Letter to the Editor

Matt Fernald ’13 writes regarding Keefe Campus Center space re-allocation and the AAS poll sent to students on Wednesday, November 27. A lot has been discussed regarding the results of last week’s AAS poll. Here’s my take: I don’t think anyone disagrees that the MRC and the WC need to emerge from the eerie shadows of the basement and find more prominent spaces, but there is much disagreement on how it is to be done. Should we move the game room? The CCE? Two-thirds of a mere 600 or so voted t

Letter to the Editor

Matt Fernald ’13 discusses the priorities of the AAS. Two decisions made by the AAS have come to my attention, and I think the student body should be made aware of them. I learned of the first from my friend in the Outing Club, who told me that the AAS recently chose to stop giving them funding food for their trips, which amounts to $250 per semester. The second was the decision to reportedly spend $3000 on a late-night ice cream sundae event at Val. While I am fully supportive of late-night V

Letter to the Editor

Matt Fernald ’13 writes on his personal response about mass mailings on campus. To the Student Body: My name is Matt Fernald. A fair number of you know me as a friend, a friend of a friend, a Zumbye or a name that pops up now and then. You may also know me as the guy who spammed the school about not spamming the school. Responses were, shall we say… mixed. It is for this reason that I write. I must first apologize for the sarcastic nature of my email. It runs against an issue that has long wo

Track Teams Storm Through ECACs

This past weekend, the men and women’s indoor track teams travelled to NYU to compete in the ECAC Div. III Championships. The men took fourth place in the field of 53 teams while the women took seventh out of 47. In the opening races, junior superstar Ben Scheetz broke yet another school record in the 500-meter dash with a first-place finish in 1:02.74. On the women’s side, senior Susan Wasserman also set a new school standard with her time of 1:17.30, beating the previous record by nearly a se

Women’s Hockey Loses to Middlebury in NESCAC Finals

The women’s hockey team took to the road this past weekend to play a pair of games at Middlebury, hoping to take home their second NESCAC title in as many years. They began their campaign against Trinity, eventually winning a tight game 4-3 in overtime on a clutch goal from Ellen Swiontkowski ’12. They advanced to the final on Sunday against the NESCAC’s top team in Middlebury, who had dealt a crushing 4-0 defeat to Bowdoin the day before. The women found themselves playing from behind for most

Women’s Hockey Skates Past Colby in Blowout Playoff Win

Amherst had played the Mules in a regular season double-header at home a month ago, winning two close games. A hat trick’s worth of wins over Colby would have sent them to the NESCAC Semifinals for a fifth consecutive year, and the Jeffs played like they knew it. The Jeffs just about blanketed the ice with their speed, smothering Colby goaltender Brianne Wheeler with shots. Within the first three minutes, the women had knocked their sturdy opponents onto their back hooves. First-year Courtney B

Women’s Hockey Survives Close Calls

On Tuesday, Amherst took to the ice against the NEC Pilgrims. The Jeffs put on a clinic early on, displaying rock-solid defense while jumping out to a 2-0 lead. Immediately after Amherst’s second goal midway through the second period, the Pilgrims struck back with a goal of their own. The Jeffs thoroughly dominated the second period, outshooting the Pilgrims 11-1, but the other team won the battle of percentages and trailed by one mere goal at the start of the third. The third began much the sa

XC Races Past ECAC Competition

Women The Lord Jeffs were led by a strong showing from first-year Angie Epifano, who ran in the head pack for the entire race, finally taking ninth overall on the six-kilometer course with her time of 23:02, a fantastic showing for a first-year in her first championship race. Senior Mercedes Taylor followed that leading example taking 12th place with a time of 23:09. Sophomore Sarah Daly, whose time of 23:12 earned her 13th overall. Next to cross the line for the women was yet another freshma

Women’s Cross Country Racing Towards Nationals; Men’s Team Falls Behind

For the men, the meet was disappointing, exacerbated by their lack of a full squad; for the women, however, it was a testament to how dangerous a team they are. Women In a race in which not a single senior finished in the top 10, the Jeffs’ numero uno, sophomore Ali Simeone, ran confidently to a fifth-place finish overall with a time of 22:33. Although she finished behind both Williams sophomores Jennifer Gossels and Annie Dear, as well as behind two Middlebury freshmen, her strong position w