Sabina Braunthal, 80, microbiologist

AMHERST - Sabina Diamond Braunthal, 80, of Red Gate Lane, died of cancer on Nov 16, 2009, at the Center for Extended Care in Amherst.

College eating 2009: With an eye to healthy bodies and a healthy planet, college dining changes

In the University of Massachusetts dining commons, what students don't know could help them.

Two alums step up with $125 million for Amherst College

AMHERST - In an apparently unprecedented move, anonymous donors have pledged to donate $125 million to Amherst College over the next five years, college officials announced Tuesday.

Slavery bill gets mixed reviews

Although slavery was abolished following the Civil War, the book on slavery in America is hardly closed.

New legislation filed by state Rep. Byron Rushing, D-Boston, is attempting to add a new chapter to that book.

Area college funds begin long climb back from decline

After a year of decline, area college and university endowments are finally seeing some improvement.

Following last August's Wall Street meltdown, colleges nationwide were concerned endowments could lose as much as 30 percent of their value by the end of the fiscal year, forcing institutions to slash operating budgets.

Report updates incidence of crimes on area campuses

Crime rates remained relatively stable on the Five College campuses from 2007 to 2008, according to the latest college crime reports.

The 2009 Clery Report, a compilation of campus crime statistics mandated by the federal government, was made available to the public this month. Individual campus reports provide information for 2008.

Briefing

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

`FREEDOM WITHOUT WALLS': At 15 years old, Ute Brandes, now a professor at Amherst College, made the treacherous trip across the Berlin Wall.