Campus Police Log: Sept. 27 to Oct. 4
The latest installment of the Police Log, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4, can be found here.
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Students Rally for Abortion Rights in Boston Women’s March
Nearly 30 students attended the Boston Women’s March on Oct. 2 in a trip sponsored by ACDemocrats. Students expressed feeling empowered by the opportunity to make their voices heard on the issue of reproductive rights in the country.
Fresh Faculty: Lee Spector
Lee Spector is a professor of computer science. He received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Oberlin College and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a Ph.D. in computer science.
From the Red Room: Oct. 4 AAS Meeting Recap
The AAS held its third meeting of the year on Oct. 4, discussing new committee appointments, Budgetary Committee recommendations and the role that the Senate has in addressing controversial incidents across the Five Colleges.
Outbreak of “Amherst Flu” Sweeps Across Campus
A cold that students have termed the “Amherst flu” has spread across campus. Due to the many symptoms influenza shares with Covid-19, however, students have been wary to seek care from the Health Center out of fear of being quarantined.
Satire: New ACPD Report Finds ACPD May or May Not Exist
Satire columnist Andrew Rosin ’25 covers ACPD’s latest investigation, an investigation into the very plausibility of its own existence.
Seeing Double: Work-Study is Less Not More
Seeing Double columnist Cole Graber-Mitchell ’22 points to the equity issue surrounding the college’s policy on federal work-study. He argues that the college shouldn’t treat work-study as part of financial aid awards which forces its beneficiaries to work for their aid.