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STUDENT VOLUME CXLVII, ISSUE 24 l WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018

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DOJ Investigates Colleges for Early-Decision Practices Emma Swislow ’20 Managing News Editor

Photo courtesy of Sarah Wishloff ’19

University of Kansas professor Sarah Deer spoke in the Powerhouse on April 10 about her research, which focuses on federal Native-American law and its intersection with the rights of victims of sexual violence.

Scholar Sarah Deer Speaks on Victims’ Rights Sehee Park ’20 Staff Writer

Sarah Deer from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation gave a talk titled “Sovereignty of the Soul: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America” in the Powerhouse on April 10. The talk was cosponsored by Sexual Respect Education, the Peer Advocates of Sexual Respect, the Multicultural Resource Center, the English department, the Queer Resource Center and the Women’s and Gender Center.

Deer was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2014 and is currently a professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies and public affairs and administration at the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on the intersection of sexual violence victims’ rights and federal Native American law. Her most recent book, “The Beginning and the End of Rape,” has won several awards including the Labriola Center’s American Indian National Book Award.

Amanda Collings Vann, the associate director of health education and sexual respect, opened the event by acknowledging that the town of Amherst is located on the indigenous homeland of the Nonotuck Indians and neighbors other Native Ameri-

can nations. Vann also listed other events that will be occurring on campus in April as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Deer started her talk by speaking a few words in the Muscogee people’s language, which she said she is slowly learning. She also acknowledged the indigenous lands that Amherst stands on, saying that “their absence makes our presence possible.”

Moving on, she shared some data released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2016, saying that “we have to know what the problem is before we can possibly figure out a solution.” According to the study, over 84 percent of Native women have experienced some form of violence. 56 percent of Native women have experienced sexual violence, the highest rates in the country.

Another data point from the 2016 DOJ report that Deer provided was related to interracial crime.

“Most violent crime in the United States is what we call intraracial, which means that if you’re a white victim, statistically, your perpetrator is more likely than not to be white, and that goes for pretty much any race in the United States,” she said. The only exception to this rule are Native Americans, who report that most of their attackers are not a member of their own race.

“So we have a crisis on our hands,” Deer said.

“My goal … has been to try to figure out what we do about it because it is not acceptable.”

She then talked about the concept of sovereignty because it “very much relates to why the rates are so high, and thus, the solutions have to lie here at some level.” Sovereignty, simply defined, is the concept that “a government has the power to make its own laws and to govern by them,” Deer said. In the United States, sovereignty is often taken for granted and very rarely perceived to be under attack. In contrast, “when it comes to tribal nations, sovereignty is something that has been under attack from very early on,” she said.

Deer also talked about self-sovereignty, defining it as “the ability to make decisions about who comes into our body space, who is going to be allowed to touch us, who is going to be allowed to make decisions about what happens to our body.”

Being under the control of the U.S. justice system has not always been the case, however: tribal nations had sovereignty for many years, and had jurisdiction over all crimes such as domestic violence, sexual assault and homicide. Because the tribal nations had “good systems,” they had “rare or

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Amherst College, along with several other colleges including Williams, Middlebury and Tufts, is being investigated by the DOJ for alleged violations of federal antitrust laws in its early-decision program.

The colleges were notified on April 5 and 6 by letters from the DOJ requesting the schools to maintain records of all communications between officials at other schools regarding applicants and any communication that indicates decisions that were made about applicants.

The letter sent to schools said that it would be investigating “a potential agreement between colleges relating to their early decision practices,” according to the New York Times.

The department, which aims to enforce laws surrounding competitive business practices, has not yet specified exactly why the colleges are being investigated for antitrust violations. In the past, other colleges have faced similar scrutiny.

The Antitrust Division investigated Ivy League universities in the 1990s for sharing information and collaborating on financial aid offers.

It is still unclear how many schools were contacted in the investigation, but Dean of Admissions Katie Fretwell confirmed that Amherst has been contacted by the department and that the school is “fully cooperating with their request for information.” She refused to comment any further.

According to an article in the Boston Globe, it is commonly-accepted practice for schools to share early-decision information with other colleges to make sure that students are not applying early-decision to more than one school, which breaks the rules of early-decision.

In an article published in the U.S. News and World Report in 2016, Fretwell explained that Amherst and around 30 other schools typically share lists that identify the students who were admitted through the early decision program.

Professor Hannah Holleman Discusses the Dust Bowl’s Legacy Olivia Gieger ’21 Managing Arts and Living Editor In a crowded Paino Lecture Hall on April 12, Dean of Faculty Catherine Epstein introduced assistant professor of sociology Hannah Holleman as this year’s Lazarowitz Lecturer, a distinction given to a professor each spring semester. In her talk, titled “Can We Survive Climate Change? Lessons from the Global Dust Bowl of the 1930s,” Holleman led the audience through the questions and findings she encountered in writing her soon-tobe-published book. The book, “Dust Bowls of Empire: Imperialism, Environmental Politics, and the Injustice of ‘Green’ Capitalism” is slated for publication in November through Yale University Press.

Holleman approached her study of the 1930’s Dust Bowl through a sociological and environmental lens. She framed the talk and her analysis through this outlook. The lecture followed an outline of three guiding questions: why have we seen a resurgence of interest in the Dust Bowl? What is the Dust Bowl? And, what is wrong with how we

understand it?

The study of the massive drought and dust storms of the 1930’s midwest has been revived because of its similarity to environmental patterns today, Holleman said. Issues such as erosion, drought and stress on water systems are prevalent today and in the Dust Bowl. These contemporary issues, Holleman said, stem from the lack of proper preventative measures in the immediate response to the Dust Bowl.

Holleman also drew parallels between the cause of the 1930’s natural disaster and the climate change-plagued world today, as both come from people’s “extreme demand and abuse of the planet.”

The environmental conditions of the Dust Bowl resulted from farmers bringing agricultural practices suited for humid regions into the arid regions of Oklahoma and Texas. To describe this phenomenon of profit-driven ventures, Holleman quoted the words of historian Donald Worster, who said that westward expansion stemmed from a “capitalist ethos that brought Henry Fordism to the plains in the form of industrial agriculture and an all-out

dedication to cash.”

“Fields are planted when they are meant to be laid fallow, herds are expanded when they should be culled,” Holleman said.

Additionally, “this happened on the plains despite many advanced warnings that the region couldn’t handle this type of agricultural development and that the problem of soil erosion was becoming intractable.” Steps could have been taken earlier on to reduce the intensity of the Dust Bowl effect, and as scientists learn more about the state of the world today, Holleman said, humans find themselves in a similar situation; there are steps that, if taken soon, could help mitigate the future impacts of climate change.

In her discussion of the driving forces behind western expansion, Holleman also analyzed the influence of imperialism and white supremacy, which she said spurred white farmers to exploit not only the land, but the Native Americans who lived on it. She described the interactions between farmers and Natives as “relations of unequal exchange.”

This legacy of racism persists today, Holleman

pointed out, as Americans romanticize images of the Dust Bowl, nearly all of which depict only the stories and struggles of white people, such as Dorothea Lange, John Steinbeck or Woody Guthrie.

Holleman explained that social injustice was inextricably linked with the environmental degradation she outlined. “When we talk about ecological crises … at the root, we are talking about social problems,” she said. She argued that the same holds true for the social and environmental injustices experienced today. “The projected [environmental] changes have extreme consequences, like the Dust Bowl, but also extreme are the social forces, historical developments, policies and practices that produce such massive socio-ecological crises,” she said.

For Holleman, at the heart of the matter is the need to challenge the root problems of social inequality and injustice, rather than taking “shallow approaches” to address the symptoms. She said, “it’s important to understand that allowing for the accumulation for injustice makes inevitable what the environmental historian William McNeil called ‘the accumulation of catastrophe.’”

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The Amherst Student • April 18, 2018

April 9, 2018 - April 15, 2018

>>April 10, 2018 4:44 p.m., Alumni Gym Officers and the Fire Department investigated a fire alarm but no cause for the alarm could be identified.

An officer responded to a parking complaint. The owners of two vehicles were contacted to move their cars.

4:21 p.m., Orr Rink A student reported being struck in the face by an unknown person while attending an event at Orr Rink on Friday evening.

4:26 p.m., Orr Rink A Green Mountain Security Officer reported that he was struck by an unknown female while working at an event at Orr Rink on Friday evening.

>>April 12, 2018 1:04 a.m., Hitchcock Hall An officer located unattended 6:04 p.m., Charles Pratt Doralcohol in the first-floor common room. It was disposed of. mitory A caller reported a smashed 7:54 p.m., Wieland Dormitory beer bottle on the sidewalk near the building. Facilities An officer responded to two was notified. complaints about the odor of marijuana. The origin could not 6:34 p.m., Charles Pratt Dorbe located, but information mitory was received from a resident on the possible room number. While in the building, an officer detected the odor of The matter was referred to marijuana and traced it to a Student Affairs. first-floor room. After speaking with the resident, a glass bowl >>April 13, 2018 used to smoke marijuana was 1:47 p.m., College Street confiscated. The matter was An officer assisted the town referred to Student Affairs. police with a vehicle accident at the intersection of College 10:47 p.m., Mayo-Smith Street and East Drive.

House A town resident complained 10:53 p.m., Mayo-Smith about a loud party at MayoHouse Smith. The party sponsor was A town resident complained notified by phone. about a loud party at MayoSmith. The party sponsor was 11:15 p.m., Mayo-Smith contacted by phone and was House advised to lower the music.

A second complaint was received about a loud party 11:22 p.m., Orr Rink at Mayo-Smith. Officers reACPD closed down an event that became overcrowded and sponded and had the volume of music lowered. unmanageable.

11:30 p.m., Mayo-Smith House A second complaint was received about a loud party at Mayo-Smith. Officers responded and had a registered party shut down. >>April 14, 2018 12:26 a.m., Lipton House An officer responded to a complaint of loud music and found a small group of students in the basement. The music was shut off.

12:46 a.m., Rental Housing Units A resident of a college-owned house on Seeley Street reported youths in his backyard that he did not know. No one was found when an officer investigated the area.

6:42 a.m., Campus Grounds An officer investigated a report that a lamp post near the Keefe Health Center was vandalized.

8:50 a.m., Clark House

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Samantha O’Brien >>April 9, 2018 6:53 p.m., Book and Plow Farm An officer checked on a vehicle parked near the farm. The occupants, who had no association with the college, were asked to leave the area.

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>>April 15, 2018 12:49 a.m., Lipton House While responding to a medical call, an officer discovered an unauthorized party in the basement. It was shut down.

7:12 a.m., Mayo-Smith House A caller reported an encounter with a man along Northampton Road that made her feel uncomfortable. Officers checked the area, but the man was not located.

5:02 p.m. Beneski Earth Science and Natural History Museum Officers investigated an intrusion alarm and found it activated when a visitor picked up a display piece.

6:15 p.m., Morris Pratt Dormitory An officer investigated a smoke detector sounding in a third-floor room. The resident was not in, but nine candles were found and confiscated.

The matter was referred to Student Affairs.

Thoughts on Theses Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought

Samantha O’Brien is a senior law, jurisprudence and social thought major. Her thesis is on the Mann Act of 1910 and its connections to the literature of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Her thesis adviser is Professor Adam Sitze in the LJST department.

Q: What is your thesis about?

A: Basically, it’s about the Mann Act, which was passed in 1910. It criminalized the transport of women across state lines for the purposes of prostitution or any other purpose, that was the language of the statute. Essentially, the Mann Act incited a lot of juridical problems and a lot of legal and constitutional problems about federalism, and I could get into what all those questions are, but it’s really jargony. But there’s four different problems that I outline essentially that jurists are dealing with. I wrote a literature and law thesis. There’s a growing movement in law schools to look at literary works to see how they can help us better understand the law than the law itself. It’s especially important when you’re trying to understand marginalized populations, like women.

What I looked at is the question of prostitution in conversation with the literary works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and seeing how she can help us better understand these juridical problems.

Q: How did you come up with this idea for your thesis?

A: Last year, my junior year, in December, I read, just for fun, a kind of autobiography, or a compiled blog of a prostitute. I’ve taken a lot of SWAGS classes and I was a SWAGS major, but I dropped the major. I have a really clear sense of how I would argue that question through my basic feminism, so how I can talk about prostitution, but I really wanted to construct something principled and legal and look at the legal history of prostitution. So, to make a legal argument for or against prostitution and see how we can even talk about it. From there it got me digging deeper into what laws had been passed in the U.S. surrounding prostitution. Then the thesis all shifted around and it was really not even about being for or against prostitution, but looking at how we didn’t even understand this piece of legislation in the first place, so even just getting beyond the initial question.

