1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (905+ words) Last semester, the administration declined the CA request for unionization, advising that they hold an NLRB election instead. Ahead of their March 11 election, CAs will be tabling at Valentine Dining Hall and asking for student body support. The unionization efforts…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (526+ words) Visiting Professor from Practice at Georgetown Law School and Amherst College Trustee, Paul Smith, joined Provost and Dean of the Faculty Martha Umphrey for a discussion on LGBTQ+ legal rights from historical and contemporary perspectives. The two speakers began by…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (600+ words) After last year's controversy regarding the proposed updated Honor Code, a new voting process will take place next Monday. If approved by students and faculty, the new Honor Code will take effect next fall. The Association of Amherst Students (AAS)…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (633+ words) Managing Features Editor Talia Ehrenberg "28 spoke with Managing Puzzle Editor Emeritus John Joire "26 about his electro-acoustic chamber orchestra composition. Entitled "Swamp City" " a nod to a nickname of Joire"s hometown, Washington, D.C. " Joire conducted the premiere performance on Jan. 31. Q: To…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (557+ words) With the recent release of the Epstein Files, Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi "27 and Senior Managing Editor Mira Wilde "28 investigate connections with Amherst College-affiliated individuals mentioned in the documents. Little has been released, however, about connections Amherst-affiliates may have had with Epstein....

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (817+ words) What do Shakespeare, public humanities, and children's books about the Bard have in common? Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi '27 spoke with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, about her journey to institutional leadership and relationship between Folger and the…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (581+ words) From this year's annual Literature Festival, Senior Managing Editor Mira Wilde "28 writes about the highly-anticipated talk given by the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, who shares his relationship with literature and how it shaped his work in politics. Buttigieg…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (384+ words) Student Engagement and Leadership plans to implement a series of changes that concern student organizations, including only recognizing RSOs during the fall term, a new rubric with explicit criteria for an organization's recognition, and expanded resources for onboarding organizations. In…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (744+ words) In response to national conversations about grade inflation, Amherst faculty in STEM and humanities departments are taking different approaches to re-evaluate what grades mean at the college. As discussions about grade inflation in higher education continue across the nation, various…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (519+ words) The Town of Amherst resolution advocates for condemning ICE's unconstitutional actions against Massachusetts residents, affirming that federal agents are subject to state law, and ending an agreement that allows ICE to delegate some of its duties to local officers. Members…...