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College Visit: Princeton proposes "A" grade quota for all departments

As part of the plan, no more than 35 percent of students in each department may receive a final grade of “A.” However, 55 percent of independent work projects may receive “A” marks. The proposal will also redistribute all other grades. Each department will publicize how many “A’s” it

Town Brief: Florence Savings Bank branch robbed early Saturday morning

“He handed the teller a note saying that he had a gun and wanted all the money,” said Lieutenant Patenaude of the Northampton Police Department. Vice president of Florence Savings Bank Doug Burr, director of marketing, explained that the teller and other bank employees followed typical bank safety protocol, despite

Senate allocates funds for lecture by former Bolivian President

Senator Mihailis Diamantis ’04 motioned to deny funding to pay for musicians for the Haitian Awareness Project. He questioned whether the musicians were necessary, citing the limited funds remaining in the discretionary fund. Senator Avi Das ’07 supported Diamantis’ proposal. “We have a lot of events going on right now.

AAS executive board election statements

President Issa Abdulcadir ’06: As a student once more apathetic than motivated to claim this environment as my own, I realized that although I was not concerned with the College’s politics, this political context is inescapable. Realizing this, I made the decision to present myself as an electoral candidate.

Campus Crime Log

March 12, 2004 9:48 p.m., Mayo-Smith House: A resident reported that someone had stolen a license plate from his vehicle while it was parked in the lot. March 13, 2004 March 13, 2004 12:35 a.m., Humphries House: An officer investigated a duress alarm. 1:18

Lieber releases details of disciplinary actions

In previous years, Lieber had released only statistics outlining disciplinary action. The College Council recommended the more detailed report after it learned that many members of the student body are concerned that student-offenders are often not punished severely enough. Although the College releases statistical information about infractions annually, students

Marx announces College fee will rise 5.2 percent

Treasurer Peter Shea cites the College’s overall high expenses as the cause of the fee increase. “There isn’t any one thing that accounts for this year’s increase. Every year the College faces the same or similar pressures. The type of education that Amherst provides (residential, small classes