Q: What conclusion did you end up coming to?

A: There’s no singular conclusion, but basically that Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her thinking as a woman, essentially excluded from the conventions of laws, has this keen eye on the law in a way that traditional scholarship doesn’t see. It’s excluded from the traditional jurisprudence of the Mann Act, which is what this feminist perspective can offer. I put “feminist” in scare quotes because she didn’t really identify as a feminist, but a lot of her works and thinking would later be identified as feminist and match a lot of second-wave feminist ideas. She has this perspective that you can’t really see elsewhere. Each juridical problem that I look at, she offers this other thing that you can think about.

Q: What was it like to finish it?

A: It felt good, but there was something anticlimactic about the whole thing. Part of it is that I am really interested in what I wrote about, but for me, when you get really excited about something then it opens up all these other things that you’re excited about. In my work, I just constantly found myself being resentful of the fact that I was working for a deadline and wishing that you had all the time in the world to explore what you wanted.

Once you’re on a track, it’s like, this is what I’m writing about. That gets kind of challenging. But

overall, it feels good.

Q: What was your favorite part of the whole process?

A: My favorite part was finally seeing it come together so that I could finally really work on writing. In the beginning your writing is just really bad and rushed and you’re just getting ideas on the page and it was really nice to finally weave it together into something that I felt sounded relatively good and that I could be more proud of.

I really enjoyed writing my conclusion because it was the summation of everything I’ve been thinking about for eight months and now I really know what I’m saying, so it feels so good to just write this. Before that, it was just a lot of grunt work.

Q: What was the hardest part?

A: It was definitely narrowing down my focus and coming to a clearer sense of “this what I’m writing about.” Also, I wish I had thought about this way earlier, but being able to articulate that this is what I have to offer that other people don’t have to offer, because that’s kind of what a thesis is supposed to do. For so long, you’re just reading and you’re learning these things but you don’t have a sense of who you are in it yet.

Q: What advice do you have for other thesis writers?

A: One thing that my adviser, Professor Sitze, told me at the very beginning that was very helpful, was to buy a notebook that you like, that’s aesthetically pleasing, and keep it with you at all times. You want a paper trail because it’s going to change a lot but then you’re going to go back and you want to write down everything you’re doing.

You go through so many different processes and so many different phases that having that physical thing to go back to and flip back a few pages is really nice. Two weeks will pass and you won’t realize how much progress you’ve made in your own head. If you’re writing a humanities thesis, it’s not like doing a science thesis where you can see concrete changes happening, and I’m not trying to simplify that work, it’s very challenging.

But with humanities work, a lot of the work that happens is you stewing while staring at a wall and being very unhappy with yourself. But a lot actually does change during that time and having evidence of that is really good because otherwise you feel like you haven’t made any progress, but that’s not true. It’s just your progress is sitting in Share Coffee thinking, “What’s happening, what’s happening?”

Q: What is your relationship like with your advisor?

A: He’s a really phenomenal adviser. I can’t say enough about how essential he was in this process. He’s very good when I’m very scattered in my thinking and having a lot of ideas, he’s very good at saying it back to me in a way that makes sense. He also has a really good sense of how someone’s fascination, like my fascination was abstract, it was prostitutes, but he has a really good sense of how these abstract fascinations become real things. I wouldn’t even have been able to consider doing something like this without him.

— Emma Swislow ’20

The Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will hold elections on April 20 for next year’s senators.

Amherst students will receive an email on April 20 with the link to cast votes. The following candidates will be on the ballot for the position of senator for the Class of 2021, 2020 and 2019. There are eight senators elected per class. Speech Night will be held on Wednesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Red Room in Converse Hall.

Class of 2021: Waleed Babar: I am Waleed Babar, running for the position of senator for the class of 2021. Having served you all this past year, I would love to have an opportunity to do it again. I have been working on the “Everybody has a story” senate project, as well as an event aimed towards the de-marginalization of different languages and cultures, happening in Fall 2018. For the next term, I will work towards creating a designated affinity space for the Asian students on campus. If you want to re-elect me as senator, please do vote for me!

Ben Gilsdorf: My name is Ben Gilsdorf and I am running for AAS for the class of 2021. Here are some reasons why: I want strong student involvement in the decision over the new use of Merrill, I want to make sure the money raised in the Promise Campaign goes to general student services like free printing and laundry and I want a review of many of the more in-depth issues of the party policy like security and ACEMS amnesty. With your vote, I will work towards realizing these goals, and setting Amherst on a strong course for the next century.

Rafael Gonzalez: My name is Rafael Gonzalez and for the past year I’ve served on the AAS Senate.

This year, I worked to organize shuttles to nearby airports and created the Amherst class of 2022 Facebook group. For my senate project I worked to preserve the history of Amherst by adding AAS meeting minutes to the college archives. Next year I hope to build on this and give students free oncampus storage over the summer. If re-elected to the senate, I will continue working to advance the aims of the Amherst College student body.

Hunter Lampson: Hello, everyone! For those of you who I have yet to meet, my name is Hunter Lampson, and I am from Portland, Oregon! As a returning senator, I hope to continue the work we have done to create a receptive, dedicated, and representative group of senators. For the upcoming year, my goal is to implement programs that help encourage the creation of new traditions.

Amherst College is in dire need of new traditions, and it is up to us to make that happen!

Nehemiah McGowan: Hello everyone! My name is Nehemiah McGowan and I would be honored to be reelected as a senator to represent the class of 2021. I am an economics and political science major from Dallas, Texas and spent my freshman year as a 2021 class senator and member of the Budgetary Committee. In addition to being on the student Senate, I am a violinist in the Amherst Symphony Orchestra, a member of the men’s lacrosse team and a part of a few associations including Amherst LEADS. From service to community to learning how to bridge gaps and foster a feeling of togetherness, I feel that my experience and active member of multiple different communities has allowed me to learn how to lead effectively and efficiently.

Isiaha Price I started my first year wanting to be a senator with no real concept of what that meant.

I still think I have a lot to learn and I can’t promise grandiose change. But, I wanted to see progress on getting minors instituted. I have followed this through and made every attempt to get information about where that process is currently in the administration. Unfortunately, as of yet we still aren’t much farther along in the process. I have work to do, and I would love to do it as your senator. Vote Isiaha Price!

Julia Ralph: Hi, I’m Julia Ralph and I’m running for my second term as senator for the class of 2021. This past year I served on the First Year Life Committee and as a representative to the Campus Activities Board. As part of my senate project I created a mentoring program between the class of 2021 and incoming members of the class of 2022, which I plan on continuing throughout the next few years. I hope my experience will allow me to further well-represent the Amherst College community!

Matt Sanders: Hi everyone! I’m running for a senate position since I’ve really enjoyed working with and representing our class this year! As a senator, I served on the judiciary and transportation committees and the Community Standards Review Board. On J.C., I helped modernize Amherst’s constitution, and on the transportation committee, I worked to organize the Thanksgiving/spring break shuttles. I also worked on a personal project to create safety cards with PVTA bus schedules to and from the other four colleges in the consortium — every student should be receiving one soon! I hope to serve our class for another year!

Andrea Webb: It has been my absolute honor to serve you this past year and serve on the Title IX Review Committee. During my incumbency, I have advocated for funding of student-run projects and events, increased social media engagement by over 300% and made special bonds with

the other members of the Senate who work tirelessly to represent their constituents accurately. I have achieved my goal of making AAS more accessible, and now my goal is to fix the problems you all have directly told us! I’m Andrea Webb, and I still promise to be your voice.

Class of 2020: Maya Bhandari: Hi, my name is Maya Bhandari and I am running for re-election to represent the class of 2020. I have loved being your senator for the past year and a half, and I believe my experience has provided me with the skills necessary to better serve as your representative next year. I am currently in the process of planning an event during reading period to promote wellness, and last year I worked with Residential Life to put games in first-year common rooms in order to foster a more lively environment. I also represent students on the Committee on Priorities and Resources. If re-elected, I would continue to work towards improving the lives of our class by listening to and advocating for your ideas.

Hannah Fox: I am Hannah Fox from Pennsylvania — class of 2020. I have been a senator this year.

I have met faculty from many academic departments due to the open curriculum and athletic staff because I am a two-sport athlete. My goal has been and will continue to be to strengthen relationships amongst students, faculty and staff. This year I will facilitate the formation of a tight-knit class and community in general. I will continue to ensure that everyone has a voice. I am approachable and hardworking, which are essential qualities for this role. If I am elected I will do my best to unite everyone, work to change policies, and represent our class. A vote for me is a vote for everyone.

Gregory Franklin: My name is Gregory Franklin and I am excited to run for AAS senator for a third year. I was thinking as to why I want to be on AAS again and it occured to me that I don’t even have this on my resume. I don’t do it just to say I do it, I do it because I enjoy serving students and being a liaison between students and various parts of our campus. There is so much to be done for this upcoming year, and I would be honored to be a part of it.

Sade Green: When I first ran for Senate, I promised to make sure that your voices would be heard.

I can gladly say that I have kept my promise. As a member of the Budgetary Committee, I advocated for equitable and consistent funding policies. I relayed your thoughts and concerns to the Faculty Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid. Next week, I will hold Amherst College’s second annual State of the College Address, an event that

aims to enhance communication and transparency between the administration and the student body. If you re-elect me as your senator, I will continue to fight alongside you.

Lauren Knight: Class of 2020— I have served as your Senator for the past two years. On the Powerhouse Committee, I’ve created more events at the Powerhouse like mega-mixers and study breaks.

This year I collaborated with other representatives on the Five College Coordinating Board (issues like the PVTA), served on Judiciary Council and as Elections Committee Chair. Last year, I helped rewrite the Honor Code and cable contract on the College Council. I have enjoyed my time on Senate and am dedicated to making changes at Amherst. I would love the opportunity to continue serving as your senator. Vote Lauren Knight!

Class of 2019: Madeline Bustos: Hello! My name is Madeline Bustos and I am excited to announce my candidacy for the position of Class of 2019 senator! I have enjoyed my previous involvement in AAS and in campus-wide projects to create a more inclusive and enjoyable campus. As a senator, some of my top priorities will continue to be advocating for more direct communication between the AAS and the student body, collaborating with Dining Services to keep Amherst’s cafés delicious and affordable, and working to improve campus resources that assist students in living less stressful and financially burdening lives. See you at Speech Night!

Kristian Sogaard: Hi everyone! My name is Kristian Sogaard and I am running for re-election in the upcoming Senate election for the class of 2019.

During my time on the Senate I have learned a significant amount about issues facing campus and have helped to mitigate them to the best of my ability. I am dedicated to serving the community and making everyone’s experience at Amherst as enjoyable and worthwhile as I know it can be. I am also interested in hearing your concerns and turning ideas into reality. Thank you for your consideration and I hope for your vote!

Will Zaubler: Hi class of 2019! It has been a pleasure to serve as your senator the past three years, and I would love to have the opportunity to continue to represent our class during our fourth and final year together at Amherst! I have accomplished a lot as a senator so far, including working with the administration to mend the broken social life. I have also served on many committees, such as the Budgetary Committee, Title IX Review Committee and Community Standards Review Board. My main goal for next year is to fight for increased student parking on campus!

Sarah Deer Talks About Native-American Legal Sovereignty Continued from Page 1 low rates of violence,” Deer said. Most of the nations were “victim-centered” and had restorative justice, meaning that the victim or the victim’s family was the focus of the resolution of the crisis. In contrast, western justice systems pit the state against the defendant, and “the victims don’t really have a place at the table, maybe until sentencing.”

Deer then talked about her time in law school, when she was interested in studying how her tribe had traditionally responded to gender violence. Of interest to her were the journals of William Bartram, a white American who lived in the southeastern United States in the late 18th century. In his journals, Bartram was struck by the fact that he did not see any gendered violence among the Cherokee people. Deer also found her tribe’s first written rape law, dated to 1824, which decreed that only women can be victims of gendered crime and that, for victims, “what she say it be law.”

Deer realized that the high rates of sexual assault in Native American tribes are a fairly recent phenomenon. “If you think about it, a civilization can’t really sustain itself for millennia if 80 percent of the women in that community are traumatized,” she said. After she discovered this, her next ques-

tion was, “how did we go from communities where victims were sort of centered and crime was rare, to today, having one of the highest rape rates not just in the United States, but in the world?”

Deer decided to examine U.S. policies and laws that impacted Native Americans to find the root problem and search for a solution. First, she researched the Trail of Tears, which was “not one trail of tears, which is sort of how we think about it. It is many, many, many trails, and much more than tears.” Specifically, Deer was interested in the prevalence of sexual violence during the march.

