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Campus Police Log Nov. 16 to Feb. 14

>>Nov 16, 2020 8:59 a.m. Greenway Building B An officer took a report of damage to a television in a common area. 9:21 a.m., Hitchcock House An officer took a report of damaged soap dispensers and a bathroom stall. 9:27 a.m., Stearns

On Promises Left Unfinished

A pandemic, a civil rights movement, an election — amid a series of local, national and global upheavals, last year looked different at The Student. Besides our transition to an entirely digital distribution, we deepened our commitment to holding individuals and institutions accountable in order to build a more just and

Campus Police Log Nov. 3 to Nov. 15

>>Nov. 3, 2020 1:40 p.m. Campus Grounds An officer took a report of stolen heaters. They were later found to not be stolen. >>Nov. 4, 2020 3:55 a.m., Frost Library Officers responded to a report of two protective screens and a computer

Five Years After Amherst Uprising, What Should Campus Activism Look Like?

This Thursday, Nov. 12, marks the five-year anniversary of Amherst Uprising [https://www.amherst.edu/library/find/researchguides/amherstuprising]. The movement, which was initially planned as a one-hour solidarity protest [https://amherststudent.amherst.edu/article/2015/11/13/students-protest-racial-discrimination-sit.html] with students at the University of Missouri, Yale and other

Campus Police Log Oct. 19 to Nov. 1

>> October 19, 2020 9:38 a.m., Boltwood Avenue An officer took a report of a stolen sign. 2:51 p.m., Seelye House Residential Life reported an unauthorized party and people under the age of 21 in possession of alcohol. 8:45 p.m., Campus Grounds An

What Happens After Nov. 3?

This Wednesday is going to feel different. Regardless of the outcome of the election — and we may not know for days to come — the presidency does not solely solve the nation’s problems and never has. There is still much work to be done, and the urgency of that work

Amherst College, Make Election Day a Holiday

Last Monday, Oct. 19, President Biddy Martin sent an email recognizing the importance of voting in the coming election and urging departments and staff supervisors to be “as flexible as possible” with work schedules so staff would be able to vote on Election Day. However, like our fellow editors at