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Spotify to Allow Artists' Enhanced Algorithm Placement in Exchange for Royalties
On Nov. 2, Spotify launched its new “Discovery Mode” program, which will allow
artists to receive algorithmic boosts in exchange for reduced royalty payments.
The program will affect Spotify’s personalized autoplay and radio feeds, which
account for a large portion of new artist discovery on the platform. The program
Student Political Groups Race to Organize and Get Out the Vote With Election on the Horizon
This election marks the end of over a year’s worth of student activism and
organizing for political causes, going back to fall 2019, when AC Dems led a
trip to the New Hampshire Democratic Convention where primary candidates spoke.
Photo Courtesy of Olivia Gieger ’21.As the 2020 presidential
Spring Plans Announced, Seniors, Juniors, First Years Invited to Return
Here’s what you need to know:
* The college announced that it would allow first years, juniors, seniors and
transfer students to return on campus in the spring.
* Around 1,200 students will be invited on campus, which is similar to the
number of students that the college had initially
With Mail-In Voting Under Threat, Students Struggle to Cast Ballots
Mail-in ballots have become commonplace amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many
students, however, have had to jump through obstacles to get their vote to
count. Photo courtesy of Natalie De Rosa ’21.With a historic presidential
election looming on the horizon, students have been registering to vote,
requesting absentee ballots
Students on Leave Take Up Important Causes from Social to Scientific
As many students have opted to take an academic leave this fall rather than
enroll in an unprecedented semester of restricted campus life or remote
learning, some have found different ways to occupy their time away from Amherst,
notably by working on important causes ranging from the pandemic to the
Campus Police Log Oct. 19 to Nov. 1
>> October 19, 2020
9:38 a.m., Boltwood Avenue
An officer took a report of a stolen sign.
2:51 p.m., Seelye House
Residential Life reported an unauthorized party and people under the age of 21
in possession of alcohol.
8:45 p.m., Campus Grounds
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