duncan Gillis
… a misunderstood boy who can see ghosts, was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at this year's Oscars. The movie's credits include directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler, actors like John Goodman and Anna Kendrick, and Hampshire alum Duncan Gillis 94F . "On …
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Experimental Pinhole Photo Exhibit by Hampshire Alum to Debut at Campus Gallery
… photographs were taken during Freedberg’s travels in Italy and India. The exhibit is one of two running simultaneously … is currently stored off-site, and will be available for research at the Archives in 2019. Freedberg’s photography … and an MFA from Yale University. http://www.annacollette.com/ For more information on these two exhibits, contact …
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A Div III that Includes Up-close Exploration of Shark Conservation
… 09F thinks the next 20 years will be "the most influential and life changing for everyone on earth. And a lot of it comes down to what happens with the oceans." …
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Abby Grace Drake's "Significant" Discovery About Dog Evolution
… “man’s best friend.” Dogs are “an amazing system to study for evolutionary biology,” Drake says, pointing to their relatively quick evolution as a species and their coexistence with their ancestor, the wolf. “It’s … rare to have the opportunity to study both the descendant and the ancestor,” she says. Drake, an assistant professor of …
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Creating Cuban Consciousness
… Hampshire’s Cuba Program brings students from Hampshire and other colleges to live for three months in Havana and study one-on-one with Cuban mentors across disciplines, …
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Notable Alumni
Nirman Dave 15F
… Nirman Dave 15F Nirman Dave 15F Co-founder and CEO of Obviously AI, Nirman Dave is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who launched Hack Hamp for the Five Colleges Computer scientist and entreprenuer …
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Notable Alumni
Liev Schreiber 85F
… 85F Liev Schreiber is an award-winning actor, director, and screenwriter whose roles encompass film, television, and the stage Schreiber is an award-winning actor, director, … television, and the stage. In 2005, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in …
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R. W. Kern Center Groundbreaking Ceremony on Nov. 14
… Ceremony on Nov. 14 A groundbreaking ceremony for the new R. W. Kern Center will be held November 14 at … building will create its own energy, treat its own waste, and meet all sustainability requirements of the Living … embodiment of the Hampshire College community’s values, and a teaching tool in and of itself.” It will serve as an …
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Hampshire College Dance Program Makes Strong Showing At National Festival
… in Boston, MA. Division III students, Ailey Picasso and Madison Palffy submitted solos to the Festival for adjudication. The adjudicators, knowing only the title and music selections of each piece had plentiful praise and …
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Hampshire Community Invited to Celebrate the New Year of the Trees
… at its annual Tu B’Sh’vat celebration of music, poetry and a feast of fruits from the trees. The event is Sunday, February 4, at 6:00 p.m. in the Red Barn, and is organized by the student group in collaboration with spiritual advisor, Rabbi Ellen Bernstein. A “new year for trees” is a fitting holiday for Hampshire, where trees …
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Students across Five Colleges to compete in DataFest
… Colleges will compete to see who can best analyze big data and attract the interest of employers at the 2015 American … 27-29. During the 48-hour event that begins Friday evening and concludes Sunday afternoon, each team from Hampshire, … Amherst will compete head-to-head with all other teams for prizes in categories ranging from Best Insight, Best …
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