Features
Amherst College graduate Kimmie Weeks wins BRICK award
Kimmie Weeks, who graduated from Amherst College in 2005, has won a 2007 BRICK Award, which honors those who do something to change the world before they are 25 years old. CNN has called the BRICK Award the "Oscar of youth service awards." Weeks was selected from more than 1,000 applicants to receive $10,000 for his organization, Youth Action International. He is also in the running for a Golden BRICK Award, which would provide him with an additional $15,000 for his work. Read More
Community Council update
Hampshire prides itself on is its sense of community and it values the idea that a strong community is bolstered by active community members. Community is a word that comes up all the time at Hampshire-in fact, I've already used the word four times in this column. But what does community mean? And what does it mean to be a member of the Hampshire community? Read More