I want to alert everyone about an upcoming event this Thursday, September 25th at 8PM in the Red Room in Converse Hall. Following President Marx’s recent decision to forgo signing the Amethyst Initiative to reconsider the drinking age, The Indicator and The Amherst Public are sponsoring a student-moderated panel discussion: “Forum on the Amethyst Initiative and the College’s Drinking Policy.”
We’ll be live-blogging the event on this very site. You all can, as well. Additionally, students will be able to post comments on AmhPub and have their comments read in the forum.

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