“When you’re being forced by the military away from your homelands, you have no legal system to rely on,” Deer said.

Another major policy that “saturated the Native American communities with sexual violence” were boarding schools, which Native American children were forced to attend in order to assimilate to U.S. culture. Deer said that many of the boarding schools were “a hotbed of sexual abuse,” and that survivors of this system are speaking out today about this issue.

Deer also discussed laws that took sovereignty away from tribal nations, like the Major Crimes Act, the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Supreme Court case Oliphant v. Suquamish. These

three pieces of legislation and court rulings took away power from tribal courts and gave the U.S. federal system jurisdiction over certain crimes committed by Native Americans in Native territory. Talking about the effects of these rulings, Deer said: “When you have a system that cannot hold people accountable, what is the message? The message to perpetrators is ‘I can get away with it,’ and the message to survivors is ‘no one will do anything to help me.’ And … I think that this perfect storm of legal problems explains why Native people suffer from such high rates of violence.”

Deer also mentioned the high costs attached to the criminal justice system, saying that most tribes simply can’t afford to support their own systems.

In her conclusion, Deer talked about recent victories for the Native American justice system, citing laws and cases such as the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, which increased tribal sentencing maximums from one to three years, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization , which made it possible for certain tribes to prosecute nonNative Americans for domestic violence and Dollar General v. Mississippi Choctaw, which ruled that tribes have the power to exercise criminal jurisdiction over non-Native Americans.

The talk was followed by a question and answer

session, which covered topics such as indigenous people in the global context, examples of Native American resistance and restorative justice.

In an interview after the talk, Vann said that “one of the things that we’re trying to do with the conversation around sexual violence and sexual respect on campus is to really amplify voices that have been silenced over time. And so I wanted people to hear [Deer’s] voice and the great work that she’s been doing because I think it helps our students, when they leave, to think about whatever career they’re choosing to do, how can they pay attention to voices like Professor Deer’s, and use that in their work moving forward,” she said. “How can they amplify voices that have been silenced and that have been doing the work for a really long time?”

Lauren Simpson ’21, a peer advocate of sexual respect, said that events such as these are important because “issues of sexual violence in general tend to be very stigmatized. And because these conversations are often difficult to have, they get swept under the rug, and when that happens, we kind of shame survivors into silence because we’re creating this culture in our society where we’re saying like, the stories of survivors don’t matter and their experiences don’t matter because we’re choosing to ignore them.”

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of the Event Management System (EMS) should be altered. As currently constituted, one can register for a certain space up to a month out from the date of the proposed party but cannot register anything less than two days in advance. In principle, this is a fair policy, as it allows students living in the dorms where such parties are happening to make plans in advance and dorm residents to potentially reject a party registration if a major conflict arises. However, in practice, this results in party sponsors and registrants being cancelled on last minute, often less than two days in advance. Given the corresponding policy that restricts last-minute registration, individuals are often left with no options besides throwing unregistered parties or lying in their bed alone, as there are no college-approved paths remaining.

It seems a simple solution would be to send out confirmation emails further in advance, maybe four days, maybe a week. Granted, this places a slightly greater burden on RCs, who already have to deal with most of the complaints regarding party policy.

Nevertheless, such a step would go a far way to both easing a practical problem that exists and restoring good faith in discussions between students and the administration. It may be a small step, but it’s better than no steps at all.

Amherst Can Improve Accessiblity and Diversity Annika Ariel ’19 Contributing Writer I still remember the nervous excitement I felt when I hit the button on AC Data that would reveal the name of my roommate. It was Aug. 14, 2015, and I was slamming the refresh button every few seconds. And then the page finally loaded.

“You do not have a roommate at this time.”

Being blind doesn’t give me a choice about whether or not I need accommodations from the college. But I hadn’t asked for any housing accommodations freshman year — I wanted a roommate, just like everyone else. Someone in the administration had decided that because I was blind, I couldn’t possibly live with a roommate. There are so few singles for first years, especially those who don’t ask for housing accommodations, that the chances of this being a coincidence were astronomically low.

I went blind in high school. I went from being a straight-A, AP student who everyone thought had a bright future to having to relearn how to read, walk and live in a world that was never built for a person like me. So, when I got accepted to Amherst on scholarship, I didn’t think twice before saying yes.

And I’m glad I said yes. Amherst has given me practically endless opportunities. I’m getting ready to conduct archival research in England for the third time, I’ve spent two weeks at the Folger Shakespeare Library and I’ve had professors who truly care about me. I have never regretted coming to Amherst.

But Amherst falls victim to many of the ableist tropes in society today. And I write this not because I’m bitter, not because I’m mad — but because I really believe that Amherst can do better.

“Why would someone like you want to take art history?” my first-year class dean — then, as well as now, the Dean of New Students — asked me.

I blinked quizzically and, after a moment, answered: I was in academic decathlon in high school and I had loved the art history portion. I was captivated by the political effects of art and vice versa, and I knew that Amherst had a great art history department. In fact, I had already reached out to a professor in the department who was more than supportive. I explained this, and continued to be

met with doubt.

The week before, the Accessibility Services manager had (presumably) pointed at a picture in the Fitch Room and asked if I could see it. There are many respectful ways to ask a blind person about their residual vision, but pointing at a painting and asking if they can see it when you have the student’s disability documentation — well, that’s something else.

Later that semester, I asked about a new page on the Accessibility website that said the college would not provide “mobility orientation.” The actual term for this is “orientation and mobility” — it refers to teaching a blind or visually impaired person how to navigate non-visually and independently, usually in the context of a new environment. Both myself and the other blind student attending at the time had received this training from the college, but when I asked about the discrepancy, the manager told me “shh.” I pushed her on this, and she assured me that since I had been “grandfathered” in, this wouldn’t affect me. As a first year, I still feared retribution, so I didn’t push it further.

These are two singular accounts, but they show a larger phenomenon: administrative incompetence and ignorance surrounding disability. I will not rehash the 2017 Roosevelt @ Amherst article in The Student, but for those who weren’t at Amherst when it was published, I’d encourage you to look at it. It remains, sadly, relevant. And before that was Nora Gayer ’16’s brave article, which also continues to remain relevant.

The college no longer has a Presidential Task Force on Accessibility and Inclusion. President Biddy Martin officially dissolved it via email on Feb. 27, 2018 after both the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Chief of Campus Operations resigned from the task force, citing “hostility.” Despite this, it was mentioned in the college’s reaccreditation self-study (a final version of which was sent out on March 14). The report, available to all Amherst students with a login, states: “The review by the Presidential Task Force on Accessibility and Inclusion will be under way for several years. The goal is to develop an understanding of the systems in place to support students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities; to increase awareness of those systems; to identify and,

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Where is Disability in Amherst’s Commitment to Diversity?

A Small Step A few short months ago, the campus was in uproar over a series of proposed changes to the college’s party policy. In the interceding weeks, this furor has abated for the most part, as students and administrators alike have been beset by all that comes with the end of the semester. However, even though such a softening of relations is a good thing in the long run, there has been seemingly little progress being made. Aside from the creation of a collaborative committee to address issues related to social life, comprised of students and administrators alike, and the issuance of a survey from the Office of Student Affairs, there have been few notable changes to the actual social life.

Although significant changes understandably require time and serious contemplation, there is at least one major source of trouble that the administration can address quite easily: the cumbersome and often maddening party registration system. Plenty of concerns regarding the current system were brought up at the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) town hall in mid-February, most notably the fact that parties have to be registered weeks in advance. This editorial is not here to argue against the registration system in principle (though many of these critiques are merited).

Rather, the editorial board simply wishes to argue that at the very least, the approval/cancellation aspect

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if necessary refine the core principles that guide Amherst’s approach to accessibility; to identify systematic barriers to accessibility and inclusion at the college; to recommend changes to address such barriers; and to increase campus-wide awareness of accessibility as a core value.”

At the time this was sent out, the task force had been dissolved for over two weeks. Administrators did not find the task force or its work a priority — it was only created because of student activism. It also bears mentioning that the task force had decided that its work would not be policy-based, but rather principles-based, making this paragraph a bit bizarre. Without even getting into the implications of the task force dissolving, it is disingenuous for the college to tout the task force in a self-study that has very real implications without mentioning that the said task force no longer exists.

A policy-based task force was sorely needed. A buddy system for housing was only recently implemented, giving disabled students an equal opportunity to live with their peers. However, this wasn’t even the work of the Task Force — a member of the college’s administration had derided student housing policy as “granular” at one of the regular meetings (both students present, myself included, remember the specific word because it was so horrifying — this is a residential college, after all). The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has planned no events this semester on disability. Disability is a vital part of diversity — what could be more diverse than the abilities of the human body itself? I don’t claim that resources for other diverse students at this college are ideal, but they at least exist and have centers and funding. Disabled students have very little college programming that acknowledges their existence. Roosevelt @ Amherst, a group of which I’m president, has recently proposed a disability peer mentoring system for the fall, but it remains to be seen if it will be funded.

Even ignoring the questionable policies, the Accessibility Services’ website shows a complete lack of care. When looking at the list of residence halls with elevators, none of the Greenway Dorms are listed. However, Hamilton — a dorm that has been renamed for over three years — is listed. The

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Students who need to use an elevator would rightfully be confused by the website — we don’t even have a dorm named Hamilton. This wonderful line remains on the website under tips for parents and guardians: “Be prepared for major stumbling blocks and bumps in the road. Remember that we often learn and grow the most when we are challenged in new situations.” The whole point of Accessibility Services is that my disability can be

accommodated, and that I won’t have to deal with “major stumbling blocks” because I happen to be blind. I don’t often quote George H.W. Bush, but even he said that the “shameful wall of exclusion” should come “tumbling down,” and not be encouraged and praised as a “new situation.”

The root of many of these issues is not malice, but ignorance. Disability is an incredibly diverse category; it’s the only minority you can join at any time. It is also one that people try to distance themselves from. Having student advocates for disability, or a similar concept, would be a substantial step

forward to increase the acceptance of disability on campus and promote visibility of services and disabled people in general. There are so many ways that Amherst can improve the position of disabled people in society. It was briefly mentioned by the task force that Amherst shouldn’t strive to be a model institution, but why shouldn’t it be? What is the disadvantage of creating a welcoming, inclusive campus for disabled students?

Amherst has the resources and, I believe, the will to create an accessible campus and community. Things have already improved so much over the

past few years, largely because of students. When a two-dimensional Braille sign was installed earlier this year, I remember being heartened by the number of students who complained about it. The desire and the resources are available; there really isn’t a reason that Amherst couldn’t become a campus that excels at accessibility. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has one of the best accessibility programs; Amherst has far more resources per student than UIUC. What’s preventing Amherst from improving accessibility is nothing more than simple administrative ignorance.

Reflections from a Senior Victoria Zhang ’18 Contributing Writer I’m all for critiquing Amherst. In fact, I think part of the liberal arts mission is to train students to be critical of power structures, institutions and arguments. But sometimes, when I take a moment and reflect on my classmates, our thoughts and discussions, I’m eternally grateful for what we can achieve together.

I didn’t expect a cooking class (Chem 100: Molecular Gastronomy, if you’re interested) to provide much in terms of discussion on public policy.

It’s one of those rare Amherst gifts to take a class outside of one’s major and largely for fun. Many of us in the class are upperclassmen, and most of us are not chemistry majors. We are an amalgamation of studio art, economics, political science, biology and French students, and I think it’s safe to say all of us love food.

We were given an assignment to discuss food deserts, a banal-enough topic, and one that luckily does not affect us at Amherst. We were told to write some paragraphs about the topic and prepare for an in-class discussion. Full disclosure: I forgot

to do this writing and was tasked with synthesizing thoughts and monitoring participation. But in the end, I was glad to have this role because it made me focus on an oft-neglected skill — listening.

Our discussion began with an overview of the problem that food deserts create. We quickly presented some frameworks to think about the causes: supply and demand forces, access and transportation, knowledge and education and income inequality. We categorized these general causes as falling under the larger issue of economic inequality, which probably needs to be remedied by redistributive welfare economics and logistical uptake, which is a more consumer-focused and cultural issue.

But, we also thought about challenges in classifying food deserts. How do we define the phenomenon — per grocery store per capita? Per area? How do we understand movement within cities and transitory phenomena like gentrification?

Throughout the discussion, classmates brought up their personal experiences working with low-income communities on public health related issues. They talked about struggles find-

ing time to cook after long days of work, with education as a potential impetus for changing consumer behavior and the interconnectedness of racial segregation and food deserts. They talked about experiences in low-income schools, where students were sent home with backpacks of high-calorie food, and the problem of solving hunger as a whole.

