Enhancing Efficient Eating Efforts

Meatless Mondays? Going tray-less? Whatever your opinion is on these controversial efforts, it is important to recognize all of the other ways that Valentine has been working to reduce waste and save energy. Some of the staff’s biggest efforts have in fact been happening behind the scenes, plotted in the bowels of Valentine Dining Hall. Now in his seventh year at Val, Executive Chef Jeremy Roush continues to tirelessly work not only to keep Val running, but also constantly improving. Roush f

Defending Safe Spaces on Social Media

Need to respond to your step-uncle’s concerning position on climate change? Facebook is the place. Don’t like a protest that one of your fellow classmates staged? Post a status on Facebook, and watch the comment thread devolve. Become angered by what you read in these comment sections? Write an opinion piece! Whether we personally engage in it or not, online interactions are now one of the primary ways in which we encounter and counter views different from our own. This article doesn’t intend

Institutional Recognition for Non-Traditional Career Paths

Consulting season at Amherst came fast. Open the “Career Columns” newsletter and you get the sinking feeling that if you’re not working for Parthenon, Bain or going to Harvard Law, you’re probably out of luck. Talk of an upcoming case interview workshop or a friend’s lucrative summer internship often slips into daily conversation. While Amherst offers consulting and finance opportunities throughout the year, fall is a particularly intense time of year for those hoping to land a summer internship