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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Friday, March 24, 2023

Amrita Basu

Contributing Writer

Number of Articles: 2

First Article: February 8, 2017

Latest Article: April 10, 2020

#IntegrateAmherst: What Activism Means for This Movement

By Amrita Basu

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April 10, 2020

This article is a part of the #IntegrateAmherst op-ed series. The series intends to act as a forum for varying perspectives to engage in a dialogue surrounding the Black Student Union’s recent #IntegrateAmherst movement responding to racism at Amherst College. Articles included in the series represent the opinions of the authors alone and are not necessarily endorsed by the BSU. To contribute your opinion on these events and topics, please [email protected] [email protected]

The Liberal Arts in Illiberal Times

By Amrita Basu

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February 8, 2017

Hypersensitive spoiled brats who prefer safe spaces to free speech. Dishonest scientists who cook up rigged studies of climate change. Elitist humanists who study books no one reads using words no one can understand. Humorless social scientists who indoctrinate their students with politically correct sanctimony. Administrators who pander to students’ unreasonable demands and refuse to address reasonable ones. Self-righteous bastions that profess to protect free speech but censor those they don’t

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