Amherst Magazine: Winter 2013
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FEATUREs
The Great Growth Spurt
By Katherine Duke ’05
A wave of retirements and a call for a larger faculty mean that by 2018, more than a third of the college’s tenured and tenure-track professors will have arrived since 2010.
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Librarians Will Lead the Revolution
By Emily Gold Boutilier
Very few people have access to good research, good information and good literature. Has Amherst just found a solution?
Scar Tissue
Photographs by Justin Kimball
A photography professor and his auctioneer brother, Douglas, went into the homes of people who’d died or left, looking for evidence of humanity.
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Meditations on War and Circumstance
By Jacob Worrell ’12E
When part of a convoy on patrol in Iraq, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
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College Row
Finally, a woman’s portrait for JChap - Why you shouldn’t text while you walk - Report on sexual misconduct suggests changes - And more
Sports
The swim team has one of the top-ranked junior triathletes in the country
Beyond Campus
Travel: Francis Tapon ’92 aims to visit every country in the world - Law: Page Ulrey ’86 prosecutes horrific cases of elder abuse - Social Action: Can the violin be a tool for change?
Point of View
The Reunion Crasher: Sue Dickman ’89 still feels attached to the class she left behind.
Amherst Creates
Comic book: Walter Simonson ’68 gives roles to Jesus and Batman - Film: David O. Russell ’81E’s Silver Linings Playbook - Graphic novel: Professor Stavans, P.I. - Politics: Chris Lehane ’90 on damage control
Remember When
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