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College Offers Exclusive Preview of Student Center

College Offers Exclusive Preview of Student Center

Ahead of its anticipated fall opening, the college offered editors of The Student a sneak peek of the new Student Center and Dining Commons (SCDC). The tour provided details of the space and interesting facts about its construction.

Hampshire Community Launches Relief Fund for Employees

Hampshire Community Launches Relief Fund for Employees

Superintendent Discusses Amherst-Pelham Regional Budget Deficit

Superintendent Discusses Amherst-Pelham Regional Budget Deficit

Justice Advocate Steven Donziger Discusses His Legal Career

Justice Advocate Steven Donziger Discusses His Legal Career

AAS Candidate Statements for 2026-2027 JC and BC

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: April 29 to May 6

Police Log: April 20 to April 26

News

College Offers Exclusive Preview of Student Center

College Offers Exclusive Preview of Student Center

Ahead of its anticipated fall opening, the college offered editors of The Student a sneak peek of the new Student Center and Dining Commons (SCDC). The tour provided details of the space and interesting facts about its construction.

Hampshire Community Launches Relief Fund for Employees

Hampshire Community Launches Relief Fund for Employees

Superintendent Discusses Amherst-Pelham Regional Budget Deficit

Superintendent Discusses Amherst-Pelham Regional Budget Deficit

Justice Advocate Steven Donziger Discusses His Legal Career

Justice Advocate Steven Donziger Discusses His Legal Career

AAS Candidate Statements for 2026-2027 JC and BC

Mammoth Moments in Miniature: April 29 to May 6

Police Log: April 20 to April 26

Features

Thoughts on Theses: Emma Burd ’26

Thoughts on Theses: Emma Burd ’26

In this edition of Thoughts on Theses, Staff Writer Adrita Risha ’29 speaks with Managing Features Editor Emerita Emma Burd ’26 about her psychology thesis investigating parental engagement with children around emotion regulation, focusing on children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Worth the Wait? Amherst Spring Concert Lineup Announced

Worth the Wait? Amherst Spring Concert Lineup Announced

The Room Where It Happened: AAS Speech Night

The Room Where It Happened: AAS Speech Night

Thoughts on Theses: Muskaan Bhansali ’26

Thoughts on Theses: Muskaan Bhansali ’26

Student Squared: Rubina Singh ’28

Student Squared: Rubina Singh ’28

Wake Up, Babe, a New Course Review Just Dropped

Wake Up, Babe, a New Course Review Just Dropped

Teaching and Trust in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Teaching and Trust in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Opinion

Editorial: Our Duty to Assist Hampshire

The Editorial Board examines the implications of Hampshire College’s closing on Five College Consortium and the Amherst community, calling for clear commitments from Amherst College to materially support Hampshire students and faculty as they navigate the closure.

Letter to the Editor: Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine Urges Divestment from the Military-Industrial Complex

Letter to the Editor: The Loss of the Arabic Language Program

My Love-Hate Relationship with Lobbying

Bathroom Bulletin: Grosvenor House

Bathroom Bulletin: Grosvenor House

A Writing College That Doesn’t Trust Writing

Break Glass in Case of a Zü Shutdown

Arts & Living

Lowery’s “Mother Mary” Hits All the Wrong Notes

Lowery’s “Mother Mary” Hits All the Wrong Notes

Staff Writer Harry Finnegan ’28 offers a witty yet scathing review of David Lowery’s 2026 musical drama “Mother Mary,” which follows a pop star’s emotional reckonings as she prepares to return to the stage, using three criteria to break down the movie’s shortcomings.

Three for Three: Reviewing “The Christophers”

Three for Three: Reviewing “The Christophers”

The Indicator x The Student: “Nighttime Ballad for a Green-Blue Song”

The Indicator x The Student: “Strokes of Vermilion”

Valchemy: Is This a “Surf-and-Turf” Melt Recipe?

Valchemy: Is This a “Surf-and-Turf” Melt Recipe?

Emotion, Love, Struggle, and Drama on the Screen

Ninth Annual Black Art Matters Visual Arts Showcase Highlights “Inclusivity, Community, Sharing, and Celebrating”

Sports

Around the Herd: April 22 to April 26 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 22 to April 26 in Athletics

In this week’s edition of Around the Herd: men’s track and field wins at NESCACs, tennis sweeps Connecticut College, and baseball wins series against Hamilton.

Around the Herd: April 15 to April 20 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 15 to April 20 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 8 to April 14 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 8 to April 14 in Athletics

Amherst Men’s Crew: The Freshmen Impact

Amherst Men’s Crew: The Freshmen Impact

Around the Herd: April 1 to April 6 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 1 to April 6 in Athletics

Around the Herd: Spring Break Edition

Around the Herd: Spring Break Edition

Opinion: Stott was robbed not only of All-NESCAC First Team, but Player of the Year

Cartoon

Cartoon: November Meltdown

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

Comic: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Exit

Exit

Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

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

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David Kirp ’65 Stonewall Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

David Kirp ’65 Stonewall Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Rose Oliver Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Rose Oliver Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Event Spotlight: Teri W. Odom

Event Spotlight: Teri W. Odom

Robert Barnes ’21 — Racial History Project

Robert Barnes ’21 — Racial History Project

LitFest 2026 — Feb. 26 - March 1

LitFest 2026 — Feb. 26 - March 1

Mavis Campbell — Racial History Project

Mavis Campbell — Racial History Project

Event Spotlight: MLK Day of Service and Action

Event Spotlight: MLK Day of Service and Action

Podcast

More

Office Hours: Come Talk With Professor Javier Corrales!

Office Hours: Stories and Worlds with Professor Ilan Stavans

Office Hours: Literature and Life with Professor Geoffrey Sanborn

Office Hours: The Politics of Help with Professor Matthew Ghazarian

Office Hours: Russian Poetry and Translation with Professor Catherine A. Ciepiela

Crossword

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In a Pickle — Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Be a Mammoth Mixup — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

April Sudoku — Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Chain of Events — Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Mini Madness — Wednesday, March 25, 2026