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Rebecca Picciotto

Rebecca Picciotto is the Editor-in-Chief of The Student. She is in the Class of 2022 and is studying philosophy and math.

Former Men's Lax Coach Alleges Racial Discrimination, College Denies All Claims

Former Men's Lax Coach Alleges Racial Discrimination, College Denies All Claims

The former men’s lacrosse head coach filed legal action against the college for racist discrimination and more. The filing states Rashad Devoe took the position to clean up lacrosse culture but faced retaliation from administrators before he could do so. The college has denied all claims.

Missed the Town Hall? Here's What You Need to Know

Missed the Town Hall? Here's What You Need to Know

On Monday, the Association of Amherst Students held a virtual town hall with several members of the administration. Topics discussed included long wait times at Val, staffing shortages and Covid enforcement policies.

Olivia Gieger: The Activist Behind the Byline

Olivia Gieger: The Activist Behind the Byline

From the outside, Gieger’s path seems to decouple into two distinct threads: activism and journalism. But talking to Gieger, it becomes clear that, for her, those parallel interests are inextricably connected.

On the Road of Journalism: A Conversation with Jessica Bruder, Author of Nomadland

Every so often, a journalist finds a story and gives it wings. What Jessica Bruder ’00 found in “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” didn’t need wings — it already had wheels. “Nomadland” is the deeply candid chronicle of a growing community of American nomads who, after the Great

Students Demand Immediate Release of College’s Student Relief Funds

On Sunday, April 18, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS), the First Generation Association and the Covid-19 Student Task Force released a letter [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EHu2D4VD493PDVtXw6bFEeuGQplSYNj13WH1OCKUabE/edit?usp=sharing] calling on the Office of Financial Aid to immediately disburse the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III

Students Walk Out in Protest After Police Killing of Daunte Wright; AAS and BSU Demand Abolition of ACPD

Students Walk Out in Protest After Police Killing of Daunte Wright; AAS and BSU Demand Abolition of ACPD

At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, hundreds of students, dressed in black, left their classes to gather on the First-Year Quad and participate in a #BlackMindsMatter walkout coordinated by the Black Students Union (BSU). They were spurred by the recent killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man

Staff Spotlight: Larissa Hopkins

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Q: What initially got you interested in this work and where were you before Amherst? A: My experience at Hamilton College as an undergraduate student really opened me up to the world of power, privilege and oppression, individual identities, the complexities