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New Dining Director Starts Work in Val

New Dining Director Starts Work in Val

Dining Director Bill Connor is already making changes in the dining hall, rolling out a new and expanded seating arrangement this week. He also has his sights set on the college’s new dining hall, which will open in the fall of 2026.

Poet Ilya Kaminsky Discusses His Relationship to Language and Hearing

Poet Ilya Kaminsky Discusses His Relationship to Language and Hearing

Kaminsky, a poet and professor at Princeton, read from a recent collection before a conversation with Professor Ilan Stavans. He talked about writing in his non-native English, the centrality of silence to language, and poetry’s place in the war in Ukraine.

Dara Horn Speaks On Antisemitism and Israel

Dara Horn Speaks On Antisemitism and Israel

Dara Horn, author of “People Love Dead Jews,” discussed how people often prefer to talk about historical antisemitism, or dead Jews, over contemporary antisemitism. She argued that it is because others feel more comfortable when Jews have erased parts of their identity or are powerless.

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: April 12 to April 24

Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition includes the college’s new interim Title IX director, the return of the three-minute thesis competition, and more.

Campus Police Log: April 16 to April 22

The latest installment of the Campus Police Log, from April 16 to April 22, can be found here.

AAS Candidate Statements for 2024-2025 Senators

The Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will hold elections for eight senators for the class of 2024, 2025, and 2026, four at-large members of the Judiciary Council, and two at-large members of Budgetary Committee on Friday, April 26, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Gent Malushaga ’25 Elected AAS President

Gent Malushaga ’25 Elected AAS President

Malushaga won by a margin of around 80 votes in an election that was waged over email, on Fizz, and in the Val foyer. He ran on a platform of “Community. Transparency. Outreach.”