We spent the most time discussing solutions.

We brought up community gardens, technology and business solutions, public policy subsidies, educational interventions and food pop-ups. It was nice to see different perspectives and schools of thought tackling different parts of the problem. Future consultants thought about how Blue Apron and cloud systems could create efficiencies to drive economic growth in low-income areas.

Skeptics questioned whether efficiency was really a way to promote greater equity in food accessibility. Political science and sociology majors talked about incorporating gardening into education, and making sure initiatives came from within communities as opposed to outside of them.

What was most poignant for me in our discussion was how we used questions. In a Mon-

taignesque way, the question signified an understanding in the thoughts of our peers, growth in these thoughts and finally an articulation of our own thoughts. A few examples of these questions: Is regulation going to help schools achieve better education around food or promote solutions like urban gardening? Is bad health in schools a symptom rather than a cause? What can we do about the time constraints inherent in building food co-ops or community gardens for healthy food especially in low-income communities? How do you specifically conceptualize food as a right instead of an economically controlled commodity?

I do not want to come off as needlessly or frivolously complimentary. Amherst students have many problems with engaging in community efforts. But, as I reflect on my four years at this school, I can’t help but be thankful for my classmates, how they have helped form my thoughts and my ideas and how they have come together to engage in the toughness of public problem solving.

Thank you Amherst College, and hopefully, Terras Irradient.

Asian Students, Stand Up, but Watch Your Step Joy Huang ’15 Contributing Writer My uncle’s family and grandparents are pretty damn racist. I love them, but the inevitable fact is that most first-generation Asian immigrant families are. I remember being pulled away from my best friend in first grade: my parents accused her of stealing my pencil case, their logic being that she was Mexican, so she must be sneaky. I had probably just dropped it somewhere into the void that was the school playground.

As I grew older, I pushed back at my family’s racism and persistently told them to “stop judging people based on their race!” After 20 years of assimilating to the U.S., my grandparents finally conceded that I could date a black man, but only if he was “handsome like Denzel Washington,” and “successful like Obama.” Small victories, but progress nonetheless.

During the 2016 elections, my aunt voted for Trump. Ironically, despite being an immigrant just two decades ago, she wholehearted supported the proposed restrictions on immigration. This was after her parents had already gotten their citizenship, of course. Hypocrisy aside — wait, there is no aside. Conservative Asian families across America live in a perpetual cycle of political doublethink, where despite being minorities, they have the privilege to forget that they are not white. That’s not to say we don’t feel acts of racial prejudice acutely. When racial incidents happens to Asian people, we are offended, we are livid, we jeer at the injustice of it all. Being reminded of our status as people of color is painful, and to mitigate our shame, Asian Americans turn the discourse on race into a misguided one of merit-based dessert.

We should be treated differently because we work harder, because we keep the peace, because we are not like “the blacks” or “the hispanics.” Where other immigrants should be kept out because they are inherently dangerous, we Asians are not. Consistently, the reasons for our social betterment is not based on a plea for our mutual humanity, but rather the fact we are simply not the “other.” Rather than argue for our inclusion as minorities on

the topic of affirmative action, we would rather see it abandoned entirely, so as to not piss off our white buddies by leveling the playing field.

I thought I was woke, too. I thought I had transcended the racial biases rooted in my upbringing. I have a healthy sense of pride in my heritage, as much as I had respect for other cultures. Yet, the one thing that keeps me awake at night, even two years after I’ve graduated from Amherst, is my memory of filing a noise complaint on a room above mine my junior year. I wasn’t racist, but I was ignorant. I was the sole Asian person in Drew House, the black culture house on campus named in honor of Charles Drew. All my friends had squirreled themselves away in the Asian culture house in Moore. I had chosen a two-room double, hoping for a roommate. No one signed up to be my roommate. Even then, I felt the pinprick of racial sensitivity, an ugly ripple of rejection that begged the question, “Is it because I’m Asian?”

See, even then, I had that very typical disease of inward thinking. I understand now that yes, it was because I’m Asian, but not because the others were racist against me, but because they would rather share a room with someone who understood their plight, burdens and common struggle of being black in America. I, despite being a minority in America, was an outsider to that experience. Our struggles are similar in nature, but differ significantly in scope, the same way depression and blindness are both disabilities, but a depressed person doesn’t need that special parking space.

It was a Thursday night and the subwoofer speakers upstairs vibrated the metal legs of my bed. In an act of resentment at my isolation within the house, I called campus police to report the party upstairs. They were loud, yes. It was 11 p.m., yes. But I had absolutely made a mistake.

When I was five, my parents taught me that I could always rely on the police. If I was lost, find the police. If my sister had a medical emergency, call the police. If I see something suspicious around the neighborhood, call the police. Implanted into me was the notion that the police were dependable forces with good intentions, and

with that came the assumption that I would not die from calling the police.

African Americans do not have that freedom to assume their lives are safe in the hands of those sworn to protect them. What I took for granted, they can’t fathom. And here is where the line is drawn, delineating two vastly different definitions of safe space.

The night passed without incident, but I am haunted by the “what if.” Recently, the various Asian affinity groups at Amherst came together to pen a call to action for exclusive “safe spaces” on campus in The Student. The article asked for more dedicated attention to the college’s Asian students and for more “institutional support,” which I can only assume refers to more resources and funding. As an Asian Amherst alum, I have two responses to this: one of empathy and one of criticism.

Firstly, I get it. I feel it too, even in the post-graduate adult world: that never-ending sense of repressed rage at a system designed to mitigate our existence. We are simultaneously lauded for our appearance as “model minorities” while silently suffering from chronic underrepresentation in discussions of poverty, socio-economic ceilings and media. There are barely any Hollywood movies starring Asian leads, a dearth of Asian-American politicians and yes, a lack of Asian-American studies. At Amherst, I studied philosophy and art, which, combined, could possibly be the whitest departments besides European studies. Even my class on Japanese tea bowls was taught by a white professor. Left and right, it’s hard not to feel the need to band together within our cultural affinity groups, where we can celebrate our holidays and customs without feeling like sideshow exotica for other people’s amusement.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong wanting a space for ourselves where we can host events and enjoy activities without needing to accommodate the rest of the college foot traffic. As a former officer for the Chinese Students Association, I am intimately aware of the inconvenience and vexation posed by a lack of dedicated space usable for hosting meetings and events. Yes, we deserve

more attention from the college. Yes, we deserve more classes taught by Asian professors. Yes, we deserve to have instances of racism investigated and publicized, to make people understand that we hurt and we feel the pain of being a minority group just as badly as the others. And there are no buts — it is simply an affirmative, yes, we deserve all of that.

My criticism lies not in the contents of the request, but rather in the method requested. Instead of firmly asserting the respect you deserve as students of Amherst, respect that is and always will be relentlessly entrenched in our common humanity, you decided to support your argument with non sequiturs that reek of finger-pointing. Understand that by preferencing your demands by juxtaposing what other minority groups on campus have, you antagonize yourselves unnecessarily to our allies in this fight for our mutual empowerment.

Any victories will become pyrrhic victories; you will have gained neither respect nor understanding, but rather reluctant assent to pacify petulant children. It is not because they have something that we should have something as well — such “us versus them” dichotomy threatens the spirit of allyship that we as minorities must fight to foster.

By making examples of other culture groups on campus, we risk objectifying the achievements of others as no more than trivial treats to be handed out. We deserve to be represented equally in all things on campus because we are students of Amherst. That’s it.

The things we ask for should not be stipulated on everyone having something — conversely, everyone having the same things is not sufficient for the advancement of racial equality. Don’t simply pen an angry letter and submit to The Student.

Do more. Learn from the minority groups that have won the same battles in their ongoing fight.

Moreover, communicate with your Asian alumni and actively engage them to pressure the administration with their wallets. And when one of you math and economics double majors inevitably land that Goldman Sachs internship, in 20 years when you’re VP, fund a dormitory for a new Asian Culture House.

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The Amherst Student • April 18, 2018

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The Mead Opens Its Doors, Bringing Art Outside and Students In

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Olivia Luntz ’21 recommends both the Museum of Fine Arts (left) and the Public Gardens (right) as two essential stops on any tourist’s Boston bucket list.

Olivia Luntz ’21 Staff Writer

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Laimah Osman’s station was one of five artist stations outside the Mead this past Friday, when the museum hosted its “Red Eye | Black Tie “ evening event.

Hildi Gabel ’21 Staff Writer On Thursday, April 12, the Mead Art Museum stayed open to visitors all night as workshops and events took place. Coinciding with what seemed to be the beginning of warm weather, the event, “Red Eye | Black Tie,” transformed our campus into a temporary hub for art interaction that also aimed to establish connections far beyond this weekend. The event was a joint effort put on by the Mead Museum, the Association of Amherst Students, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Office of Student Activities and various campus resource enters. Exhibited in the line for gelato and crowds of mingling students was a deliberate attempt to put art into the hands and lives of students and in doing so, facilitate a community centered around art.

“Red Eye | Black Tie” began with a reception at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Students streamed in and out of the Mead, meeting with the five visiting artists who had work set up outside the building.

Live music and light catering was offered, and the espresso and gelato truck parked right outside

proved to be a major draw. Throughout the night, new eyes settled on the art at the Mead, which currently boasts the “HOUSE” exhibition drawn from various artists. Filled with students and staff alike, the Mead boasted a vibrant atmosphere on the night.

The event continued through Friday, as five artists created pieces with students under the white tent outside the museum. The artists, Christybomb, Patrick Eugene, Laimah Osman, Adriana Sharpe and Vick Quezada, were commissioned to visit Amherst and collaborate with the various resource centers in order to make art pieces that would resonate with students on campus. Before the event, each artist talked through their creative intentions and the relevancy of their workshops with the student and staff leaders of resource centers. The artists then created the pieces on Friday, all while students and visitors spoke with the creators and added to the pieces themselves. The final works, collaborative efforts made by the Amherst community, were displayed Friday night.

Sharpe, the visiting artist who collaborated with the Center for International Student Engage-

ment, painted a portrait of Amherst junior Shreeansh Agrawal against bright hills and sky. Sharpe explained that the landscape was inspired by Ecuador, her home country. By painting Shreeansh into her space of personal belonging, she extended the connection of her home to another, touching on the themes of “home” and international living that the CISE works with. Osman, meanwhile, worked with the Queer Resource Center and explored the meaning of the word “queer” through her art. Osman created colored prints on paper and invited participants to add an image or word which they identified with the word “queer” using water-soluble watercolor crayons. The final piece visually captured the nebulous and diverse meaning of the word in the Amherst community.

The resource centers that worked with the artists will keep the final pieces. Danielle Amodeo ’13, the Mead’s public programs and marketing coordinator, explained that this key component extends ownership of the art to students in ways that hadn’t previously been facilitated. Art owned by the Mead has built-in constraints; pieces from the archives and storage cannot be readily moved, and events planned around art require exten-

sive coordination and complicated logistics. The resource centers will be able to easily and independently move, display and plan events around these new pieces, allowing student agency over art on campus.

Much has changed in the culture of art since Amodeo herself attended Amherst. Amodeo often spent time studying at the Mead, and while she enjoyed the Mead’s collections, she felt that the art culture was somewhat removed from the wider student body. The Mead and other Amherst organizations have since worked to bring art closer to the forefront of the campus community and make art more relevant to the modern and diverse experiences of students. “Red Eye | Black Tie” has further facilitated this transformation of the arts at Amherst, bringing students together around visual arts through both Thursday night’s community gathering and Friday’s collaborative art-making. Amodeo’s long-term goal is to keep the Mead’s doors open: to make the Mead and the culture of art on campus accessible and meaningful to the community’s daily life and provide students with outlets for ownership over the creative process.

Kali Uchis Transcends Boundaries and Boxes on “Isolation” Album Julian Raiford ’21 Contributing Writer In her debut album, “Isolation,” Kali Uchis transcends the R&B genre by sharing a raw take on her own narrative as a romance-seeking, Colombian-American woman.

On the surface, “Isolation” passes as a marketable pop-chart pleaser, but a closer look reveals an intricate interweaving of bilingual lyricism and unusually-sourced collaborations that create a deft, genre-defying album.

A relative newcomer to the R&B scene, Kali Uchis has quietly shared singles since her 2014 release of “Know What I Want.” In approaching “Isolation,” though, Uchis shows no reserve in stating her musical prowess despite her modest start; however, she is careful to not disregard her humble, bubblegum roots.

