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Natalie De Rosa '21

Staff Writer

Climate Crisis Illuminated in Campuswide Strike

Climate Crisis Illuminated in Campuswide Strike

Students, along with faculty, staff and other community members, rallied on the first-year quad on Friday to demand for stronger climate policy on campus and stand in solidarity with other climate strikes occurring across the globe. The strike, which comprised of several teach-ins throughout the morning and a main rally

New Policy Sets Regulations for Protests

New Policy Sets Regulations for Protests

The college has implemented a new policy addressing student protests and free expression. Part of an annual update to the Student Code of Conduct, the policy is the first of its kind at Amherst and was introduced alongside another policy concerning facilities and ground use. The policies went into effect

College Among Pilot Group for ‘Adversity Score’ Tool

College Among Pilot Group for ‘Adversity Score’ Tool

The college was one of 50 institutions across the nation to test the College Board’s recently released Environmental Context Dashboard during the past admissions cycle for the class of 2023, according to The Boston Globe. The dashboard, more colloquially referred to as the “adversity score,” will become available to

A Champion for First-Generation Students

A Champion for First-Generation Students

I first met Alyssa Snyder when I was a high school senior. At the time, she was a diversity intern for Diversity Open House (DIVOH), a fly-out program hosted by the Office of Admission that brings high school seniors from underrepresented backgrounds to Amherst. Though our interactions were brief, her

Thoughts on Theses: Namita Khajanchi

Thoughts on Theses: Namita Khajanchi

Namita Khajanchi is a chemistry major. Her thesis examines the function of the protein mitoNEET. Her thesis advisor is Associate Professor of Chemistry Sheila Jaswal. Q: What is your thesis about?A: My thesis is about a protein called mitoNEET. The protein has implications in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,

College Placed on Lockdown Following Reports of Armed Person

College Placed on Lockdown Following Reports of Armed Person

Editor’s Note: This article mentions suicide. Resources for any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal are listed at the end of this article. The college was placed on lockdown on Wednesday, March 13 amid a police search in the woods south of campus for a potentially suicidal

Jennifer Egan Shines Light on Historical Fiction

Jennifer Egan Shines Light on Historical Fiction

Award-winning novelist Jennifer Egan spoke at the college on Friday, March 1 as part of the fourth annual LitFest. Hosted by the literary magazine The Common, the Center for Humanistic Inquiry and the Emily Dickinson Museum, LitFest invites authors to campus every year to illuminate the college’s literary history.