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Columnist Bret Stephens Defines Terms, Discusses Israel-Palestine Conflict

Columnist Bret Stephens Defines Terms, Discusses Israel-Palestine Conflict

Last Wednesday, conservative columnist Bret Stephens spoke about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, the ensuing violence in Gaza, and the overlap between anti-Israel sentiments and antisemitism. His presence sparked controversy and the organization of counter-programming.

Students Organize Panel on the History of the Gaza Strip

Students Organize Panel on the History of the Gaza Strip

Class of 2024E Reflects on Pandemic, Gap Semesters

Class of 2024E Reflects on Pandemic, Gap Semesters

Amherst Books Expects to Lose $100K Due to College Book Program

Amherst Books Expects to Lose $100K Due to College Book Program

Amherst School District Releases Report on Mistreatment of LGBTQ Students

Amherst School District Releases Report on Mistreatment of LGBTQ Students

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Nov. 29 to Dec. 3

Campus Police Log: Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

Arts & Living

Heroes Take the Stage in “Enter the DASACverse”

Heroes Take the Stage in “Enter the DASACverse”

This past weekend, Dance and Step at Amherst College (DASAC) demonstrated what it means to be the hero or the villain. Staff Writer Lauren Siegel ’27 reviews the Fall 2023 showcase, analyzing each choreographer’s approach to this theme and the effects it had on the audience.

Love Hurts in “Gruesome Playground Injuries”

Luke Herzog ’24 Closes on a Red Desert

Luke Herzog ’24 Closes on a Red Desert

Film Society x The Student: “May December”

Film Society x The Student: “May December”

“Survivor” Season 45: Episode 10, Reviewed

“Survivor” Season 45: Episode 10, Reviewed

Asking BIPOC Creatives: Madina Oraz ’25

Film Society x The Student: “Wild At Heart”

Film Society x The Student: “Wild At Heart”

Features

Admissions Process Adapts Post-Affirmative Action

Admissions Process Adapts Post-Affirmative Action

Months after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning the legality of affirmative action, Staff Writers Dohyeon Kim ’26 and Nathan Lee ’26 spoke with President Michael Elliott and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Matthew McGann about how the college is adapting its admissions process.

Amherst Professors Share Stories Behind Their Office Doors

Amherst Professors Share Stories Behind Their Office Doors

Thoughts on Theses: Diego Duckenfield-Lopez

Thoughts on Theses: Diego Duckenfield-Lopez

Faculty, Staff Navigate Childcare in Amherst

Faculty, Staff Navigate Childcare in Amherst

A Gift to the Graduates: The Revival of Conway Canes

A Gift to the Graduates: The Revival of Conway Canes

Student Squared: Paige DiBiase ’25

Student Squared: Paige DiBiase ’25

Staff Spotlight: Shailaija Campbell-Parker

Staff Spotlight: Shailaija Campbell-Parker

News

Columnist Bret Stephens Defines Terms, Discusses Israel-Palestine Conflict

Columnist Bret Stephens Defines Terms, Discusses Israel-Palestine Conflict

Last Wednesday, conservative columnist Bret Stephens spoke about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, the ensuing violence in Gaza, and the overlap between anti-Israel sentiments and antisemitism. His presence sparked controversy and the organization of counter-programming.

Students Organize Panel on the History of the Gaza Strip

Students Organize Panel on the History of the Gaza Strip

Class of 2024E Reflects on Pandemic, Gap Semesters

Class of 2024E Reflects on Pandemic, Gap Semesters

Amherst Books Expects to Lose $100K Due to College Book Program

Amherst Books Expects to Lose $100K Due to College Book Program

Amherst School District Releases Report on Mistreatment of LGBTQ Students

Amherst School District Releases Report on Mistreatment of LGBTQ Students

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Nov. 29 to Dec. 3

Campus Police Log: Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

Opinion

Clarifying Opinion Section Editorial Policy

The Editorial Board clarifies their existing policies for opinion article submissions and encourages community members of diverse viewpoints to seek publication in the paper.

Foreign Currents: In Response to Bret Stephens

Letter to the President and Trustees

On Palestine, The Student Should Not be Neutral

Exercises in Thought: Social Life

Letter to President Elliott: Bret Stephens Talk

Letter to the Editor: Faculty “Call to Action”

Sports

Around the Herd: Nov. 28 to Dec. 5 in Athletics

Around the Herd: Nov. 28 to Dec. 5 in Athletics

Men's soccer ends their season with a loss in the national NCAA championship game; women's and men's basketball see exhilarating wins; and the women’s hockey team continues their strong start to the season.

Around the Herd: Nov. 17 to Nov. 28 in Amherst Athletics

Around the Herd: Nov. 17 to Nov. 28 in Amherst Athletics

Around the Herd: Nov. 7 to Oct. 14 in Athletics

Around the Herd: Nov. 7 to Oct. 14 in Athletics

Soccer Dynasty? Men’s, Women’s Soccer Capture Back-to-Back NESCAC Titles

Soccer Dynasty? Men’s, Women’s Soccer Capture Back-to-Back NESCAC Titles

Around the Herd: Oct. 25 to 31

Around the Herd: Oct. 25 to 31

Around the Herd: Oct. 17 to Oct. 24 in Athletics

Around the Herd: Oct. 17 to Oct. 24 in Athletics

Around the Herd: Oct. 11 to Oct. 17 in Amherst Athletics

Around the Herd: Oct. 11 to Oct. 17 in Amherst Athletics

Videos

Bread Euphoria

Bread Euphoria

Managing Video Editor Cassidy Duncan ’25 films and interviews Mark Pollard, co-owner of Bread Euphoria Bakery & Café in Haydenville, MA.

The Road to Route 9: Reflections on 23rd Anniversary

The Road to Route 9: Reflections on 23rd Anniversary

Video: Somebody Who People Know

Video: Somebody Who People Know

Video: A Look Into Fall Fest 2023

Video: A Look Into Fall Fest 2023

Cartoon

Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

Managing Graphics Editor Nina Aagaard ’26 once again asks her cartoon‘s fundamental question: Is it hot or not?

Big Stick Energy — Breaking The Ice: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Big Stick Energy — Breaking The Ice: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Litterbug — Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Litterbug — Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Pioneer Valley Bingo: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Pioneer Valley Bingo: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

American Punch Bowl — My Last Words: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

American Punch Bowl — My Last Words: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Litterbug: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Litterbug: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Litterbug: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Litterbug: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Crossword

Visiting the Zoo — Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

Minis — Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023

The Amherst Student Crossword — Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023

The President’s Own — Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

Minis — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

Podcast

Terras Irradient: The Athletic Recruitment Debate

Office Hours: Galaxies in Community with Professor de los Reyes

What Keeps You Up at Night: Creating and Consuming with Caden Stockwell ’25

Politics at Amherst: SCOTUS 2022-2023 Term Recap

Office Hours: Game Poems with Jordan Magnuson (Live Show!)