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Upended Worlds: An Evening with Acclaimed Filmmakers Ken Burns 71F and Kira Akerman at Hampshire College
Upended Worlds: An Evening with Acclaimed Filmmakers Ken Burns 71F and Kira Akerman at Hampshire College Emma Rose DeFelice On Thursday, March 28, students, faculty, staff, and community members filled the Main Lecture Hall for a screening and …
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Hampshire College Alum Galina Vromen 72F Publishes Debut Novel in Her 70s
… including being, with my husband, the only Jews in an Arab town. It has also been helpful in running a book program for … including being, with my husband, the only Jews in an Arab town. It has also been helpful in running a book program for …
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Where Are They Now?: Ché Williams 16F Keeps It Reel
… the work I helped create. I signed my first lease for an apartment in my hometown, which was always a short-term … the work I helped create. I signed my first lease for an apartment in my hometown, which was always a short-term …
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Covid-19 Information
… and while eating; this policy will be revisited if the Town of Amherst rescinds their indoor masking order. In … bathroom in a dormitory or mod. As of August 18, 2021 the Town of Amherst is under a special order requiring indoor … operating at 50% occupancy; this means 1 person per 100 square feet, except in spaces with specific posted code …
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Campus Events January - March 2018
… Goodbye Girls and Oh My Darling, she has played Trafalgar Square in London and numerous folk festivals worldwide. … Goodbye Girls and Oh My Darling, she has played Trafalgar Square in London and numerous folk festivals worldwide. …
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Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family
Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn’t Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family Karen Corday Rafael Guevara wasn’t particularly interested in college until he heard about Hampshire’s lack of traditional grades. Nor was he interested in filmmaking despite a …
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Ken Burns Recalls His College Thesis as His First History Documentary
… still image, a large painted mural of a 19th-century rural town that he invites the viewer to study closely using a … still image, a large painted mural of a 19th-century rural town that he invites the viewer to study closely using a …
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Div III Student Jordan Foley Takes an Analytical and Creative Deep Dive into Splatterpunk Horror
… when it was just a list of haphazard characters and a town name that I was turning in for his longform prose class … when it was just a list of haphazard characters and a town name that I was turning in for his longform prose class …
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55th Anniversary Celebration
… Carle Museum of Picture Book Art This stunning 40,000 square-foot museum on our campus is loved by families, art …
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First All-Campus Address by President Ed Wingenbach: September 3, 2019
… to fiscal viability and educational quality. We have to square that circle in the next seven weeks. And it has to be … to fiscal viability and educational quality. We have to square that circle in the next seven weeks. And it has to be …
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Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife
Recent Graduate Flynn Hibbs 17F on the Impact of Solar Development on Wildlife Sara Draper, Sustainability Manager Flynn Hibbs’s 17F Div III combined experience in ecological research with an interest in sustainable development to produce valuable …
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Hampshire Student Beau Guenther 23S Balances Competitive Bike Racing, Art, and Photography
… the oldest cyclocross races in the country. It’s a small town, but it holds a rich history of Nordic skiing and … the oldest cyclocross races in the country. It’s a small town, but it holds a rich history of Nordic skiing and …
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Hampshire Dedicates Kern Center, Explores Solutions in Environmental Justice, Green Building, Education
… audience earlier that here in Amherst, Massachusetts, the town and its state counterparts helped the College find a way … audience earlier that here in Amherst, Massachusetts, the town and its state counterparts helped the College find a way …
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A History of Student Activities, 1988-1989
… Working Against Poverty (S.W.A.P.) have obtained an 8,000 square foot warehouse in Holyoke to use as a household … Working Against Poverty (S.W.A.P.) have obtained an 8,000 square foot warehouse in Holyoke to use as a household …
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FAQ: For Prospective Students
… an entire hall in either Dakin or Merrill, or an on-campus apartment in one of the mods. What comes with a dorm room …
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Chapter 8: Student Life and the Houses
… the demonstration team he started called the "Washington Square Wizards." He's also done endorsements and marketing … the demonstration team he started called the "Washington Square Wizards." He's also done endorsements and marketing …
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Chapter 4: Reflections on Hampshire's Origins
… really think I should. And I felt that I wanted to be square with Cal Plimpton, so I visited Cal and told him what … really think I should. And I felt that I wanted to be square with Cal Plimpton, so I visited Cal and told him what …
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Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness
… multi-arts education. She moved back to the tiny town in Vermont where she’d grown up, went into the schools, … multi-arts education. She moved back to the tiny town in Vermont where she’d grown up, went into the schools, …
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A History of Student Activities, 1978-1982
… more than 15 Hampshire students, form a makeshift town on the site of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant … more than 15 Hampshire students, form a makeshift town on the site of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant …
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2010 Convocation Speech by Patricia Klindienst 71F
… teaching at Yale. Turning off Rte. 9 from Hadley into the town of Amherst I caught my first glimpse of those big, … teaching at Yale. Turning off Rte. 9 from Hadley into the town of Amherst I caught my first glimpse of those big, …
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Chapter 4: Hampshire Landuse and an Original Landowner
… the prospect of pulling up his roots and moving into town, away from the salubrious atmosphere of the countryside. … the prospect of pulling up his roots and moving into town, away from the salubrious atmosphere of the countryside. …
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Chapter 1: Academic Program and Planning, 1978-1981
… meet together over coffee; the living context defined by apartment or floor rather than by the House as a whole; the … meet together over coffee; the living context defined by apartment or floor rather than by the House as a whole; the …
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Chapter 3: Academic Program and Planning, 1982-1985
… All prospects and their parents in the appropriate city, town, or region would be invited. Sponsoring parents would … All prospects and their parents in the appropriate city, town, or region would be invited. Sponsoring parents would …
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Chapter 2: Ten Year Review
… sense of well-being hinges on the quality of dorm, mod, or apartment life; and a great deal of time and involvement goes … sense of well-being hinges on the quality of dorm, mod, or apartment life; and a great deal of time and involvement goes …
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