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Effects of Vaping Crisis Echo on Campus

Effects of Vaping Crisis Echo on Campus

With growing fear that use of e-cigarette devices such as Juuls can lead to respiratory conditions later in life, students are reevaluating the use of vape pens, e-cigarettes and Juuls on campus. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, declared a public health emergency yesterday, announcing a four-month ban on

LSAT Joins GRE, MCAT in Offering Digital Exam

After digital exams were introduced in July 2019, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) will now be administered digitally in entirety in the U.S. starting in September 2019, eliminating paper exams. Pre-law students at Amherst and across the country will have to adjust to this new format. The

Gooding and Hills Fields to Undergo Renovations

Gooding and Hills Fields, which serve as practice and game spaces for multiple varsity, club and intramural athletic teams, will undergo extensive renovations beginning in late March. Affected student groups will include varsity field hockey, varsity men’s and women’s lacrosse, varsity men’s and women’s track and

Thoughts on Theses: Sade Green

Thoughts on Theses: Sade Green

Sade Green ’20 is an English major. Her thesis is a collection of short stories with Black women as protagonists. Her advisor is Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, a visiting writer in the English department. Q: Can you tell me about your thesis?A: I’m an English major, and my

AAS Candidate Statements for the Class of 2023

On Friday, Sept. 20, the AAS will hold elections for eight senators from the class of 2023. The students below have announced their candidacies for these elections. Students who are interested in hearing from these candidates or are interested in running but were unable to submit a candidate statement should

College Seeks to Modernize Information Systems in BIG Initiative

College Seeks to Modernize Information Systems in BIG Initiative

This past July, the college started implementing the first phase of its Business Improvement Group (BIG) Initiative, a project designed to modernize business processes at Amherst. The initiative seeks to overhaul the college’s nearly two-decade-old business management software and consolidate workflow — from payroll and human resources activities

ResLife Implements a Series of Changes, Including Free-Play Laundry

Effective for the beginning of fall semester, students will no longer have to pay $1.25 for each laundry wash or dry cycle, instead facing a $33 increase in residential fees to offset the costs of operating the laundry machines. The change to laundry payment, called the free-play laundry