Smith Divestment Sit-in Enters its Second Week
Smith College students have protested the college’s decision not to divest from weapons manufacturers by occupying College Hall, its central administrative building.
Stacey Zhang '26
Staff Spotlight: Merouane Daffar
Senior Managing Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 interviews Merouane Daffar, a community service officer in the Amherst College Police Department. Daffar discusses his role at Amherst, his fluency in three distinct languages, and his home in Algeria.
The AAPI Program Must Carry Its Radical Past
Senior Managing Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 writes about Asian American studies’ radical political past, and how this can inform the discipline‘s future.
Josh Paul Discusses Resignation from State Department Over Israel Policy
Paul made headlines for his resignation in October, in the early stages of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. He discussed the failures of the U.S. policy in the region and the centrality of arms sales to American diplomacy.
Satire: An Interview with the New Senior Director of Organizational Aesthetics
Senior Managing Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 satirizes administrative bureaucracy through an imagined interview with the new “Senior Director of Organizational Aesthetics.”
Editor’s Note: Clarifying Nov. 15 Statement on Israel-Palestine Op-Eds
The opinion section editors and editor-in-chief retract their decision to implement a new policy regarding Israel-Palestine op-eds but reiterate their commitment to use their power to prevent the further mass death of Palestinians.
Satire: Valentine Dining Hall Removes Ice Cream Cones
Members of the Editorial Board satirize the removal of to-go boxes and to-go cups from Val with an ice-cream-cone protest.