Mirroring her earlier work’s focus on hopeless romanticism, Uchis opens “Isolation” with the welcomingly sensual track “Body Language.” The disorienting opening notes of the piece sound like an echo chamber and form a satisfying, transformative greeting when partnered with the warm undertones of Uchis’ Colombian-influenced melody. The audience fades into Uchis’ beach-side life as she invites us to “come closer, come closer” into

her private, cinematic world. Uchis’ impressive vocal range playfully explores the dreamy romanticism of moving forward with or without her partner, introducing a new, softened fatalism into her verses.

Her familiar lyrical, romantic lamentations become a bit more aspirational and even confrontational, as she floats into her second track, “Miami.” The track maintains a deceptively sensual tone as Uchis poses a subtle yet potent critique of her relationship with the American Dream. Drawing on her past, she cites her dual citizenship in both Colombia and America, describing how her former relationships informed her choice to pursue her musical career. Referencing American cultural icons Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Uchis contemplates her lovers’ desire to keep her down, singing, “He said he’d want me in his video like Bound One/ But why would I be Kim? I could be Kanye in the land of opportunity and palm trees.” Uchis continues to revisit her rise to fame as a romantic and cultural struggle through the album’s following tracks “Tyrant” and “Your Teeth in My Neck,” in which she thoughtfully asks, “Kill us all off, they’d take our worth they pay us dirt. Is it worth it? Is it worth it?”

Kali Uchis’ animosity towards her eco-

nomic and romantic struggles becomes perplexingly intertwined for both the singer and the audience, with the dual frustrations culminating in her collaboration with Steve Lacy of The Internet. The pair teams up on “Just A Stranger,” which feels like a dystopian lullaby turned beachy pop anthem under Lacy’s thoughtful production. Uchis’ vocals draw upon a power and ironic poppiness reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, crooning “When bellies are hungry, but there ain’t no money you get it and don’t care how … I’m the one they love to hate, I’m the one who will survive.”

Despite sometimes approaching points of resilience and inner conflict in tracks such as “Just A Stranger” and her heartbreaking Spanish-language track “Nuestro Planeta,” Uchis often breaks the theme of reluctant romances and challenging realities to slip into escapist fantasies.

From the indulgent, 80’s-synth-inspired dance track “Dead to Me” to the upbeat eightbit-inspired “In My Dreams” (featuring Gorillaz’ Damon Albarn), Uchis shows a range that demonstrates an underlying message of selfempowerment and self-discovery within her new lifestyle.

Uchis showcases the most surprising the-

matic break from her past work in “After the Storm,” which features alternative rapper Tyler the Creator and legendary 1970’s bassist Bootsy Collins. After detailing the hardships of her life, Uchis’ direction changes as she speaks to the importance of recognizing the struggles of those around us. She asks her audience to consider that every human experience is far more complex than is psychologically fathomable. Uchis does not condemn herself or those around her for living in a mode of self-interest, though, and instead offers reassurance and words of encouragement: “If you need a hero, just look in the mirror … Everybody’s going through it, but you just can’t give up now ‘ cause you gotta save yourself.”

From sultry serenades to pensive Spanish poeticism, Uchis’ “Isolation” covers a range of raw emotions by breaking industry and genre expectations. On a level far deeper than releasing a transformative album, Uchis has mastered a level of self and cultural reflection with her contemplation of the intersections of romanticism and turbulent reality in the modern world. Her eclectic assortment of poetry, collaborations and unique perspective promise the audience that Uchis has much more to share in albums yet to come.

The end of the semester is fast-approaching and warmer days may finally be here. Whether you just want to get off campus for the weekend or have a special celebration planned for the end of the year with friends, this is a great time to take advantage of Boston being only a few hours away and enjoy all that the city has to offer.

What To Do Go Shopping on Newbury Street

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Newbury Street is one of Boston’s most wellknown streets, spanning a mile in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood. Lined with beautiful 19th-century brownstones that have been converted into clothing stores, restaurants and coffee shops, Newbury Street is worth going to just to window shop. However, if you’re looking for

retail therapy, the street boasts staples including Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, Madewell and Anthropologie along with independent boutiques and specialty stores — including a store entirely dedicated to Harry Potter merchandise — so you’re guaranteed to walk away with something you’ll love.

Visit the Public Gardens The Boston Public Gardens is located in downtown Boston and holds the title of the first public botanical garden in the United States. On a sunny day, the space is a great place for an al fresco lunch, a walk and people-watching (or maybe even duck-watching) by the pond. Also, be sure not to miss taking a ride on the iconic swan boats, which have been sailing in the Public Garden lagoon since 1877.

Admire the Works at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s most prominent art museum holds an extensive collection of over 450,000 works of art, with everything from Egyptian artifacts to paintings by European masters such as Degas, Monet and Van Gogh. The museum also has the largest display of Japanese works in one collection outside of Japan, including 5,000 pieces of Japanese pottery and 20,000 woodblock prints.

The museum’s current exhibitions include a collection of drawings and sketches by famous Austrian artists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele in “Klimt and Schiele: Drawn,” and the first exhibition of prints by printmaker M.C. Escher, who

is known for his use of puzzles and interlocking forms, in “M.C. Escher Infinite Dimensions.”

Where to Eat Amorino Gelato Located on Newbury Street, Amorino Gelato is famous for its desserts that are almost too beautiful to eat. Its most popular treat is a gelato

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flower made out of three different flavors for the petals and a macaron in the center, however they also offer crepes, various cakes, coffee and milkshakes. With dozens of flavors including blueberry cheesecake, passionfruit and hazelnut, everyone will be able to craft a dessert they will savor. If you want a flavor recommendation, I enjoyed the pistachio, raspberry and vanilla ge-

lato with a pistachio macaron.

Trident Booksellers and Café Trident is a Newbury Street establishment, flawlessly combining a friendly indie bookstore with your favorite local brunch spot. They are open from 8 a.m. to midnight every day, so you can easily fit in a trip during your weekend; once you go inside, you’re never going to want to leave. Give yourself enough time to browse the stacks of books, the wall of cheeky greeting cards and the amazing gift section before sitting down for your meal. If you are there for brunch, I highly recommend the lemon ricotta-stuffed French toast, which is hands down the best French toast I’ve had in my life, if not the best breakfast I’ve ever had.

However, the establishment also has mouthwatering lunch and dinner options, such as butternut squash tacos and customizable mac and cheese.

Amelia’s Tacqueria Arguably serving the best tacos in Boston, Amelia’s has three locations in and around the city and is home to a huge variety of Mexican fare. Whether you’re in the mood for fajitas, burritos, tacos or quesadillas, and whether you want beef, seafood or vegan options, Amelia’s is a great option for a quick meal. If you’re too overwhelmed by all the options, I would recommend the steak tacos with pico de gallo, sliced avocado and sour cream.

The Amherst Student • April 18, 2018

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“The Death of Stalin” Portrays Dictatorship in Comedic Light Youngkwang Shin ’19 Staff Writer “The Death of Stalin” imagines the brief period in Soviet history between the rule of Stalin and his formal denunciation. It asks the creative questions only comedy can: what if Stalin soiled himself before bursting some artery and dying a slow, solitary death?

The scene that follows his passing ranks as one of the film’s most hilarious — and its most foreboding. Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), along with other movers and shakers of the Soviet Union, gawk helplessly at Stalin’s wet pants, as they speculate how they can place their king on his king-sized bed. The polite elephant in the room is that no one wants to hold Stalin’s legs, because the urine might drip down the pants, past their arms and spoil their suits. But as the most powerful dictator in history, even Stalin’s body demands obedience. They organize a haphazard formation: in the bedroom, they carry the body to the bed, and in the boardroom, they carry the body off the throne and contemplate succession. In public, each bumbling dignitary competes to match the entire nation in mourning; all the while, they worry about distancing themselves from Stalin’s crimes, left without the perpetrator’s power to suppress public consciousness.

Needless to say, director Arnando Iannuc-

ci’s latest film finds tremendous power in its premise alone, but reports of its political timeliness appear to be greatly exaggerated or outright misjudged. It is easy to overlap Stalin and Trump; at least, many progressive Americans would like to imagine Trump soiling himself or at least suffering a lethal cardiac arrest. But subscribers to this line of thinking must harken back to another cultural event, this one in theater. Not too long ago, Shakespeare in the Park, a troupe that vivifies the bard in public spaces, staged a production of “Julius Caesar” that drew explicit parallels between the curtain-caller of the Roman republic and the current President of the United States, through an astute (if blatant) use of fashionable suits and unfashionable hair products. This outraged much of the political right and pleased some on the left, the latter for questionable reasons, perhaps. “Julius Caesar” meditates on the chaos swirling in the void of absolute power. In this void, national sentiments unchained from the familiar binds of leadership fall into populism’s sway. In turn, this populism inaugurates the next generation of authoritarians. It is less a Trump play, than a post-Trump play, one that realizes dictatorship is so much bigger than the dictator and casts deep aspirations on the ability of people to meaningfully transform their political environment.

“The Death of Stalin” has much in com-

mon with “Julius Caesar” and imparts, past its admittedly funny toilet humor, a graver relevance. Like the historical play, the film thinks about the future. Stalin’s death summons the absolute worst in his men, and we come to suspect how effective his cult of personality was.

In one particularly funny scene, Vyacheslav Molotov (Michael Palin) preemptively denounces the false crimes of his thought-to-bedead wife in front of Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale), chief of the secret police. But, it is revealed that Beria came to inform Molotov of his wife’s survival and subsequent liberation. When the woman timidly walks in, Molotov embraces her and declares how his faith had not once wavered. This scene diffuses the tension, but it also diffuses the illusion that Stalin was invulnerable. Stalin is dead, Beria repeats throughout the film.

Jokes in the film often rely on the character’s presumption of the Stalinist status quo, only to realize that the times have changed, and individuals have more power than realized. In turn, the Stalinist status quo is revealed as what it is — a joke. That power materializes in the boardrooms as the capacity to change the nation. However, that joke of having more individual power loses its laugh and becomes Soviet business as usual, i.e. serious business. As the world of the film relapses into

selfsame oppressions, one realizes what powered the cult of personality was not the personality but the structure of the political cult, since even after the death of Stalin, people continue to die.

Steve Buscemi’s Khrushchev speaks in a Brooklyn accent. It is a feature than best captures the cynicism of the film. Every time Khrushchev speaks (which is both often and entertaining), we hear Brooklyn, the United States and the present. “The Death of Stalin” has little care for the representation of historical fact. It is a comedy of deadly errors that revels in its unfortunately timeless pliability.

As much as it is Shakespearean, it is equally like a Coen brothers film, replete with a skilled mixture of light and dark and jarring lurches from the former to the latter. The final stretch of the film concentrates the aforementioned serious business, political machinations that upended the person and preserved the structure. It hacks apart the myth of liberalization following the death of Stalin, tracing the survival of Stalinism itself. Bringing it all back home, the film, a work of historical fiction, counsels American liberals to historicize the moment of political anger, to find fault not in personality but in institutions, to find parallels not in character but in theme, however interesting the sight of excrement running down the length of Mike Pence’s arm might be.

Tom Misch Discovers His Voice on Debut Album “Geography” Jack Klein ’20 Staff Writer Tom Misch is a unique talent. The 22year-old British producer, singer and songwriter began his rise to fame on SoundCloud, where he released his homemade samples and mixes. He started making beats at 16 and got his first big break when the label Soulection found him through SoundCloud.

On April 6, Misch released his first album “Geography” through his own label, Beyond The Groove. “Geography” is a tour de force and one of the best debut albums in recent memory across all genres, although Misch himself does not seem to fit into any single one. The album combines smooth beats, relaxing strings and vocals from both Misch and guest artists for a modern soulful experience.

Misch’s sound is an amalgamation of jazz, hip-hop and alternative. He refrains from adhering to conventions, which allows his creativity to flourish. His sound is so singular that comparing him to another artist is a disservice to both him and the person to whom he is compared.

Misch studied jazz guitar at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College and has built his following first and foremost due to his beat-making abilities. In an interview with VICE Media’s magazine “i-D,” he insightfully deconstructed the significance of his first two full-length projects, “Beat Tape 1” and “Beat Tape 2.” “‘Beat Tape 1’ is a collection of instrumental hip-hop beats. ‘Beat Tape 2’ is a continuation of this, this time with vocal features; and it showcases my development as a producer and my new influences,” he said.

“I’m only singing a tiny bit on ‘Beat Tape 2’, as the release isn’t about my voice but about my production style being fused with the vocal features.”

On “Geography,” Misch combines the best of both “Beat Tape” projects as well as shades of his 2016 EP “Reverie,” with incomparable beats and soothing vocals. The album opens with “Before Paris,” a monologue that encapsulates and explains Misch’s attitude towards music: “And it doesn’t matter if you broke, you still gon’ do it … You have to love it and breathe it and — It’s your morning coffee.”

