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DC gives John Mead a four-year dismissal

“I was disappointed [by the punishment] but I do understand why the committee decided how they did,” Mead said after the hearing. “I was a little surprised given the reputation that the committee has for a reluctance to hand out large sentences like that, but I think because of the

Improve the quality of classrooms at Amherst

Seating in most classrooms can hardly be called conducive to learning. Too often, large classes are crammed into small classrooms, where students who sit in the back cannot hear the discussion of their colleagues in the front, hampering discussion in an educational institution that strives to promote it. In addition

Wheaton ends women's soccer team's stellar season

Unfortunately, the Amherst steamroller collided with an even larger one from top-seeded Wheaton, as the Jeffs lost a 3-2 heartbreaker decided in the closing minutes of Sunday’s final. The 23-1 Lyons were winners of 58 of their last 59 games at home and sixth in the

Men's swim plunges into preseason training

Head Coach Nick Nichols returns at the helm along with Carlos Vega, who joins the staff fresh from the college swimming scene, Kenyon College ’03. Derek Chicarilli, a 2002 Middlebury graduate has replaced Mandy Hixon as the head diving coach. Though the team lost a number of valuable seniors last

Women's swim team finds strength in numbers

Last year, the team finished the regular season 8-2, placing third at NESCACs and eighth at Nationals, their best NCAA finish since 1999. The team’s biggest loss will be that of senior co-captain and two-time 200-yard butterfly national champion Morgan Bayer ’03. Amherst is eager

Revamped men's basketball ranked 14th nationally

Ryan Faulkner ’03, Pat Fitzsimons ’03 and Steve Zieja ’03, Amherst’s all-time scoring leader and the co-Division III New England College Player of the Year in 2003, provided the nucleus of the Jeff team for the past three seasons and must now be replaced. If last year

Women's basketball shoots for improvement

While most take this time to free themselves from all obligations, the Amherst women’s basketball team plays feverishly in a hot gym, surrounded by sweat and adrenaline. They do endless drills, sprints and foul shots, all with an intense passion. Their drive is unrivaled; they will not be shut