The Campus Chronicle
Vol. XVIII, Issue 12
for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts
November 15, 2002

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Graduate student Eric Marshall, wearing a level B personal protection suit for unknown or hazardous environments, demonstrates a combustible gas and oxygen indicator to Sandy Barron, chief undergraduate advisor for the Environmental Sciences Program. The demonstration was part of a Nov. 7 public event at Stockbridge Hall to celebrate the renaming of the College of Food and Natural Resources (CFNR) to the College of Natural Resources and the Environment (CNRE). (Stan Sherer photo) Graduate student Eric Marshall, wearing a level B personal protection suit for unknown or hazardous environments, demonstrates a combustible gas and oxygen indicator to Sandy Barron, chief undergraduate advisor for the Environmental Sciences Program. The demonstration was part of a Nov. 7 public event at Stockbridge Hall to celebrate the renaming of the College of Food and Natural Resources (CFNR) to the College of Natural Resources and the Environment (CNRE). (Stan Sherer photo)
   
 

Library offers around the clock reference help
It's 2 a.m., the Library's closed and a weary undergraduate needs some research assistance for a paper that's due in a few hours. But there's no need to panic - help is just a mouse click away through a new collaboration between 10 New England colleges and universities.

Sociologist analyzes battle over sex education in US
Beginning in the 1960s, the Christian Right found the perfect vehicle for expanding its influence -- opposition to comprehensive sex education, says Janice M. Irvine, associate professor of Sociology and author of the new book, "Talk About Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States."

Environmentalist to give ISHA lecture
Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva will give a talk entitled "Earth Democracy: The World Beyond Globalization" on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

Fournier to give Distinguished Faculty Lecture Nov. 18
Maurille J. Fournier, professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will give a Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Inside the Ribosome Factory: How Our Cells Build Protein-Manufacturing Machines," at 4 p.m., on Mon., Nov. 18, in the Massachusetts Room at the Mullins Center.

Police arrest two in dorm room
University Police arrested two students in Kennedy Tower Tuesday morning after an investigation into a reportedly stolen laptop computer turned up not only the computer but also a large amount of marijuana, including individually wrapped baggies, drug paraphernalia and $24,000 in cash.

ROTC cadets train at West Point
"Tango16, this is Blue Falcon, over."
"Blue Falcon, this is Tango16."
"The buses have arrived at Camp Natural Bridge, over."
"Roger, out."

 
 
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