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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Honors Hundreds Who Helped Build R.W. Kern Center

… and social spaces for students and visitors including a coffee bar. It was designed not just for classroom use but … will present their research. The R.W. Kern Center–and its coffee bar–is slated to open officially in early June. The … and social spaces for students and visitors including a coffee bar. It was designed not just for classroom use but …

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Center for Design 20th Anniv Sets the Theme of Div IV Weekend

… maker professions including Center for Design Fabrication Shop Supervisor Glenn Armitage 81F P14 joined by many of his … many alum careers. He first visited the Center for Design shop in the Lemelson building the summer before he … dropped my bags in my dorm and walked straight over to the shop and talked Glenn into giving me a work-study job,” he …

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Facilities and Grounds Projects Bring New Look to Campus

… are being replaced. Among the improvements to the large interior spaces by the main entrances and to the east-west … are being replaced. Among the improvements to the large interior spaces by the main entrances and to the east-west …

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Hampshire’s Spirit of Invention and the Center for Design

…   Glenn Armitage 81F in the Center for Design  That shop, which was originally named the Lemelson Center for … effort was alum Glenn Armitage 81F, current fabrication shop supervisor, who was tasked with bringing the concept to … and faculty alike brought real-world problems to the shop and left with real solutions, ranging from an accessible …

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Cooperatives and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda

… its exports, which right now center around tea and coffee," Chapman says. Susan Thomson , chair of Chapman's … its exports, which right now center around tea and coffee," Chapman says. Susan Thomson , chair of Chapman's …

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Henry P. Kendall Foundation Grant Supports 100 Percent Local Food Efforts at Hampshire College

… said. Products that cannot be sourced locally, such as coffee and citrus, would still be provided. “By 2019, the … said. Products that cannot be sourced locally, such as coffee and citrus, would still be provided. “By 2019, the …

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Hampshire Alum Opens Store of Handmade Upcycled Goods 

… opened a brick and mortar storefront this spring.  Their shop, So Happy You're Here , is rooted in reimagining … What she envisioned years ago has come true today, the shop is “a concrete space for people to come and share … opened a brick and mortar storefront this spring.  Their shop, So Happy You're Here , is rooted in reimagining …

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Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for Hampshire Students' Voyaj

… or Couchsurfing. Voyaj will give travelers a one-stop shop for all travel and accommodations with hosts." With … or Couchsurfing. Voyaj will give travelers a one-stop shop for all travel and accommodations with hosts." With …

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Students Launch Hackathon to Cross Disciplines and Engage Non-Techies

… will also have access to the Center for Design’s machine shop and design lab. Faculty and staff will serve as mentors. … will also have access to the Center for Design’s machine shop and design lab. Faculty and staff will serve as mentors. …

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A History of Student Activities, 1994-1996

… ban. [The Omen, March 15, 1996] Apr 1 The Lemelson Design shop opens for student use, the shop is mostly for metal shaping and milling, and soon will be equipped for welding. Most of the shop was funded by the Lemelson Foundation and by Jerome …

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'Made In America' Views Prison Labor Through Contemporary Art Lens

… Incarceration exhibition and learned of the 1800s-era flag shop at the women’s reformatory in Framingham (now Framingham … norms.” Halliday was surprised to discover that the flag shop still exists, under the operation of the Massachusetts … Incarceration exhibition and learned of the 1800s-era flag shop at the women’s reformatory in Framingham (now Framingham …

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Campus OneCard

… Johnson Library, ground floor Convenience store and gift shop Subtracted from your Dining/Hamp Dollars balance, or … Johnson Library, ground floor Convenience store and gift shop Subtracted from your Dining/Hamp Dollars balance, or …

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Hampshire Calls on Accomplished Culinary and Farming Alums for New Cafe

… within a 150-mile radius, with limited exceptions such as coffee, citrus, and fish, which are not local. They asked … the café using an electric vehicle. Klein says the café’s coffee brand is Dean’s Beans, an organic, fair-trade product … within a 150-mile radius, with limited exceptions such as coffee, citrus, and fish, which are not local. They asked …

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Hampshire College to Establish Center for New England Food and Agriculture

… radius, other than some obvious impossibilities such as coffee and citrus. "The Lydia B. Stokes Foundation has made … radius, other than some obvious impossibilities such as coffee and citrus. "The Lydia B. Stokes Foundation has made …

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100 Percent Local Food Challenge at Hampshire College

… within a 150-mile radius, other than a few items such as coffee and citrus that are not local and fish from within a … within a 150-mile radius, other than a few items such as coffee and citrus that are not local and fish from within a …

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Examples of Research Projects Requiring IRB Review

… study of shopping behavior. It is hypothesized that people shop more at stores with larger sale signs as compared to … study of shopping behavior. It is hypothesized that people shop more at stores with larger sale signs as compared to …

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Our Thanks to Leslie Cox, Who Grew Community on the Farm

… solution," said Rogers. Cox came up with the idea over coffee at Atkins Farms, she said. "As we talked, I realized … solution," said Rogers. Cox came up with the idea over coffee at Atkins Farms, she said. "As we talked, I realized …

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Hampshire Mourns Founding Faculty Member Miriam Slater

… rugelach, lemon meringue pie, dacquoise, rice pudding, coffee cake, and a variety of other baked delights she … rugelach, lemon meringue pie, dacquoise, rice pudding, coffee cake, and a variety of other baked delights she …

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The Quartz Cantabile

… Fred Wirth (Lerew's Div III chair), Lemelson machine shop manager Glenn Armitage, retired Amherst College … Fred Wirth (Lerew's Div III chair), Lemelson machine shop manager Glenn Armitage, retired Amherst College …

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Ethics & the Common Good Project Awards Student Grants

… a sustainable development project with a campesina coffee cooperative, a relational somatics curriculum, a … (Beyond participation: Campesina Collectivity and Coffee Cooperativism) Grant Holub-Moorman will be traveling … a sustainable development project with a campesina coffee cooperative, a relational somatics curriculum, a …

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Revitalized Holyoke Textile Mill to Host Premiere Exhibition by Hampshire Students and Professor

… all kinds of things.” Dirk Auferoth has an architectural interior woodwork, cabinetry, and furniture studio, which he … all kinds of things.” Dirk Auferoth has an architectural interior woodwork, cabinetry, and furniture studio, which he …

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Hampshire Plans to be First U.S. Residential College Supplying 100 Percent of Electricity from On-Site Solar

… this month as builders enclosed it and began installing interior mechanical systems—electrical, plumbing, and … this month as builders enclosed it and began installing interior mechanical systems—electrical, plumbing, and …

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A History of Student Activities, 1974-1977

… runs into conflicts as he makes efforts to begin a new coffee shop in the FPH lounge, which members of the faculty have … Rath has entered negotiations with Allen Torrey to open a coffee house in the basement of the Red Barn. [Climax: …

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Lucas May 17F Creates Pottery Unique as His Fingerprints

… 17F creates functional and decorative pieces ranging from coffee mugs to giant vases. He has a studio in Florence, …

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Hampshire Student Murphy Hunn Bridges History and Craft through Metalworking

… students who don't have any experience in the metal shop or any of the tools there, and it's been really cool to … students who don't have any experience in the metal shop or any of the tools there, and it's been really cool to …

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