An Egyptian man has been jailed for three years with hard labour for sexual harassment of a woman in the street.
Sharif Gommaa was also ordered to pay 5,001 Egyptian pounds ($895) damages to Noha Rushdi Saleh for the attack in Cairo’s Heliopolis district.
Women’s rights activists welcomed the ruling saying it was the first known case of prison for such an offence.

To Earthward offers a glimpse at the Robert Frost who didn’t seem quite as content in his place as our dear statue of him on the freshman quad might make us believe.

Love at the lips was touch
As sweet as I could bear;
And once that seemed too much;
I lived on air
That crossed me from sweet things,
[ . . . ]

So far, I’ve avoided any type of election analysis or opinion - that is not the place of this particular blog, after all - but I do feel compelled to make a note of one that could significantly impact the College.
Residents of the Town of Amherst may be aware of a competitive race for a seat on the Town Select Board. Four contenders are vying for the spot - a brief description of each can be found at the Amherst Bulletin.
Two particularly noteworthy candidates for the election are Aaron Hayden and Dave Keenen.