Scott Atherley

= Division III =

''This article is part of a Climax Div III Issue. By Kendell Richmond, Staff Writer.''

Scott Atherley arrived to Hampshire from Illinois in the fall of 2005. After a week of hiking with his orientation group, he settled into Dakin, took his hookah out to the gazebo and began blowing smoke rings. This is how he remembers his early days at Hampshire College. Over the past four years Scott has studied hard but also allowed his focus to extend beyond classes. His interest in politics led him to join Ron Paul’s campaign in New Hampshire in the 2008 election. As a starter for the Hampshire basketball team, he will be sorely missed by his teammates next year. He is also one of the defending champions for the 3–on–3 tournament.

“I don’t have a specific favorite Hampshire memory; there are a ton of good ones, and I can’t really pick,” Scott said.

“I’m ready to move on from Hampshire, but I can’t really imagine living without everyone I’ve gotten to know. It hasn’t fully sunk in yet.” he said.

Last summer Scott joined his advisor Verna Turam on a field study trip to Turkey. This influenced his Div III, titled Nationalism and the Experience of the Sacred in the US and Turkey, which argues that Nationalism is treated as something sacred. “The nation is an object of worship in modern national societies. Nationalism can be viewed as a continuity of religion in certain ways.” Next year Scott will go McGill for grad school to study sociology.