Socializing Beyond the Socials

Most students have a favorite story of police breaking up a party they attended. Last year, one of my orchestra parties was broken up in Seelye. You may expect orchestra members to be crazy party animals, but (un)surprisingly the majority of orchestra party funds are used to purchase snacks and soda since most orchestra members do not drink. The image of a police officer in Seelye breaking up 35 orchestra members (some in tuxedos) eating cheese and crackers and drinking some alcohol makes most p

Welcome from the Student Government

Welcome back to Amherst! It is truly an exciting time to serve as your Student Body President. Last year catalyzed a great deal of changes to our campus, and much of the work is ongoing. Therefore, I’d like to describe some of the work that our student government, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will undertake over the next year. The AAS Senate is comprised of senators that represent you on student issues. They oversee an annual budget totaling to roughly one million dollars. The AAS

Advising, Ad Hocs and Arts at Amherst

First, I would like to thank those who voted in the school–wide referendum last week. The proposal to build a charging station and purchase a Chevy Volt for ACEMS passed with an overwhelming majority, with 82 percent of voters supporting the endeavor. Ian Hatch ’14 and I look forward to quickly finishing this project. Last night, the Senate hosted a discussion regarding the advising system. Our third town hall in three weeks, this forum allowed students to voice their opinion to the Ad Hoc Facu

The AAS on a Green Drive, Spring Concert and More

On Monday night, the co-authors of this column brought forward an ambitious new proposal to advance sustainability at Amherst College. A product of five months of work, this pilot project is designed to introduce electric vehicles into the campus fleet. It consists of two parts — the installation of an electric vehicle charging station and the purchase of the campus’s first electric vehicle. The charging station will provide free electricity to students, faculty, staff and guests and will be lo