The first true song on “Geography,” “Lost in Paris,” is the album’s morning coffee — lively and reminiscent of a brisk morning on the Seine. A catchy guitar beat carries

both Misch’s chorus and GoldLink’s featured verse. “Lost in Paris” is one of the most pleasing songs to listen to on the album. In “Disco Yes,” an upbeat guitar solo compliments Poppy Ajudha’s verse. Loyle Carner’s soulful singing over Misch’s funky saxophone beat is outstanding on “Water Baby” and meshes beautifully with Misch’s chorus. De La Soul’s feature `on “It Runs Through Me” floats effortlessly on top of Misch’s keyboard. The appeal of these songs is as much as testament to Misch’s ability to make versatile beats as the talent of the artists whom he features.

Unlike in his other works though, Misch does include three songs on the album in which his vocals and lyrics surpass those of the artists he brought onto the album. On “Movie,” the first single he released from the album, he fondly reminisces about a past lover. However, instead of weighing the song down with sadness, he maintains levity. On “South of the River” Misch finds his comfort zone in a heartwarming verse set over groovy string instruments and bass, while “Cos I Love You” showcases an impassioned Misch: “Love is hard to find/Girl give me some time to say/That I love you.”

Those who dismiss Misch as just a coffeehouse artist are short-sighted and fail to appreciate his technical prowess. Not one of the songs on any of “Beat Tap 2,” “Reverie” or “Geography” discography lose focus or deviate from the overall work’s creative vision. The cohesion of his releases as a whole, the purposefulness of each song and the minimalist attitude that he embraces ensure that every single chord, note and verse is necessary.

His greatest weakness is over-streamlining at times. He could add lyrics or spice up songs like “Isn’t She Lovely” and “We’ve Come So Far.” However, by keeping his songs streamlined, he teaches listeners an important lesson — instrumentals are just as important, if not more so, than lyrics. A clean, energetic guitar riff can tug on the heartstrings as much as the latest popular crooner.

Even though there are fewer instrumental songs on “Geography” than on Misch’s other projects, they still exude a sense of upbeat levity. Songs like “Tick Tock” and “Isn’t She Lovely” set the mood for studying or relaxing. They’re still clean and thoughtful, and the listener can feel Misch’s passion for his music and his dedication to his craft.

The fact that the album is so enjoyable and inherently listenable with still so much room

for improvement speaks to Misch’s immense potential. His choice to not change his style or beats for this album, instead pushing himself to provide more vocals, shows growth as an

artist and lays out a promising blueprint for his future. Misch will find it difficult to follow up “Geography” with a comparable work, but he’s certainly up to the task.

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Tom Misch makes his first album debut after years as a SoundCloud artist.

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Baseball Falls to Elms, Rebounds with Women’s Tennis Finishes 1-2 Against Wins over Eastern Connecticut, Dean Trio of Brandeis, Williams and Tufts Katie Bergamesca ’18 Staff Writer The Amherst baseball team had an unusually light schedule this week due to some scheduling and weather difficulties that led to the postponement of the entire Middlebury series.

Amherst was supposed to take on the Panthers in a three-game road series on Friday. However, the Mammoths ultimately only ended up playing three non-conference games over the past week, against Elms College, Eastern Connecticut State University and Dean College.

The first game of the week for the Mammoths was against the Blazers of Elms College on Wednesday, April 11.

Although Amherst was the first to get on the board during the chilly, midweek match-up, a six-run third inning from the home team proved too much for the Mammoths to overcome.

The Mammoths were able to close the gap but ended up losing the game by a single run, 9-8.

Senior Max Steinhorn was solid at the plate for the Mammoths, going 3-5 with three runs scored and an RBI. Steinhorn was also credited with two stolen bases. In his one appearance at the plate, Harry Roberson ’18 went 1-1 and drove in three runs.

Starting pitcher Zach Brown ’19E threw two and two-thirds innings during which he struck out three Blazers and walked three.

Brown did not allow a hit.

Rather than take the rest of the week off after the loss, coach Brian Hamm scheduled an impromptu home game against nearby Eastern Connecticut State University for Saturday, April 14. The Mammoths took down the Warriors in convincing fashion, coming away with a 10-4 victory on a sunny April afternoon.

Impressive offensive efforts from the senior trio of Steinhorn, Ariel Kenney and Sam Ellinwood helped propel Amherst to victory. Steinhorn went 2-3 with one run

scored, while Kenney was 4-5 at the plate with three runs scored, two RBIs and a homerun.

Coming off the bench, Ellinwood went 2-3 with four RBIs. Designated hitter Rob Casey III ’20 also had a solid game at the plate, going 2-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Davis Brown ’19 started on the mound for the Mammoths and threw five innings, giving up just two hits and two runs and striking out one.

Relievers Andrew Ferrero ’19 and Mike Dow ’19 helped secure the win for Amherst, as the pair combined for four strikeouts and held the Warriors to two runs.

The team then travelled to Dean College to play an away game on Tuesday, April 17.

The Mammoths jumped out to an early lead in the third inning, with Nick Nardone ’19 doubling home Steinhorn. The Mammoths would go on to add four runs over the next two innings, sitting on a comfortable 5-0 lead.

The Mammoths then added four more runs in the seventh and eighth, with much of the damage coming off of a home run by Kenney.

On the mound, the Mammoths used a variety of pitchers, with starter Brown turning in his longest outing of the year, pitching three innings of no-run ball. Following this, five other Amherst pitchers completed the shutout, with one of them, Jordan Aucoin ’21, making his collegiate debut.

After going 2-1 this past week, the Mammoths improve to 13-7 on the season while their NESCAC record remains 4-1.

The Mammoths will next face off against Roger Williams College away on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The Mammoths will return to NESCAC play starting Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m., when they will host the first game of a threegame series against Wesleyan. This game also marks the Amherst baseball team’s annual Pride Day. Following the Friday game, the Mammoths will head to the Cardinals’ home diamond on Saturday to play the final two games of the series.

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Camille Smukler ‘20 continued her impressive sophomore campaign, notching three wins on the doubles courts and one in singles action.

Arnav Parikh ’21 Staff Writer After their win against Conn. College on Tuesday, April 10, the Mammoths took on No. 22 Brandeis on Friday, April 13 at home.

On the first doubles court, the match got off to a tight start as sophomore Anya Ivenitsky and senior Avery Wagman snuck past Sabrina R. Neergaard and Keren Khromchenko, 9-7. On the second doubles court, Lauren Bertsch and Olivia Leavitt edged Jane Fraley ’19 and senior Vickie Ip by only two games, 8-6, recording Brandeis’ only victory in the process. Michele Lehat and Haley Cohen did not challenge Camille Smukler ’20 and Maddie Dewire ’20 on court three, as the Amherst pairing sailed to an 8-1 victory.

The story of the singles matches was completely different, as each Amherst player claimed resounding victories, not allowing a single Brandeis competitor to win more than two games in any set. All the Mammoths effortlessly picked up straight set victories to lead Amherst to the 8-1 victory.

High on confidence following their run of victories, the Mammoths entered the contest with No. 2 Williams on Saturday afternoon at Amherst with positive momentum.

Amherst continued its rich vein of form in doubles play against its archrivals, taking two of the three courts. Although Ivenitsky and Wagman lost on the first doubles court, Fraley and Ip won

8-3, and Smukler and Dewire narrowly came out on top, 9-7.

Heading into singles play with a 2-1 advantage, the Mammoths looked poised to upset Williams. However, the Ephs came from behind to win and earn the bragging rights after taking five of the six singles matches.

Ip’s outstanding performance on court two was Amherst’s only victory on the singles courts.

Ip managed to hold her nerve as the third and deciding set followed the pattern of the first two, with each set proving to be a rout. Ip won 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. On the other courts, Ivenitsky and Smukler put up challenges against Mia Gancayco and Juli Raventos, respectively, but were unable to emerge victorious.

Amherst then faced off against Tufts on Tuesday, looking to notch a crucial NESCAC victory.

The Mammoths started well during the doubles matches, winning two out of the three matches. Amherst lost the match on the first court, but took the matches on the second and third courts to take a 2-1 lead heading into the singles matches.

However, yet again the Mammoths were unable to close out the win in singles action, losing four of six contests. Although Ivenitsky and Camilla Trapness ’19 claimed wins on the fourth and sixth courts, respectively, Tufts dominated the remaining courts en route to a 5-4 overall victory.

Amherst will return to action on Saturday, April 21 in yet another road contest against Wesleyan at 10 a.m.

Women’s Lacrosse Rallies from FiveGoal Defict to Clinch Upset Victory

Women’s Track & Field Finishes Conn.

College Invitational in Fifth Place

Henry Newton ’21 Managing Sports Editor

Connor Haugh ’21 Managing Sports Editor

On a day that saw both the Friends of Amherst Lacrosse and seniors honored, the Amherst women’s lacrosse team overcame a late five-goal deficit to pull out a stunning 14-13 victory over Tufts on Saturday afternoon at Pratt Field.

Tufts entered the pivotal NESCAC clash ranked first in the conference and sixth in the nation, with a record of 10-1. No. 4 Amherst entered with the same record of 10-1, but also with a conference loss to Middlebury earlier in the season. Tufts had not lost yet in the conference, which placed them ahead of the Mammoths in the NESCAC. Amherst seemed destined to end this streak during the opening period, as the Mammoths quickly rattled off four consecutive goals to open the scoring, with Mary Grace Cronin ’18 netting the first score a mere 1:09 into the first period. Katherine Malone ’20, Julia Crerend ’18 and Maia Noyes ’21 all added tallies to open the Mammoths’ lead to 4-0.

Tufts scored its first goal of the matchup at the 20:09 mark, with the Mammoths countering soon thereafter. After this, however, the Jumbos controlled the match for the rest of the period, coming back from a 5-1 deficit to enter intermission with a 9-7 lead.

Amherst was unable to reverse this momentum at the start of the second half, with Tufts stretching the lead out to 12-7, its largest

lead of the day.

The Mammoths began to claw themselves back into the match with 20:07 left in regulation, with Cronin scoring back-to-back goals to bring the score to 12-9.

Following this, Leah Ritterband ’21 scored an unassisted goal, which Cronin followed up with yet another goal to bring her tally to four and push the Mammoths to within one goal.

Goals by Crerend and Hannah Gustafson ’21, along with a goal by Tufts, deadlocked the score at 13.

With 4:49 left to play in the second half, Ritterband was awarded a free position restart. She converted the opportunity easily, giving the Mammoths the lead again, 14-13, one they would never relinquish.

Talia Land ’20 made six saves during the contest to push her record to 11-1 on the year.

Sabrina Solow ’19 was essential on the defensive end for the Mammoths, causing four turnovers and recovering four ground balls.

Amherst dominated the game’s stats on both the defensive and offensive ends, leading Tufts in shots, caused turnovers, draw controls, ground balls and clears.

The Mammoths’ defense did not allow another goal in the match, and Amherst was able to pull off a come-from-behind win on Senior Day. Following this contest, the Amherst women’s lacrosse team will close out its season with a three-game road trip, with the next contest coming at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, against Babson College.

At the Silfen Invitational this weekend in New London, Connecticut, the women’s track and field team earned itself a fifth place finish overall in the 19-team pool with a total of 61 points.

On the track, seniors Danielle Griffin and Leonie Rauls continued their dominating performance in the 800-meter run, notching third (2:17.48) and fourth (2:17.96), respectively. Rauls went on to take another top-10 finish in the 1,500 meters, claiming eighth-place overall (4:46.85), while Christina Scartelli ’19 placed 14th with a 4:48.57 mark. Rauls’ performance in the 1,500-meter race saw her finish almost a full 10 seconds behind her finish the week before, possibly because of her taxing two-lap race earlier in the day, as she did not compete in the 800 the prior week.

Notching the Mammoths’ only first-place finish of the weekend, Haley Greene ’21 impressed with a time of 38:58.54 in the 10,000-meter run.

Fellow first-year Sophia Friedman finished second in the 400-meter race, finishing the one-lap event in just under a minute. Last week, when Friedman claimed gold at the Amherst Spring Fling, she was the victor in a photo finish. This week, however, saw her cross the line just a hair’s breadth behind her Coast Guard Academy opponent.

In the 100-meter hurdles, Ella Rossa ’21 leaped to a fifth place finish, followed shortly by Lauren Lamb ’21, who placed ninth. Sophomore Kristin Ratliff took silver in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:21:62, in a much larger and more competitive field than her first steeplechase of the

season last week at home. In the relays, Amherst posted a notable fourth place finish in the 4x400meter relay with a combined time of 4:11.12.

