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La démocratie et le bien commun : Conversation avec la gouverneure Maura Healey

AMHERST, MA. - Amherst College a accueilli la gouverneure Maura Healey à la chapelle Johnson pour commémorer le 60e anniversaire de la visite du Président John F. Kennedy dans ce qui fut l'un de ses derniers engagements publics avant son assassinat.

Smith alums’ band Potty Mouth brings refreshing honesty to catchy pop rock

In a 2013 interview with Stereogum, Potty Mouth bassist Ally Einbinder ’10 expressed discomfort with having her band automatically get labeled as a riot grrrl outfit. She argued: “Slapping the riot grrrl label on us just because we happen to be women playing a type of music that happens to be reminiscent of another era in time seems like a lazy conflation,” then maintained: “Gender does not equal genre!” Fair enough. While Potty Mouth’s upcoming second album SNAFU features women playing the types of confident pop rock/punk that have been associated with male-fronted bands, the lyrics of their songs do not necessarily display the same political bent that riot grrrl bands are known for.