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There are just 12 hours to go before the end of the #BiggestLittleChallenge—and, for the first time, Williams has pulled ahead! Will purple cows defeat the Mammoths? https://amhrst.is/BiggestLittleChallenge18

We know their names but seldom their stories. One hundred years after the end of World War I, we remember several alumni honored on Amherst’s War Memorial.

At halftime, Amherst Football leads 24 to 7 against Williams College. The Mammoths have three rushing touchdowns and 275 yards of total offense! Go, Mammoths!

The Amherst Football team is on the field for #thebiggestlittlegame! Watch the broadcast live on the Mammoths Sports Network: http://amherstmammoths.tv

Alumni were #BackatAmherst for November 9-11 to attend classes, tour the new Science Center, celebrate at the bonfire and cheer on Amherst at the Amherst Football vs. Williams game.

Today Amherst takes on Williams for the biggest little game. Go, Mammoths! #BackatAmherst Design by Chloe Tausk '19E

Amherst has secured major funding to launch two new Loeb Career Center programs! The Meiklejohn Fellows Program and the Charles Hamilton Houston Internship Program will help increase the number of summer internships, research positions and other experiential offerings available to Amherst students.

Photo by Nishant Carr '21

Homecoming is almost here! What draws you back to campus? “Some come to connect with classmates or faculty,” says Amanda Rivera Lopez ‘93, executive director of alumni and parent programs, “others to walk the campus that was their home during their time as students, others to watch a game or hear a musical performance, and others to participate in some of the special programming that might be taking place.”

Watch Amherst's Xiaofeng Wan as he and Tanya Aydelott of Williams College talk about international recruitment on the International Channel Shanghai. This episode of the show, "All About Going Abroad," focused on the liberal arts in the United States and also featured Principal Turner from Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School. (Skip to 2:30 for the section of the interview in English.)

Hope you're having a great Election Day, Mammoths! Design by Chloe Tausk ‘19E

A recent get-out-the-vote party in Keefe Atrium was a celebration of community cohesion around civic engagement. The event giveaways of "I Voted" mammoth pins, a Where’s My Vote map, free postage/envelopes for students’ absentee ballots and, of course, cake. The get-out-the-vote task force included Director of Student Activities Paul Gallegos, Association of Amherst Students President Silvia Sotolongo ’19, Amherst Political Union President Taylor Pelletier ’19, staff members from the Center for Community Engagement, Queer Resource Center Director Jxhn Martin and The Student Editors-in-Chief Isabel Tessier ’19 and Nate Quigley ’19. The group began meeting earlier in the year to discuss ways to bolster registration and voting.

This week, Amherst and Williams have been throwing down on Twitter as the purple cow and the Mammoth go head-to-head for the #BiggestLittleChallenge!

As #ElectionDay2018 approaches, how are you marking this election eve?

When students decide to dedicate a pumpkin to President Biddy Martin at the annual Halloween design contest, the result is pure genius.

Three new exhibitions opening this month: contemporary photographs by Yoko Asakai (Eli Marsh Gallery), paintings inspired by extinct and endangered species (Frost Library), and modern works by Russian avant-garde artists and symbolist poets (Amherst Center for Russian Culture). Which one are you most interested in?

Jazz music. Academic lectures. S'mores. Football. Art exhibits. A cappella performances. Museum tours. Literary readings. And so much more. Amherst College provided a lively range of activities for family members visiting for Family Weekend 2018. Despite the rain, the festivities prevailed! Photos by Maria Stenzel and Jiayi Liu Find even more photos at https://amhrst.is/FamilyWeekendPhotos2018

Assistant Professor of English Amelia Worsley is marking the 1818 publication of Mary Shelley’s most enduring creation—what the author called her “hideous progeny”—with a course on “Frankenstein: The Making of a Monster.”

Happy Halloween, Mammoths! Design by Chloe Tausk ‘19E