On the field, sophomore Kaitlyn Siegel finished fifth in the high jump, leaping over the 1.64-meter mark, five centimeters further than last week. Rossa’s leap of five meters in her third jump catapulted her to fourth place in the long jump after fouling on each of her other attempts.

In total, the Mammoths returned to Amherst with a fifth-place finish. This week in training they will prepare for next week’s meet, the Sunshine Classic at Tufts on Saturday, April 21.

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Kristin Ratliff ’20 finished second in the steeplechase in 11 minutes.

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Men’s Golf Starts Spring Season with 12th-Place Finish Mary Grace Cronin ’18 Staff Writer In its first tournament of the spring season, the Amherst men’s golf team tied for 12th at the Hampton Inn Invitational hosted by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Facing a pool of 18, the Mammoths battled the top teams in New England amidst harsh weather conditions at Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Senior Sam Procter opened up his final spring campaign on a high note, as he tied for eighthplace overall with a stellar second day effort. Proctor scored 81 on the first day and improved to 73 on day two for a total score of 154. Fellow senior Justin Henriksen trailed Procter with a total score of 163. Henriksen’s first day was his strongest, as he shot 78 and 85, respectively, for a 47th place finish.

Two more seniors were part of Amherst’s veteran-heavy roster, as Mateo Weisner and Dan Langa tied for 73rd place. Langa shot 87 and 82, while Weisner registered 80 and 89, with each pair of scores combining for a total of 169. Finally,

sophomore Nick Sullivan rounded out the Mammoths’ efforts with a scorecard of 90-89-179 to earn 87th place.

“We learned a lot about ourselves in this first matchup,” Sullivan said. “The team has a long way to go, but I think we understand our strengths and weaknesses better after this weekend.”

This fall, the Mammoths ended their season on a high, having qualified for the NESCAC Championships, and the team trained throughout the winter to improve upon its play. After taking fourth at the NESCAC qualifier, Amherst looks to use these early tournaments to prepare for the postseason.

“Considering the conditions and the high level of competition, we did our best to overcome,” Procter said. “The first tournament in New England is always unpredictable, and I hope we can really build upon this. Heading into the Williams Spring Opener, I think we have a lot to be excited about, and I hope that we can keep up the focus and initiative we have on the team right now.”

Next up, the Mammoths will tee off at the Williams Spring Opener on Saturday, April 21 at Williams.

Women’s Golf Finishes Sixth Overall at Vassar Invitational Dan Papa ’20 Staff Writer The women’s golf team started its spring campaign with a strong showing at the 2018 Vassar Invitational, finishing in sixth place out of the 11-team field.

The Mammoths, ranked sixth in the NCAA DIII East region heading into the weekend, looked to build upon a fantastic fall and last year’s third place finish at the tournament. Held at Casperkill Golf Club in Poughkeepsie, New York, the event was scheduled to span Saturday and Sunday. However, the tournament was shortened to just one day after high winds and poor weather conditions prompted Sunday’s action to be cancelled. As a result, Saturday’s scores served as the overall tournament standings.

As a team, the Mammoths finished the day at 334 strokes, two shots behind tournament hosts Vassar College (332) and 15 strokes behind tournament winner New York University (319).

Archrival Williams (322) finished three shots off

of the lead to finish tied for second. Ithaca College (322) and Middlebury (329) also placed in the top five.

Individually, Amherst was paced by Zoe Wong ’18, whose first round score of 81 was good for a share of 11th place. Also finishing in the top-25, Morgan Yurosek ’20 (T-19) shot a round total of 83, one stroke ahead of teammate Isabelle Ouyang ’21 (T-23). Emily Young ’20 completed the round with a score of 86, and Lily Worden ’21 followed closely behind at 90.

The duo tied for 32nd and 41st place, respectively. Ouyang led Amherst with two birdies, while Wong posted a team-high nine pars. Peyton Greco of Ithaca College was named individual champion of the invitational with her threeover-par score of 75.

Amherst looks to improve on its performance as the Mammoths return to action for their second spring outing on next weekend, April 21-22. Amherst will host the annual Jack Leaman Tournament at Hickory Ridge Golf Club in Amherst.

Men’s Tennis Wins First Two Home Matches of the Season Matthew Sparrow ’21 Staff Writer It took until the 10th match of the season, but the No. 7 Amherst men’s tennis team finally hosted its home-opener this past Wednesday against Conn. College. The Mammoths capitalized on the home court advantage, as they didn’t lose a match, beating the Camels 9-0. Amherst then had its second home match of the season on Friday against Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and although the hosts faced a stiffer challenge, they still emerged with a 6-3 win.

Wednesday’s contest was a rude welcoming for Conn. College, as Amherst started the match off by sweeping all three of the doubles courts.

Sean Wei ’21 and Jayson Fung ’20 took care of Ethan Hecker and Ben Sachs by a score of 8-3 in the first doubles slot.

In the second doubles, the junior pairing of Cameron Raglin and Zach Bessette faced a major challenge as Johnny Cissel and Charlie Williams forced their way to a tiebreaker, but the Mammoths prevailed in the end with a 9-8 (4) victory.

Jesse Levitin ’19 and Oliver Kendall ’19 had an easier time with third doubles, beating Patrick Farrell and Zak Danz, 8-3. The singles portion was much of the same, as Amherst didn’t drop a single set in any of the six individual matches.

Between Wei, Kevin Ma ’21, Levitin and Jon Heidenberg ’19, Amherst only dropped a total of six games. Raglin and Kendall completed the shutout by knocking off Scott Brown and Hecker respectively.

Riding high from the domination of the Camels, Amherst hosted the Engineers on friday. Wei and Fung started off strong, defeating Tyler Barr and Alex Cauneac easily, 8-2. While Ma and Bessette fell in a heartbreaker to Albert Go and Michael Zhao, 8-6, Kendall and Levitin rebounded to beat Sean Ko and Victor Cheng by a score of 8-4. On the singles side, there were some very tight matches, including five sets of at least 12 games played. Wei did his job by narrowly edging Barr, 7-5, 7-6 (5). Ma also was locked in, claiming victory in his match even after Cauneac took the second set off of him, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. The Engineers won the next two matches as Cheng beat Bessette and Ko beat Fung. However, the Mammoths came back to take the final two matches as Levitin held on to beat Go, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, and Heidenberg closed it out with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Zhao.

It was a great week overall for the Mammoths as they improved to 9-2 on the season. Amherst will have one of its biggest weeks of the season coming up, as it plays at home against No. 1 Emory on Friday, April 20 at 3 p.m. before traveling to face No. 11 Wesleyan on Saturday at 2 p.m.

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Evan Wolf ’19

Lorena Ukanwa ’19

Favorite Team Memory: My first-year team’s win against Rochester Institute of Technology in the NCAA tournament Favorite Pro Athlete: Nick Foles Dream Job: Starting a company with my two brothers Pet Peeve: When Chipotle runs out of guac Favorite Vacation Spot: Eden, Utah Something on Your Bucket List: First Fortnite win Guilty Pleasure: Middle school-era music Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Thing About Amherst: Egg McCharlie day How He Earned It: Wolf has been a leader on offense for the 4th ranked Mammoths, pacing the team with 65 points on this spring with 42 goals and dishing out 23 assists. During the team’s recent three-game winning streak, Wolf has scored 10 goals and added six assists to help the Mammoths reach the top of the conference standings with only two games left to play. In the Mammoths’ most recent game against thenthird-ranked Tufts, Wolf helped the Mammoths get put to an early lead with three goals in the first half to help clinch the 20-16 victory.

Favorite Team Memory: Last year’s NCAA super-regionals when we made the Elite Eight Favorite Pro Athlete: Steph Curry Dream Job: Child and adolescent psychiatrist Pet Peeve: When you say something funny and no one laughs Favorite Vacation Spot: Pismo Beach, California Something on Your Bucket List: Going to Thailand and visiting the Elephant Nature Park Guilty Pleasure: Laying in my bed and listening to music on SoundCloud Favorite Food: Spinach and cheese-filled ravioli Favorite Thing About Amherst: The diverse and small, close-knit student body How She Earned It: Ukanwa has been spectacular in the circle for the softball team this season, putting up near-perfect numbers during the team’s 21-3 start. Ukanwa has pitched in 14 games for the Mammoths, going 13-0 with an ERA of 1.30, throwing six complete games and striking out 99 batters thus far. In the team’s recent series against Williams, Ukanwa pitched in all three games, recording two wins while striking out 14 over 13.2 innings of work and only giving up three earned runs.

Softball Sweeps Smith, Triumphs In Williams Senior Day Games Michael Stone ’21 Staff Writer It was a big week for Amherst softball, as the Mammoths swept Smith College in a mid-week doubleheader and took two of three games from Williams in the weekend series.

In the first game of the week, Amherst needed only six innings to defeat Smith by a score of 9-0.

Andrea Sanders ’20 had a huge day at the plate, racking up two hits and two RBIs while scoring two runs. Sammy Salustri ’19 also had a two-hit, three-RBI performance, and Kyra Naftel ’19 added a multi-hit game of her own.

Lorena Ukanwa ’19 threw a complete game shutout, allowing three hits and striking out ten batters, improving her record to 11-0 on the year in the process.

The Mammoths carried the momentum from their big win into the second game of the day, as they jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning. Ronnie Falasco ’21 led the charge with two home runs and four RBIs. All four hitters at the top of the lineup, Sanders, Salustri, Kate Kopatic ’20 and Audrey Hansen ’21 had multi-hit games.

Gina Pagan ’18 pitched four scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out seven batters.

Emily Lachtara ’21 came on to shut the door, throwing one scoreless inning.

On Friday, Amherst kicked off its weekend series at Williams. After nine innings of play in game one, the score was still tied. Because the Williams softball field does not have any lights, play was suspended until the following day.

The conclusion of Friday’s game was played Saturday morning, and Williams topped Amherst 5-4 in 10 innings. Ally Kido ’18 was big for Amherst as she racked up two hits, including a two-run home run in the eighth. Kopatic, Alyson Plaman ’21 and Julia Turner ’19 all added multi-hit performances in the Mammoths’ heart-breaking defeat.

In the first game of Senior Day, Amherst relied on a big fourth inning to jump out to a 4-0 lead.

Williams answered in the fifth with a solo home

run, but Amherst responded by scoring three runs of its own in the fifth to wrap up a 7-1 victory.

Ukanwa improved to 12-0 on the year as she threw seven innings, striking out eight and allowing just three hits and one earned run.

The Mammoths’ offensive charge was led by Audrey Hansen ’21, as her three-run home run was part of a two-hit, four-RBI game for her. Amherst racked up nine hits on the day, many of them timely, as only three runners were left on base.

The third and final game of the series was a wild one from start to finish. Amherst led for much of the contest, but Williams tied the game up in the top of the seventh inning, as Lexi Curt hit a solo home run with two outs. The Mammoths kept competing, though, and won the game via a walk-off threerun home run from Falasco.

Much of Amherst’s offense came from the longball, as Annie Murphy ’19, Hansen and Falasco all went yard. Ultimately, this was a huge win for Amherst as there are only two NESCAC series remaining.

Up next, the Mammoths will play a double header at Keene State College on Wednesday, April 18 and a double header at home against Tufts on Saturday, April 21.

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Kate Kopatic ’20 has not allowed a single passed ball over her 22 games played.

The Amherst Student • April 18, 2018

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Men’s Track and Field Finishes Eighth at Silfen Invitational

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The Hot Corner Jack Malague ’19 Columnist Jack Malague examines the rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees after two fights broke out during a game, criticizing Major Leauge baseball for punishing, but also publicizing on-field violence.

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Kristian Sogaard ’19 , an All-American in the 800-meter run last season, paced the Mammoths in the event, finishing seventh overall with a time of 1:53.91.

Veronica Rocco ’19 Staff Writer On Friday and Saturday, the Mammoths travelled to Conn. College to compete at the Silfen Invitational. On Friday, only elite sections of mid-distance and distance events competed, while on Saturday all events took place. Both days featured nice weather, a stark contrast to the cold weather of the prior week’s Amherst Spring Fling.

The first event for the Mammoths on Friday was the 3,000-meter steeplechase, a race nearly two miles long that features four barriers and one water barrier that athletes jump over each lap. First-year Braxton Schuldt took on the event and had no falls to finish in a time of 10:18, good enough for 13th place overall in the field of 21 runners.

Schuldt was the third-highest finishing first year in the field.

There were three sections of the elite men’s 800 meters on Friday night, and the Mammoths competed well in each heat.

