Arts & Living

In Case You Missed It: Macklemore's Magic
By Meghan McCullough ’15   |   Issue 142-24
This past Saturday night, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, with opener Sol, played the Spring Concert here at Amherst College. To say that this was a step up from last year’s Ludacris (“What up, Connecticut?!”) Spring Concert would be an understatement. Macklemore rocked this campus....Read More
Orchestra Performs Mahler's Fifth
By Annalise Nurme ’15   |   Issue 142-24
This Saturday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m., the Amherst College Symphony Orchestra will debut its most difficult performance to date: Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony....Read More
Life’s but a Game: The Gamifying Trend
By Mike Buckler ’13   |   Issue 142-24
At some fundamental level, all games are built from the same basic concept. From Skyrim to football to Monopoly to poker, a player has both a goal and a set of rules that frame exactly how he or she achieves that goal. Some rules say what you can do, some say what you cannot....Read More
The World, Seen: On the Study of Beauty
By Zach Bleemer '13   |   Issue 142-24
I am a senior. I have completed the senior thesis process. I have nearly completed my final undergraduate classes. In a mere thousand words, I will have completed my tenure as a columnist for The Amherst Student....Read More

Opinion

The Social Order Project
By Jake Walters '14   |   Issue 142-24
Only the most cold-hearted and quite frankly misguided individuals uniformly support not giving aid to the homeless....Read More
Student Entrepreneurs Solving the Seniors’ Problem
By Hao Liu ’16   |   Issue 142-24
It is the time of the year that seniors are preparing for their graduation after nearly four years in the College. Every year, seniors face an inherent problem — disposing of their bulky and durable appliances....Read More
Editor's Last Word
By Brianda Reyes '14   |   Issue 142-24
I still remember the day that I received Angie Epifano’s powerful piece. I was watching Project Runway, and I decided to check my email during the commercials. I read the piece three times before I called my mother and told her about it, and that I was going to run it....Read More

Top News

Misconceptions Surround ‘Dry Orientation’ Rumors
By Rainer Lempert '15   |   Issue 142-24
Despite recent rumors, the administration will not impose a campus-wide prohibition on alcohol during next school year’s Student Orientation....Read More
Power House to Undergo Rennovation
By Alissa Rothman '15   |   Issue 142-24
Two weeks ago, President Biddy Martin announced plans to turn the Power House, a brick building on the College’s southeast side that once provided power to the campus, into a space on campus for student activities. ...Read More
Students Protest Lenient Sexual Misconduct Sanctions
By Ethan Corey '15   |   Issue 142-24
On Friday April 25, dozens of students gathered in front of Converse Hall to demand more severe sanctions for students found responsible for sexual assault at the College, holding signs with messages like “0.00% of rapists have been kicked out of Amherst in the last 20 years” and “Is Laptop Theft...Read More
Students Rally on Quad in Support of Boston
By Rainer Lempert '15   |   Issue 142-23
Last Friday over 100 students, faculty and administration members gathered together on the First-Year Quad to show solidarity with the city of Boston and the victims of recent tragedies....Read More
Survey Says: Students Support Divestment
By Peter Suechting '15   |   Issue 142-23
Last Thursday, April 18, Amherst students overwhelmingly responded “yes” to an AAS student survey on coal divestment....Read More
Party Policy Pushes Gatherings into Socials
By Ethan Corey '15   |   Issue 142-23
Many students have perceived a dramatic increase in the number of parties shut down for noise complaints, overcrowding, the presence of alcohol and various other reasons this year over previous years, but according to John Carter, Chief of the Amherst College Police, this perception is not suppor...Read More

Sports

Men’s Lacrosse Bows out of NESCAC Tourney
By Brenton Arnaboldi '14   |   Issue 142-24
Crippled by a porous defense, the men’s lacrosse team suffered a brutal end to a frustrating season, losing 19-9 to top-seeded Middlebury in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament last weekend....Read More
In Season Finale, Softball Splits Double Header; Jeffs Searching for At-Large Bid after Missing NESCACs
By Kevin Hoogstraten ’15   |   Issue 142-24
Softball wrapped up their regular season in dramatic fashion, scoring eight runs in the top of the seventh to beat Keene State in the nightcap of a doubleheader. The team fell to the Owls 5-3 in the early game and crushed Elms earlier in the week to end up with a 24-12 record. ...Read More
Jeffs Race at NESCACs
By Nicole Yang '16   |   Issue 142-24
The Amherst track & field team competed at the NESCAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday, April 27 at Tufts University. The men finished sixth out of 13 teams, while the women were eighth out of 11. Host Tufts captured the team title on both sides. ...Read More