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On choosing Amherst Whiting was a three-sport star at Mission Viejo High School in Southern California. He excelled at football, baseball and track, but initially thought he would play just football in college at an Ivy League school. However, Whiting began to reconsider. “I didn’t realize all along if

Gilliam’s major advisor, Professor of Political Science Javier Corrales, enjoyed working with him. “Jay is the kind of student who has an insatiable hunger for new experiences and new knowledge,” he said. Falling for Amherst You might know Gilliam as “that guy from the Madrigals” or “that guy from

At the conference, students heard from a number of speakers and discussed the option of having proxies to screen, or determine College investments. Such screenings would have no economic impact on the College. Rather, screenings allow the College to take an active stand regarding its business priorities, ranging from the

“There have been a lot of different theories about why there should be any differences in sexual orientation,” Hamer said. “In the distant past, religious notions were used. Later on, Freud postulated that it was a deviation in normal development.” Hamer also discussed the theory that homosexuality is the result

Student participation in the run-off election was low, with only 451 students voting. Park believes that some students may have decided not to vote because of how many elections are held throughout the course of the year. “I think that students get somewhat fatigued by the constant elections,” he said.

“These are prestigious awards,” said Fellowships Coordinator Denise Gagnon. “In the last five or six years Amherst has done very well in winning these merit-based awards,” she said. This year the College boasts one Goldwater winner, a Luce winner, a Watson winner, a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship winner and a Fulbright