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2024-2025
ACTS Program Adjustments lead to Decreases in Wait Times and Frustrations
After a challenge-laden rollout, the Amherst College Textbooks (ACTS) program initiated a variety of changes for this semester. As a result, students described acquiring course materials and textbooks this week as a far more efficient experience than in the fall.
Sitze, Elliott, Discuss Academic Freedom in the Wake of Trump’s Inauguration
In a webinar open to students on Monday, Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought Adam Sitze defined academic freedom, explored its history, and discussed the ways in which it can be protected in today’s political age.
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Jan. 29 to Feb. 5
Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition features signing panels for the New Student Center, Maple Tree Tapping at Book & Plow, and National Girls & Women in Sports Day.
Campus Police Log: Jan. 27 to Feb. 3
>> Jan. 27, 2025
6:31 a.m., Power/Co-Gen Plant
ACPD responded to a fire alarm. Cause of activation was confirmed to be accidental by a contractor.
11:20 a.m., Converse Hall
An individual reports being illegally audio recorded. Investigation is open.
>> Jan. 28, 2025
LA to Amherst: Students Reflect on January Fires
Since Jan. 7, relentless fires have ravaged the Los Angeles community, forcing many to evacuate to safety. Assistant Features Editors Mira Wilde ’28 and Talia Ehrenberg ’28 highlighted the experiences of two students from LA and their transitions back to Amherst.
Portrait of an Amherst Poet: Eliot Cardinaux and The Bodily Press
Eliot Cardinaux is an Amherst-based poet, jazz pianist, publisher, and composer. Staff writer Luchik Belau-Lorberg ’28 spoke with him to learn more about his life and the art that informs it.