Jae Yun Ham '22 - The Amherst Student

From the Red Room: Screw Complacency

I remember my first senate campaign for the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) as if it were yesterday. During speech night, I remember looking across Paino Lecture Hall at the other 15 candidates, all of us vying for one of the eight coveted senate seats and sweating nervously at the

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Supporting Patients, Supporting Students

When it comes to defining Robert Whitmore’s ’00 career path, one word comes to mind: exploration. A neurosurgeon and assistant professor at Tufts University who currently works at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, Whitmore did his fair share of exploring during his time at Amherst

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Dismantling Inequity, One Step at a Time

When tasked with the difficult job of describing ShoYoung Shin ’19, one word comes to mind: dedicated. Whether it is through her work with the Center for Diversity and Student Leadership, her roles as president of both the Asian Students Association (ASA) and the Korean Students Association (KSA) or her

Opinion

For Asian Americans, There is No Winning in the Harvard Lawsuit

Monday, Oct. 15 was the first day of the highly-publicized trial, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The lawsuit first began when SFFA a conservative non-profit organization, filed a lawsuit against Harvard in 2014, alleging that the school had discriminated against Asian-American applicants

Opinion

A Call for Individual Accountability in Dorm Damage

It has only been a month since the start of the school year, but dorm damage is already a widespread problem. As a first-floor resident, I have not been immune to the threat of collective punishment. Recently, someone smashed both soap dispensers in our men’s restroom. Yet due to

Opinion

Grappling with Self-Segregation on Campus

After growing up in Hawaii, a state full of racial diversity, I found myself excited at the prospect of joining a campus well-known for its commitment to finding students from across the globe. In its admissions brochures, Amherst touts itself as a champion of inclusion, with 45 percent of its