1984-85

This Timeline is based on a portion of Tim Shary's A History of Student Activities and Achievements at Hampshire College. Anything not otherwise cited comes from this source.

1984
Missing from Hampshire archives.

January
Jan 26


 * The Amherst town police are called in by Hampshire security to break up a party in Greenwich donut 2; while students are forcibly asked to leave, a police cruiser is doused with red paint and liberated of its hubcaps. [Communique: February 5, 1985]


 * Student Harry Wilson and his wife are asked to move off-campus after they are told by the Director of Housing that due to his wife's pregnancy and the expected arrival of the child within weeks, they may no longer live in Greenwich donut 1. [Community Council Misc.: 84F-Z17 to Z19]

February
Feb 1


 * Article published on Colin Twitchell's Division III: [[Media:Scan_5colintwitchell.jpeg]]

March
Mar 5


 * Funding for the Intran TV show "Voice of the Top Two", produced by students David Taub and Steve Herman, is cut by Community Council after they receive numerous complaints about the show from groups on campus who allege that the show is offensive. [Community Council Minutes: March 5, 1985]

Mar 8


 * A flood of mail from supporters of "The Voice of the Top Two" begins to arrive, declaring that the cut in funding the show is a limitation in freedom of expression; an appeal for funding is denied by Community Council on April 30, 1985. [Community Council Misc.: 85S-Z14 to Z30]

April
Apr 16


 * After months of deliberations, Community Council votes to indefinitely freeze the funds of "Communique", a newspaper edited by student Michael Karmody, after allegations of sexism and racism pertaining to a cartoon, and general irresponsibility. [In Black and White: May, 1985]

Apr 26


 * 13 Hampshire students are arrested in a demonstration at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, protesting U.S. military assistance to El Salvador and Guatemala, when they cross police lines and illegally enter the base. [In Black and White: May, 1985]

May
May 3


 * "In Black and White", a student newspaper under the editorship of Jessica Applestone and Jennifer Kogan, debuts. [In Black and White: May, 1985]