Cashion's determination pays off

“Winn is the quintessential liberal arts student. He has a passion for so many things: words, books, cycling, Spain, its language and people, as well as chemistry,” said Professor of Chemistry David Hansen. “He is also a marvelous person, extremely kind and caring.” Posing a triple threat Cashion came to the College fairly sure that he wanted to major in math; however, at Amherst, he discovered two other subjects in which he also wanted to major. “I always knew I wanted to study math in colleg

Ryan Park '05 wins second AAS presidency

Student participation in the run-off election was low, with only 451 students voting. Park believes that some students may have decided not to vote because of how many elections are held throughout the course of the year. “I think that students get somewhat fatigued by the constant elections,” he said. “I think that we need to streamline the elections process so that students aren’t expected to vote a dozen times a year.” In order to solve this problem, Park plans to propose an amendment to the

AAS hears fall budget complaints

There was considerable debate regarding the College Republicans’ and College Democrats’ fall budget allocations. Both political organizations submitted similar budgets but received recommendations for different allocations from the BC. The Democrats were allocated $434, 43 percent of the amount that they requested, whereas the Republicans received $297.50, 46 percent of the amount they requested A motion to give the Republicans half of the money already allotted to the Democrats for a voter reg

College Visit: Princeton proposes "A" grade quota for all departments

As part of the plan, no more than 35 percent of students in each department may receive a final grade of “A.” However, 55 percent of independent work projects may receive “A” marks. The proposal will also redistribute all other grades. Each department will publicize how many “A’s” it has given out. “This plan is premised on the assumption that if we control ‘A’ grades, other grades will fall into line in appropriate relationship to those ‘A’s,” the proposal read. The result of grade inflation c

Town Brief: Florence Savings Bank branch robbed early Saturday morning

“He handed the teller a note saying that he had a gun and wanted all the money,” said Lieutenant Patenaude of the Northampton Police Department. Vice president of Florence Savings Bank Doug Burr, director of marketing, explained that the teller and other bank employees followed typical bank safety protocol, despite the fact that the robber managed to escape. Patenaude said that there are not yet any leads in the case. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, neither Patenaude nor Burr we

Marx announces College fee will rise 5.2 percent

Treasurer Peter Shea cites the College’s overall high expenses as the cause of the fee increase. “There isn’t any one thing that accounts for this year’s increase. Every year the College faces the same or similar pressures. The type of education that Amherst provides (residential, small classes taught by professors rather than grad students, extensive facilities and student services, etc.) is very expensive, over $65,000 per student,” he said. “The comprehensive fee only covers about 55 percent

Local News Brief: Community supports Amherst Regional High School's controversial decision to perfor

The idea for performing “The Vagina Monologues” came directly from students, according to Kate Collins, a faculty advisor of the show. “It was completely student initiated,” said Collins. Collins believes that the show is an especially good choice because it raises issues central to the students performing and attending it. “[The play] raises issues that are very important to [students] and that are relevant to many of their lives,” she said. ARHS has attempted to put on other controversial pla