Introducing the Association of Amherst Students
The Association of Amherst Students introduces itself to new members of the community, soliciting feedback and community involvement in its current and upcoming projects.
Association of Amherst Students
“Disarm ACPD”: The Association of Amherst Students’ Position on Campus Public Safety
On Monday, March 29, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety John Carter
attended the public safety town hall
[https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/aas/senate/aasminutes/spring-2021] hosted by
the Association of Amherst Students (AAS). This meeting occurred on the first
day of Derek Chauvin’s trial for
The Real Promise for Amherst’s Third Century
Earlier this year, Amherst College announced a new fundraising campaign titled
“Promise: The Campaign for Amherst’s Third Century,” which pledges to raise $625
million for the college over the next five years. With this money, the college
claims that it will focus on six unique goals, including improving science,
AAS Letter on the Mascot
Recent years have seen several student-led attempts to encourage discussions on
the place, contemporary relevance and inclusivity of our current unofficial
mascot, Lord Jeffery Amherst. These conversations should continue. The college’s
community has demonstrated a desire for a serious reconsideration of our mascot
and we should not let past