To Find the Principles

"In fiction, the principles are given, to find
the facts: in history, the facts are given,
to find the principles; and the writer
who does not explain the phenomena
as well as state them performs
only one half of his office."

Thomas Babington Macaulay,
"History," Edinburgh Review, 1828

Showing posts with label Amherst (general). Show all posts

Showing posts with label Amherst (general). Show all posts

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Amherst College Picks Emily Dickinson as New Sports Mascot

In Surprise Move, Amherst College Picks Emily Dickinson as New Sports Mascot Edged Out Leading Contender: “Fighting Poets” Image of Em...

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Human Rights Day 2016

This year, as every year, Amherst celebrated Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the promulgation of the Universal Declaration of H...

Friday, December 16, 2016

Rally Against Veterans' Flag Convoy and in Support of Hampshire College.

As noted in the previous post , Hampshire College's decision to resume flying the American flag in the wake of the protest by a veterans...

From the Protest Rally Against the Hampshire College Flag Policy

In response to students' anger and fear in the wake of the presidential election and their protests that the American flag represen...

Hampshire Flag Watch: Going, going, . . .gone?! and . . . now back?

By now practically everyone in the country has heard the story, regardless of whether you read the New York Times or watch Fox News . It w...

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