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News
Jones Library Reconstruction Nears Completion
Jones Library’s ten-year reconstruction project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. As the library still requires $7 million to finalize the project, fundraising events remain its priority.
Yale Law Professor Reflects On Affirmative Action
AAS to Consider Constitution “Overhaul”
AAS E-Board Candidate Statements for 2026-2027
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: April 8 to April 14
Campus Police Log: April 1 to April 8
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to Hear College’s Wage Act Lawsuit
Features
Student Squared: Rubina Singh ’28
In this edition of Student Squared, Managing Features Editor Talia Ehrenberg ’28 spoke with sophomore Rubina Singh about home, her upcoming year at Oxford, and how she’d spend her perfect day at Amherst.
Wake Up, Babe, a New Course Review Just Dropped
Teaching and Trust in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Hearts of the Herd: Sun, Situationships, and Spring Break Survival
Marathons Take Sam Fetters ’26 Across the World
Thoughts on Theses: John Joire ’26
College Affiliates Mentioned in Epstein Files
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Bravo to Trang-Linh Nguyen’s for her March 11th Opinion piece: The AI Question Amherst Cannot Afford to Ignore
Alumnus Jim Knight ’69 lauds Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29’s March 11 piece, arguing that her call to preserve human creativity amid AI’s rise highlights the urgent ethical need to keep humanity central in technology.
The Violence I Carry in My Pocket
On Life Among Queer Men at Amherst College
I Phone Detoxed for 16 Weeks, and I Refuse to Get Bricked
On Being An “Implicated Subject”
Before You Preach About Democracy, Do It
Satire: Rating Things in the Newsroom That Just Make Sense
Arts & Living
Ninth Annual Black Art Matters Visual Arts Showcase Highlights “Inclusivity, Community, Sharing, and Celebrating”
With the opening of the ninth Black Art Matters (BAM) Festival on March 3, Contributing Writer Isabelle Sloan ’28 shares details and background about the program and some of the artworks exhibited this year.
The Indicator x The Student: “I Go Back to Jamjar”
The Indicator x The Student: “Blood of ’02”
Revisiting Shakespeare: “As You Like It”
“Resurrection” Movie Review: To Burn, Anyway
Predictions for This Year’s Oscars Ceremony
The Indicator x The Student: “Dr. Razzle & Mr. Taz”
Sports
Amherst Men’s Crew: The Freshmen Impact
Assistant Sports Editor Ethan Niewoehner ’29 profiles Amherst Men’s Rowing Team, looking at the energizing impact of the freshmen class on the team’s trajectory.
Around the Herd: April 1 to April 6 in Athletics
Around the Herd: Spring Break Edition
Opinion: Stott was robbed not only of All-NESCAC First Team, but Player of the Year
2026 World Baseball Classic: A Little Selflessness?
Around the Herd: March 4 to March 10 in Athletics
The MLB Adopts ABS: When Do We Stop?
Cartoon
Cartoon: November Meltdown
Assistant Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 explores anxiety around the election in this cartoon.
Comic: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Comic: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Exit
Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
Big Stick Energy — Breaking The Ice: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Litterbug — Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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David Kirp ’65 Stonewall Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies
Rose Oliver Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies
Event Spotlight: Teri W. Odom
Robert Barnes ’21 — Racial History Project
LitFest 2026 — Feb. 26 - March 1
Mavis Campbell — Racial History Project
