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Shawna Chen '20

Managing News Editor

The Beating Heart Behind All the Newsprint

The Beating Heart Behind All the Newsprint

“I’m a little nervous,” Isabel Tessier ’19 says as she sits down across from me. “I’m not used to being interviewed; I’m usually the one on the other side of the table.” Tessier is five foot eight inches tall. But when she stands with her left leg

College Community Protests, Organizes Against Jeff Sessions

College Community Protests, Organizes Against Jeff Sessions

The Amherst community demonstrated against former attorney general Jeff Sessions in a variety of ways on Wednesday, April 24, as his scheduled talk at 8 p.m. in Johnson Chapel loomed over campus. [https://amherststudent.com/article/jeff-sessions-speaks-on-free-speech-addresses-mueller-report] A former Alabama senator, Sessions was appointed attorney general by President Donald

President Martin’s Email Addresses Recent College Controversies

A ruling by the Judiciary Council (JC) that sanctioned the Amherst College Republicans (ACR) for transphobic comments in their GroupMe incited public concern from members of the administration last week. President Biddy Martin addressed the GroupMe incident as well as AAS and JC’s actions in a community-wide email on

Association of Amherst Students, Judiciary Council Reprimand AC Republicans

Association of Amherst Students, Judiciary Council Reprimand AC Republicans

The Amherst College Republicans (ACR) will face penalties after a formal complaint was filed to the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) regarding transphobic language used in the ACR GroupMe in response to the release of the Common Language Document (CLD). The Judiciary Council (JC), a body of authority under the

Release of Common Language Document Leads to Community-Wide Fallout

Release of Common Language Document Leads to Community-Wide Fallout

The college was embroiled in controversy last week after the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) released the Common Language Document [https://howiecarrshow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/03/Common-Language-Guide_March-2019-1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0Qb-hzsFX--cpBEx-59Ir59CU3mJWbhYfUPNE2OR40A7U5bsR9iBNJqFY] (CLD) in a community-wide email. Reactions to the document, which outlined and defined terms related

Members of Men’s Lacrosse Posted Snapchat Photos of Unconscious Person with Swastika Drawn on Face

Update: Following The Student’s report, Amherst Hillel published an op-ed [https://amherststudent.com/article/hillel-responds-to-swastika-incident] on The Amherst Student website expressing frustration with the administration’s response. Chief Student Affairs Officer Karu Kozuma reached out to the Hillel E-board shortly after. A meeting between Hillel and administrators took place

A Flawed System: The Obstacles of Shared Governance

A Flawed System: The Obstacles of Shared Governance

Over the last four weeks, The Student examined qualitative and quantitative differences in the experiences of faculty of color at Amherst College. Faculty members spoke about unrecognized burdens of service [https://amherststudent.com/article/a-flawed-system-the-burden-of-service-among-faculty-of-color] , racist encounters [https://amherststudent.com/article/a-flawed-system-navigating-racist-encounters-as-faculty-members-of-color-] and unclear expectations for the tenure process [https: