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Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture
… “At Hampshire, we designed an entire solar plan. It taught me so much about sustainable energy. There’s a very … are intimidated by clean energy, but this experience made me realize it’s actually a very practical thing you can do. “ … “Something about food sustainability always interested me,” he said. “That and local food are important to me, but I …
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Lockout/Tagout and Electrical Safety Program and Procedures
… an electrical hazard exists prior to beginning work on or near live parts or energized equipment operating at 50 volts … shock and flash protection boundaries, and be posted on or near the piece of equipment. A written procedure is not … an electrical hazard exists prior to beginning work on or near live parts or energized equipment operating at 50 volts …
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Hampshire Culture of Care Agreement
… by all other Health Services instructions shared with me. If I am a faculty or staff member, and, upon conducting a … and isolation if it is deemed necessary for me to do so. I agree to cooperate with all contact tracing … by all other Health Services instructions shared with me. If I am a faculty or staff member, and, upon conducting a …
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Listening and the Brain
… affect everything else in life," he said. "It dawned on me that it might be a worthwhile thing to study." Blumberg … he rose to that occasion as well. What still mystifies me is where he found the time to rehearse for a complete … affect everything else in life," he said. "It dawned on me that it might be a worthwhile thing to study." Blumberg …
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Leah Hager Cohen 85F: Finding a Story to Tell
… to come crashing down on my bottom. "It also made me that much more hungry to keep practicing my craft, so that … " The Grief of Others ends in a way that felt risky to me," she says. "I'm not a writer of meta-fiction, yet the novel pulled me, at the end, toward a kind of meta-fictional spirit. "I …
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Division III Profile: May Hemler's "Be My Body, Read My Books"
… subjects. “The process of setting up each image enables me to talk with my subject and help the person become … side of camera,” she says. “Working in this way forces me to slow down and make portraits that provide every subject … when I needed that,” she said. “They really knew me, and knew what I was going for. They helped me make work I …
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How a Personalized Curriculum Drove Successful Entrepreneurship
… management during her college search. “They were telling me that I had to choose one or the other because the majors … a programming language. “The graduate students asked me how much I was paying for the class, and I told them it … for by my Hampshire tuition,” she says. “They looked at me like I was crazy.” A Bronx native, Torres says her …
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Recent Graduate and Documentary Filmmaker Mecca Lewis on How Investigation and Play Infuse her Work
… high school, I thought Hampshire would be the best fit for me because it provides space for students to intersect the … though, professors and peers in my courses often gave me critical feedback to make my work, and the ideologies … at the college was not only fun but revealed a lot to me about what Hampshire can offer in terms of resources both …
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Indigenous Filmmaker Billy Luther 00F Makes Feature Film Writing and Directing Debut
… Film Writing and Directing Debut The film Frybread Face & Me , written and directed by Billy Luther 00F, recently … and culture through the experience. Frybread Face & Me is executive produced by Academy and Emmy Award-winning … Alumni Native American Studies … The film Frybread Face & Me , written and directed by Billy Luther 00F, recently …
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Five College Connections: Three International Students Take MHC Sisters' Recommendation
… and I was deciding where to go, my sister was very keen on me coming here," Khawaja recalls. His sister, Nadia, … was so helpful and friendly that that was enough for me," Khawaja recalls. "I felt comfortable when I came here." … schools. Of his sister, Khajawa says, "She can't wait for me to go and take classes at Mount Holyoke." The Five College …
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Devoted Veterinarian
… from my Hampshire background. Hampshire didn't confine me to thinking 'you go to vet school and then go work in a clinic.' Instead, Hampshire forced me to look for something that fits my entire lifestyle. I … to feel like I'm just going to work. Hampshire allowed me to say 'don't settle. Find exactly what you want and make …
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Christine Lindeman 80F Named Director of The Common School
… to them, and drawing with them. That was new stuff for me, and something I have used every day since becoming a … Hampshire's effect on her career: "I took a path that led me into education and I have found a strong sense of purpose … for setting that stage and expecting so much more of me than I had experienced anywhere else." … For Christine …
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Graphic Novel Merges Art and Psychology
… Seydel, unexpectedly passed away. "His inspiration picked me up and carried me through the project," Cohen says. "It's really amazing to … how much he has to give. Many people would agree with me. He has been a wonderful, wonderful soul to have known; …
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Aimee Aubin's Division III is a Gift
… considering the offer, Aubin declined. "It really made me enter the year looking at it as a gift. It allowed me to not stress," she says. "I really looked at it as a year … supportive and have never been afraid to ask me difficult questions," Aubin says. "They're incredibly …
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Chemical Hazard Program
… or is an article as defined by the HazCom Standard, the vendor is asked to provide written confirmation of that … or is an article as defined by the HazCom Standard, the vendor is asked to provide written confirmation of that …
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April 6, 2019: Letter from Interim President Kenneth Rosenthal
… in Hampshire College. The Board of Trustees has asked me to become Interim President to help Hampshire find its way … I am happy to be working with you. You will hear more from me again soon. Ken Rosenthal … Dear Hampshire Community, … in Hampshire College. The Board of Trustees has asked me to become Interim President to help Hampshire find its way …
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New Faculty Q&A with Daniel Altshuler
… what does that tell us about the human brain? What draws me to doing linguistics, and especially semantic theory, is … part of the question presupposes that others beside me are ordinary, and I think that everyone has an … know if that’s cool, but it’s the first thing that came to me. No, that’s very cool! Now, can you recommend some books …
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Hampshire Film Professors and Alums Screen Works on Place and Placemaking
… polarities such as public and private, nature and culture, near and far, bios and techne, producing a space in which … polarities such as public and private, nature and culture, near and far, bios and techne, producing a space in which …
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Eduardo Rivera
… and politics that ripple through his childhood home near the U.S.-Mexico border, his photographic and video works … and politics that ripple through his childhood home near the U.S.-Mexico border, his photographic and video works …
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"It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest"
… through improving. This process is what’s greatest for me because what’s now needed in the world is not more talk … “Why are you turning off all the lights?” my mother asked me last January, when I came home for break. “To save energy, … observed by white people just did not apply to me. Both directly and indirectly, I was just not part of the …
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Jennifer Chrisler Selected to Lead Hampshire College’s Next Bold Chapter
Jennifer Chrisler Selected to Lead Hampshire College’s Next Bold Chapter Hampshire College has appointed Jennifer Chrisler as its ninth president. An accomplished higher education administrator and leader, LGBTQIA+ advocate and non-profit executive, …
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Professor Roosbelinda Cárdenas Wins Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
… by Tristan Cullen 13F. He credits Cárdenas with “giving me the confidence to feel I could succeed in an academic … here and decided to stay, she was extremely happy for me and told me she’d hoped something would happen that would take me on a …
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Seeking Justice for the Disenfranchised
… would end up, and no vision about what the future held for me. But I had a fundamental belief that I was meant to do … is challenging and at times exhausting, but it gave me intellectual stamina. My job is to assist my clients in … meaningful relief to my community. Hampshire taught me to never, ever accept injustice — and to fight harder, …
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Taking a Deep Dive into Dolphin Communication
… I was learning. Hampshire seemed like a perfect fit for me because students can combine various subject areas — I … and tedious, but volunteers have been helping me, and they’ve been amazing. The most exciting part is the … and people. I don’t know what I’d do without them helping me through each step of this project. I’ve had the …
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Jake Schievink on Power, Desire, and the 'Actualized Computer'
… man’s greatest desire to possess and control.” That sent me on this tangent figuring out what digital technology hides … At my final show, this guy was really trying to argue with me and I said, “Well, historically, almost every advancement … the reasons I chose them is that I knew they would trust me on my own. Technology used to be a lot more emotional, it …
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