Sam Ross

Sam Ross is an alumni of Hampshire College

Biography
Sam Ross graduated from Hampshire in Spring 2008 after having spent the first semester of his Division III in Tokyo, Japan, studying at Sophia University. He restarted and managed Asian Media for two years, and was relatively active in Excaliber, BBC & High Tea, and Sazanami, a Japanese culture club at Smith College. He also was a Deathfest DM on two separate occasions.

Also, his recipe for whoopie pies won him a prize at the Men Who Cook 2004 competition, resulting in his recipe being used as a dessert at SAGA.

Committee Members/Advisors

 * Division III - Kay Johnson (Chair), Will Ryan (Member)
 * Division II - Kay Johnson (Chair), Ellie Siegel (Member)
 * Division I - Kristen Luschen

Division III

 * Gaikokujin - Japan and "Otherness" through American Images

Spring 2008 Division III Work

 * "Samurai and Monkeymen: Historical Images of Japan and the Japanese"
 * "Of Aliens and Alienation: A Personal Essay"
 * "Inside Job" - radio feature
 * "Tokyo ni Youkoso!" - An introductory guidebook to studying at Sophia University

Spring 2008 Courses

 * Reading to Learn - Kozue Miyama (AC)

Fall 2007 Courses

 * Intermediate Japanese - Koizumi (Sophia University)
 * Western Trad. and the Modern World - Tatsuo Murakami (Sophia University)

Spring 2007 Courses

 * TESOL Practicum - Caroline Gear (HC)
 * Writing: Japan and Otherness - Kim Kono (SC)
 * Authentic Japanese Materials - Ikumi Kayama (AC)
 * The Japanese Cinema - Abraham Ravett (HC)

Fall 2006 Courses

 * Government and Politics of Japan - Dennis Yasutomo (SC)
 * TESOL - Caroline Gear (HC)
 * Sophisticated Japanese - Ikumi Kayama (AC)
 * Rave Reviews - Ellen Donkin (HC)

Spring 2006 Courses

 * Beyond Basic Japanese - Wako Tawa (AC)
 * Japanese Language and Culture - Maki Hubbard (SC)
 * Drawing Foundations - Scott Reeds (HC)

Jan Term 2006 Academic Work

 * Internship - Nightly Business Report - WPBT Miami

Fall 2005 Courses

 * Introduction to Writing - Ellie Siegel, Will Ryan (HC)
 * Non-Intensive Elem. Japanese II - Mariko Hashimoto (UMass)
 * Intro. to Journalism - Meg Murphy (SC)
 * Freedom of Expression - James Miller (HC)

Spring 2005 Courses

 * Non-Intensive Elem. Japanese I - Jun Ono (UMass)
 * Radio Journalism - Karen Brown (HC)
 * How Things Work - Herbert Bernstein (HC)

Jan Term 2006 Academic Work

 * New Media - James Miller (HC)

Fall 2004 Courses

 * Critical Thinking - Kevin Grobman (HC)
 * Puzzles and Paradoxes - David Kelly (HC)
 * Transformations - Ernie Alleva (HC)
 * Media Literacy: Pop Culture and Education - Kristen Luschen (HC)