Amit Amit Gupta Gupta '04, gentle soul, creative genius, Daily Jolt + @photojojo founder, has leukemia. Get well soon: bit.ly/ogMgwU

Amit Gupta '04 (Amit Gupta) needs a bone marrow donor. Can he find one among fellow Jeffs? bit.ly/r8hrdE

Julie Powell, of "Julie & Julia," on the guilt associated with leaving cookbooks behind for the iPad: nyr.kr/oi8md5

ESPN offers a primer on Ben Cherington '96, "odds on favorite" to succeed Theo Epstein as Red Sox GM. es.pn/osrvGI

Amherst Alumni in Major League Baseball: "Amherst College does some pretty good pre-screening," says Dan Duquette. bit.ly/nmpsyr

Happy Inauguration Weekend, Biddy Martin and Amherst College! Wish we were there.

Watch Biddy Martin's Inauguration online; her address begins at 53.04: bit.ly/rhhXBY

Kathryn Nathan '13, a "phenomenal" soccer player. "As it turned out there is just something special about Amherst.’’ boston.com/sports/college…

Former HS teammates Petropulos and Jellison on 4-0 Jeffs football squad. Also, "academics really do come first here." nashuatelegraph.com/sportslocalspo…

Instructions from the late David Foster Wallace '85: if edited, "I will find a way to harm you or cause you suffering" lettersofnote.com/2011/10/attemp…

Congratulations to Ben Cherington '96, 11th general manager of the Boston Red Sox. "[I]t's time for a change." boston.com/sports/basebal… #

Ben Cherington '96 and the "proud Amherst College tradition" of making New Englanders into general managers: masslive.com/sports/index.s…

Syndicated TV alert: catch Brian Meacham '97 in the quarterfinals of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions today. Check your local listings.

Dan Duquette '80, back in the majors. The Baltimore Orioles hire the former Sox GM as president of baseball operations. espn.go.com/boston/mlb/sto…

The legendary Bill Thurston makes Amherst the cradle of GMs with Neal Huntington, Ben Cherington, Dan Duquette

Congrats to Amherst College, the 2011 Football champions #d3fb Lord Jeffs win 31-18 twitpic.com/7djscr

Amherst's domination of power in major sports franchises continues as Ken Catanella '97 named to Pistons' front office: detroit.sbnation.com/2011/12/5/2614…

Letters of Note features a 1984 missive published in the Student from David Foster Wallace '85. lettersofnote.com/2011/12/take-y…

Just heard @HarrietKCRW Ells '97 on air; with To The Point Warren Olney '59 and adrienehill '99, Amherst College rules the LA airwaves.