A Study on Student Perceptions of ACPD and Changemaking

Contributing writers Olivia Fajardo ’23 and Sydney Ireland ’23 recap their study about student perceptions of the Amherst College Police Department and the effectiveness of student activism in creating change.

ResLife Constructing New RC Position for Next Semester, Taking Input

The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) announced plans to recreate the current Resident Counselor (RC) position in a meeting with RCs on March 3 in Alumni House. During the meeting, the college announced that it would discontinue the current RC job effective by next fall semester. Following the announcement, Senior Associate Dean of Students Dean Gendron quelled the RCs’ concerns regarding job security by stating that new positions will be available to them. The college will finalize the new R