Issue No. 3 - Fall 2014

FROM THE EDITORHost Oliver Broudy reintroduces us to the New England town that we call home. DEPARTMENTSNature Lizard king Alan Richmond revels in the abiding delights of wanton herpetology. Yes, herpetology. Aeronautics Please don’t bomb us! Sgt. Andrew Briscoe, of Westover Air Force Base, demystifies that noisy breadloaf of the skies, the C5. Education Barbara Madeloni, newly elected president of the MA Teachers Association and Big Ed’s worst nightmare, redraws the battle lines in the fight for public education. FEATURESHow Not to Get Punked Citizen Trevor Baptiste details his personal journey from Bed-Stuy to Amherst, and what he learned along the way about the nature of power. Musical Interlude Local music prodigies The Radio On Mute. Over the Notch Lisa Amato quit her job. Because sometimes fighting oppression and inequity is just too hard.