On Monday, November 6, 2023, a Town Hall was held in the Griswold Theater. Word spread and students were led to believe this was an open event. However, upon arrival, students were told this Town Hall was only for faculty and staff. Students wanted the chance to get the same information the staff was...

Defeating Northeastern was no easy task for the men's rugby team. As soon as the boys hopped off the coach bus, they already knew it was going to be a who-wants-it-more game. This game decided if AIC would be knocked out of the conference, losing their chance to play a game in the playoffs. At the...

When experience is lacking, what do you rely on? The American International College men's lacrosse team only has four seniors on the roster this year. Coach Jack Spallone now has his first recruiting class which includes around thirty new players. With the amount of new athletes coming in, players on...

Governing a body of 1,167 undergraduate students, Swastik Chuke was elected to serve as the student body president last May for the 2023-2024 academic school year. Chuke, a twenty-year-old junior studying physical therapy with a minor in exercise science was able to answer some questions about...

American International College football is now ranked dead last in the NE-10 rankings following a horrific 62-12 defeat against Bentley College. This year has been a struggle for the Yellow Jackets to cement themselves as a top contender in the NE-10. Out of their eight games so far, they have gotten...

President Hubert Benitez sat down with The Yellow Jacket to discuss his first year at AIC and his hopes for this school year. I wanted the chance to chat with the President so students can get to know him better. In his first year at AIC, his main goal was to foster community and reimagine what AIC was...

With the NCAA finally passing the Name Image Likeness (NIL) bill in July of 2022, we’ve seen a plethora of student athletes get deals. Some life-changing, some regular good money deals. It’s important to highlight that for years on end, the NCAA has made millions off the backs of college athletes....

As the year closes out for American International College and a whole new graduating class is hopeful for their futures, there is one American International College graduate who has her sights set on the White House. Rose McCaffrey is a senior triple-majoring in political science, public relations,...

Madison Bis broke the program record for career caused turnovers on the road at St. Michael's College in a 18-15 NE-10 win. Madi has caused 72 turnovers for the AIC women’s lacrosse team in Springfield, Massachusetts, the most ever in program history. The physical therapy graduate student has been...

Victoria Andrade, a graduate student on the softball team at American International College in Springfield, MA, drove in the winning run on her senior day, during the April 15-16 weekend. The two-time captain and fifth-year starter had a great weekend for the Yellow Jackets on Judy Groff field. They...