Estevan Velez ’20 placed fifth in the third heat with a time of 1:58, while fellow sophomore Ralph Skinner won the second heat with a time of 1:56 after getting caught up in some pushing with one lap to go in the race. Jacob Silverman ’19 finished eighth in the same heat with a time of 1:59.

Two-time All-American junior Kristian Sogaard competed in the fastest heat and entered with the fastest seed time, thanks to his 1:50 mark from last year’s Open New Englands. Sogaard used his trademark kick over the last 100 meters to close well for a seventh-place finish with a time of 1:53.

Clark Ricciardelli ’20E had a stellar first full race of the outdoor track season, finishing second in the elite section of the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:50. The cross country All-American moved up well throughout the race and set a new personal best by nine seconds, impressive considering he sat out the majority of the indoor track season due to an injury.

Sophomore Spencer Ferguson-Dryden had an excellent race as well, just sneaking under the 15-minute barrier and finishing the race with a time of 14:59.99 to place ninth.

In Saturday’s section of the 5,000 meters, first-year Jamie Mazzola ran away from the field to win in a new personal best time of 15:29.

In the 10,000-meters, Justin Barry ’18 negative-split the race to finish fourth in a time of 32:41, just five seconds off his personal best time, boding well for the senior captain’s final track season.

On Saturday, sophomores Elijah Ngbokoli and Mayowa Tinubu, running in the 100-meters dash, ran times of 11.34 and 11.56 seconds, respectively, in the same heat where Ngbokoli earned his victory.

Junior Vernon Espinoza had a great day in the 400 meters, finishing second in a time of 49.44 seconds to set a new personal best time. Skinner returned to the track and ran

a time of 50.57 seconds in the one-lap event to place seventh.

In the 110-meter hurdles, Maxim Doiron ’19 set a new personal best with a time of 15.61 seconds to place fifth in a deep field.

“I hadn’t set a new personal best in a long time so it felt really good to get such a big one,” Doiron said. “I’m looking forward to more good races as we get closer to the important meets.”

Alex Mangiafico ’20 ran a great race to win his heat of the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.15 seconds, as sophomore Jack Dufton placed second right behind him in a time of 59.59 seconds.

Jordan Edwards ’20 competed well in the horizontal jumps, placing sixth in the long jump with a leap of 6.13 meters (20’ 1.5”) and third in the triple jump with a hop, skip and a jump of 13.15 meters (43’ 1.75”).

In the throws, Sam Amaka ’19 had a career day, setting new personal bests with throws of 35.38 meters (116’ 1”) in the discus and 46.42 meters (152’ 3”) in the hammer throw. Cornell Brooks ’19 also had a great day, setting new personal bests in the discus and hammer throw as well, with throws of 33.74 meters (110’ 8”) and 35.44 meters (116’ 3”), respectively.

With these results, the Amherst men’s track and field team finished a solid seventh overall in the 19-team field. Amherst finished behind NESCAC rival Tufts, which dominated the competition from start to finish, winning the meet with 129 points, which was 19 points better than the second-place squad. Conn College finished in ninth place behind the Mammoths. Amherst finished the meet with 51 points overall.

Next weekend, Amherst will return to Tufts to compete at the Tufts Sunshine Classic, hoping the weather cooperates with the name of the meet. With the NESCAC Championships the following weekend, some Mammoths will not be competing in order to prepare for the conference championship.

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Jordan Edwards ’20 finished seventh overall in the long jump with 6.13 meters.

On an icy night in Fenway, the century- States ever faced criminal penalties for violence old rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and committed during a game. Mike Tyson never New York Yankees added another ugly chap- saw prosecution for biting off Evander Holyter to its already checkered history. In the top field’s ear. Nor did Kermit Washington after he of the third, the Yankees — ahead 5-1 after Sox infamously sucker-punched Rudy Tomjanovich, starter David Price’s disastrous one-inning start who was rushing in to break up a fight. “Bean — were threatening with runners on first and ball,” the cute name given to the practice of aimsecond and nobody out. Tyler Wade laid down ing a five-ounce mass traveling one eights the a bunt, hoping to move the runners over. Sox speed of sound directly at an opponent’s body third baseman Rafael Devers fielded the bunt (and sometimes his head), has never been prosand fired it to second. His throw was somewhat ecuted. Instead, authorities typically delegate the off the mark, forcing shortstop Brock Holt to task of discipline to the sport’s governing body. stretch to receive it.

Joe Kelly was suspended six games for pegTyler Austin, running from first, slid hard ging Austin. Austin was suspended five games and late into and past the second base bag, pre- for charging Kelly. Both will appeal, and it is sumably in an attempt to eliminate any chance likely that their suspensions will be reduced of a double play. As he slid his spike flared up, considerably. Both were also fined undisclosed catching Holt’s ankle. It looked pretty painful. amounts of money. In Massachusetts, battery By the rules, Austin’s slide was legal, but Holt, carries a maximum sentence of two and a half his ankle smarting, wheeled around to exchange years in state prison. some words with Austin, which one assumes Debates about whether these punishments were not about the weather. fit the crime aside, baseball executives clearly Austin popped up, indignant, and respond- did some part of their job in disciplining played to Holt with what we might imagine were an ers for what happened, pacifying any legal auequally forceful couple sentences. Late slides thorities’ anxieties about sports venues become were already a bit of a sore subject for the Red lawless worlds of unpunished violence. As the Sox: Dustin Pedroia is still injured from a late league handed out these punishments, however, slide he took last spring from the Baltimore Ori- it shamelessly promoted the fight on social meoles’ Manny Machado. Benches and bullpens dia and in the press. Not long after the fight in cleared, but everybody quickly settled down, Boston, the MLB Twitter account posted a video and the game continued. of the fight.

Four innings later (after he had been up Now, there were two broadcasts of the again and struck out), Austin came to the plate game, one on YES (Yankees Entertainment and facing flame-throwing (and struggling) Boston Sports) Network and the other on the New Engreliever Joe Kelly. Kelly’s first pitch was a slider land Sports Network (NESN). MLB chose one of away. His second was a fastball in, which Austin these videos to post on its Twitter. YES play-byjust narrowly evadplay announcer ed. After another Michael Kay de“If the MLB front office is truly this livered a sparse, pitch away, Kelly came up and in on sedate and a 2-1 count, burying elated to see fights happen, it is possible somewhat moa 98 mile per hour rose call of the four-seam fastball in that the league should rethink how, and fight, appropriAustin’s back. Austin ate for a broadsmashed the bat on whether, it should absorb the delegated caster watching the edge of the plate, millionaires task of punishing in-game violence. ” attempt took several steps to toward the mound, injure each threw his helmet other.

NESN and charged Kelly. broadcaster Dave Austin threw a couple punches and missed both, O’Brien, however, was elated, exclaiming “here before falling to the ground underneath a couple he comes!” as Austin ran out to the mound. If of Boston players. Kelly attempted to punch the Kay was Walter Cronkite, O’Brien was Howard back of Austin’s head as he lay on the ground, Cosell. You can guess which video MLB rebut somehow managed to miss both cuts. leased. And lest the possibility for future exciteBoth benches and bullpens emptied, a de- ment was not adequately communicated by the velopment that introduced Yankees sluggers fight itself, the people in MLB’s video room cut Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton to the fra- in a line from Jerry Remy, the Boston color comcas. They decided to play peacemaker, which mentator, which he actually said several minutes was probably a good thing for everyone else after the fight had ended: “So this could make involved. Combining for 13 feet in height and for a very interesting remaining 17 games after 530 pounds in weight, Stanton and Judge looked tonight.” like middle school teachers sorting out a cafeteMost shameless of all, MLB’s “At Bat” app ria melee. sent its users a notification, calling the next day’s When the dust settled, Kelly and Austin game between the Yankees and Red Sox “Can’t were both ejected, along with New York third Miss,” in light of the previous night’s “fireworks.” base coach Phil Nevin and Yankees reliever Meanwhile, Kelly, who was sporting an atroTommy Kahnle; Nevin for getting in a shout- cious 7.71 ERA when he entered the game, now ing match with Boston manager Alex Cora and receives standing ovations whenever he appears Kahnle for swiping away the hand of an umpire. in Boston, a fact which he described as “freaking Baseball brawls are not the most tantaliz- badass.” ing skirmishes out there. But for a sport that If the MLB front office is truly this elated to most find to be intolerably dull, the allure of bad see fights happen, it is possible that the league blood and bean ball does a good deal to pique should rethink how, and whether, it should abthe public’s interest. As tempers flare, so do rat- sorb the delegated task of punishing in-game viings. So, one imagines that when these fights olence. An organization is not particularly wellbreak out, Major League Baseball’s executives equipped to crack down on specific behavior if begin a quiet celebration. it actually desires that behavior to occur. This Yet the league still finds itself trapped by its is especially true when the league cannot even obligation to censure players for what, outside hide its excitement at a fight. Fights are exciting, of the stadium, would be simple assault. In fact, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But, Major athletic fights are an interesting tolerated ille- League Baseball can at least have a little more gality. Only rarely have athletes in the United self-respect. It’s not the WWE.

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Sophomore midfielder Jackson Herrick, one of Amherst’s many offensive weapons, scored two goals and provided one assist in the Mammoths’ win over Tufts.

Men’s Lacrosse Upsets No. 3 Tufts in Showcase of Offensive Firepower Kelly Karczewski ’18 Staff Writer The Amherst men’s lacrosse team had another successful week, snagging a victory over a higherranked Tufts squad on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Mammoths stand at 7-1 in league action with only two weeks to go until the NESCAC tournament.

The seventh-ranked team in the nation, Amherst has handled the NESCAC with ease so far this season, taking down every opponent apart from No. 4 Wesleyan.

Last Tuesday’s comfortable win over Conn. College was good preparation for the weekend, when Amherst took on the No. 3 team in the nation: Tufts.

The Jumbos have thwarted Amherst ambitions

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in both regular season and tournament play several times in recent years. However, with an incredible first half, the Mammoths emerged with an impressive 20-16 win.

Matt Solberg ’20 and captain Evan Wolf ’19 were instrumental in the win, each tallying five goals to keep up with their per game averages, as the two players have led Amherst’s scoring for the past few weeks.

Solberg, only a sophomore, has accumulated 50 points this spring and Wolf already has 65 with three games left in the regular season.

Colin Minicus ’20 also came up big with four assists, finding Wolf twice, senior Jordan Sanford and Coffey, all in the first quarter.

The first half was a scoring frenzy for the Mammoths, and by the time the halftime whistle blew,

Amherst was up 15-5.

Fueling Amherst’s patent possession-based offense was sophomore Dylan Finazzo. The sophomore was dominant at the face-off dot, going 23for-36 to keep the ball in the hands of the Amherst offense the majority of the time. Composed and unafraid to make long passes, the Mammoths also cleared the ball spectacularly, thwarting a Tufts team known for their infamous 10-man rides.

Reid Shilling ’21 and Andrew Ford ’19 each caused two Jumbos turnovers on the other end of the field, keeping Tufts from gaining on Amherst’s lead in the second half.

However, a decent third quarter from Tufts and a scoring-drought from the Mammoths left the score at 16-11 going into the fourth, a dangerous situation against a deadly Jumbos attack.

WED

FRI

SAT

Softball

Men’s Tennis vs. Emory, 3 p.m.

Men’s Track & Field Men’s Golf @ Tufts Sunshine Clas- @ Williams, 11 a.m. sic, 10 a.m.

Women’s Golf Women’s Track & @ Williams, 11 a.m.

Field @ Tufts Sunshine Clas- Women’s Tennis sic, 10 a.m. vs. Wesleyan, 11 a.m.

vs. Keene St. 3:30 p.m.

Baseball vs. Roger Williams University, 4 p.m.

Softball vs. Keene St. 5:30 p.m

Baseball vs. Wesleyan, 4 p.m.

Tufts logged the first three scores of the fourth quarter, with Matt Treiber potting two player-up goals and Nick Shanks adding another to close the gap to 16-14.

The Amherst offense kicked it into gear after this Tufts run, finding the net four times in a row to restore a comfortable 20-14 difference thanks to three markers from Solberg and a goal from Jackson Herrick ’20.

The final two goals of the match went to Tufts, but the Mammoths’ lead was ultimately too much to overcome, as Amherst held on for the 20-16 upset victory.

Amherst will return home for the final two games of the regular season, hitting the field on Saturday, April 21 when the Mammoths host Bates on Senior Day at 1 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse @ Bates, noon.

Men’s Tennis vs. Wesleyan, 2 p.m.

Baseball vs. Wesleyan, 1 p.m.

Softball vs. Tufts, 2 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Bates, 1 p.m.

Baseball vs. Wesleyan, 4 p.m.