The Amherst baseball family lost one of its own when Alex Hero ’14 passed away on Thanksgiving morning. At the young age of 23 years, Alex was only six months into the next chapter of his life, having graduated from Amherst in May. His passing is a reminder to us all that the blessing of life is fragile and precious. Alex chose to live his life as a sprint, bounding from activity to activity and interest to interest with great zeal. As a teammate observed about Alex, his energy had the ability to light up a room.
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The Amherst men’s cross country team traveled to Ason, Ohio two weeks ago to take part in the 2014 NCAA Div. III national championships. The Jeffs qualified for this event as a result of their second place finish at regionals. At nationals, the Jeffs took ninth among 32 teams with 263 points. North Central (Ill.) won the event, followed by St.Olaf and Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Many of us pursue greatness — or at the very least, happiness — and we feel that getting a higher education will aid us in this goal. However, lately I have been feeling that the deluge of homework and essays we get every week is suppressing the potential innovation many of us are capable of. We seem to be pursuing grades rather than an education, for there seems to be no time to educate ourselves properly; time has become our enemy.
Isa Goldberg makes a case for why Amherst students should support the movement for the college to divest from coal. An excerpt of this article appeared in the December 3, 2014 print issue of The Amherst Student.
Is divestment the most appropriate vehicle in the campaign to limit fossil fuels?
Last semester, shortly before the spring finals period, the Amherst College board of trustees made national headlines with an announcement that would drastically affect student life. Reaffirming the “spirit and intention” of their original 1984 decision, the board officially banned students’ membership, either on or off campus, of “any fraternity, sorority or other social club, society or organization” (emphasis added).
Assistant Professor of Political Science Jonathan Obert received his bachelor’s degree in history and social science from Wheaton College and his master’s degree in social science and doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. His work focuses on violence and guns in American politics.
A panel of experts examined how a carbon fee and rebate system could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Massachusetts’ economy on Thursday, Nov. 20 in Johnson Chapel.
The panel’s objective was to hold the oil industry responsible for pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consider taxing carbon emissions at the state level.
