Sally Koo

This past Friday, students celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, an event organized by AIKYA. “AIKYA comes from a Sanskrit word which means ‘unity,'” explained Fouzia Khan ’04, the chair of AIKYA. “It’s the Hindu New Year to welcome the goddess Lakshmi.” “I was really happy that

Children with candy-filled bags trick-or-treated down the halls of the freshman dorms on Halloween as part of the College’s annual tradition of inviting faculty members, their children and local youth groups to trick or treat in the dorms. But the benefits extended to the students as well. “I think

One Arabian night On Friday evening, students were temporarily transported from New England to an exciting Arabian night filled with entertainment and delicious food. While its exterior remained the same red brick style, Newport’s interior was filled with beaded curtains, sarongs and colorful fabrics and was lit in an

With arms wide open This weekend, the campus was flooded with prefrosh for the first time, as part of the semester’s first students of color weekend. While the event allowed prospective students to experience the College first-hand, many current students found the experience valuable as well. “I thought it

Not another tent A massive white tent with plastic see-through windows plopped in the middle of the social quad drew quite a bit of attention this past weekend. Of course, Amherst students being Amherst students, food was a central expectation in the presence of the tent. “When I first saw

Created in 1992, ACEMS services the College medically and educationally. “During Interterm we have an EMT course taught on campus and during the year we have at least one first responder course,” said Emmet O’Hanlon ’03, director of operations. Members of ACEMS are certified EMTs or first responders, but