Amalia Roy '21 - The Amherst Student

Beyond the Bubble: The Study Abroad Student Who Didn't Come Home

“Beyond the Bubble” is a new series brought to you by The Student to detail the experiences of students taking the semester (or year) off from school. f you are an Amherst student taking the Fall 2020 semester or 2020-21 school year off, consider submitting a personal essay about what

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Protesters Pressure Cargill CEO and College Trustee to Extend Rainforest Protections

Dozens of students, led by the Food Justice Alliance (FJA), gathered in front of the Mead Art Museum on the evening of Oct. 18 to protest trustee and Cargill CEO David MacLennan ’81 for his company’s record of impact on the environment. Demonstrators stood outside of the museum while

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Five Colleges Publish Letter in Support of Muslim Studies

Administrators from the Five College Consortium issued a letter on Sept. 25 denouncing the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to investigate the Duke-University of North Carolina (UNC) Middle East Studies consortium for allegedly misusing federal funds. The controversy began on Sept. 17, when Department of Education General Counsel