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Zach Jonas '22

Staff Writer

Professor Lyle McGeoch Remembered by Community

Professor Lyle McGeoch Remembered by Community

Lyle McGeoch, Brian E. Boyle ’69 professor of mathematics and computer science, passed away on Oct. 5 from a heart attack. He was 60 years old. McGeoch was a professor at the college for over 30 years. During his time at Amherst, he chaired the computer science department and served

Amherst Alum Wins MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship

The MacArthur Foundation awarded the MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship to Andrea Dutton ’95, a geochemist and paleoclimatologist studying past sea level rises to predict its future conditions, on Sept. 25. The grant is a no-strings-attached sum of $625,000, installed in quarterly payments over a five-year period. Dutton is the

Amherst College Republicans Appeals Sanctions From Judiciary Council

Amherst College Republicans Appeals Sanctions From Judiciary Council

The executive board (E-board) of the Amherst College Republicans (ACR) has asked the Judiciary Council (JC) to appeal its decision last spring to sanction ACR after the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) was made aware of ACR GroupMe screenshots containing derogatory language toward LGBTQ students and staff. The request, however,

Team Player Leads With Drive to Succeed

Team Player Leads With Drive to Succeed

“Nate? After I joined club soccer, Nate became something of an older brother to me,” said Phil Corbo ’22, one of his teammates. “I couldn’t imagine a better role model for our class,” said another, Luis de Pablo ’22. Nate Quigley ’19 is a double math and history major

Student Body Votes Against Unity Ticket in Referendum

On Monday, April 22 the student body voted in a referendum to decide whether the Unity Ticket would be given a chance to run for the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) executive board (E-board) positions. The students who comprised the Unity Ticket included: Gabriel Echarte ’22 running for president, Isiaha

The Center for Diversity and Student Leadership Celebrates its Transition to Resource Center

The Center for Diversity and Student Leadership (CDSL) hosted an event on Thursday, April 11 to celebrate the relaunch of its space from an office to a center. The CDSL provides support for first-generation, low-income, transfer, veteran and undocumented students, while aiming to educate all students on issues of social

AAS Voids Election, Disqualifies Ticket

AAS Voids Election, Disqualifies Ticket

On April 9, the Judiciary Council (JC) issued a decision on a complaint regarding the recent Association of Amherst Students (AAS) executive board (E-board) elections, deciding that certain candidates had spent money above the allotted expenditure cap. The ruling disqualified four candidates and led the AAS to hold E-board elections