The Editorial Board

Turnout in local, state, and national elections in the United States has long hovered around a historical mean of 53 percent, since the introduction of the Voting Rights Act. This statistic, and perhaps more worryingly, the fact that never in the history of the United States has the youth voter

In its season premiere this past weekend, “Saturday Night Live” ran a sketch called “80’s Party” that moves through a frat party reminiscent of a John Hughes film, pausing on characters at the party to highlight how their actions from that night haunted them in their current-day careers. It

As we all know, Amherst is one of the most diverse college campuses in the nation in terms of race, class and geographic makeup. With these demographic changes have come cultural changes as well — an understanding that identity profoundly shapes the way we navigate our lives, at Amherst and beyond,

Let’s talk about Valentine Dining Hall, or as most of the college community endearingly calls it, Val. It’s a commonality shared among most students, faculty and staff. It is also a source of many complains — conversations about Val can be as boring as ones about how cold Amherst

A little more than a week ago, the college opened the new Science Center after three years of construction. As reported in The Amherst Student in last week’s issue, the building features state-of-the-art teaching and research labs, a library, cafe and lounge spaces. It was not long ago that

Welcome, Class of 2022! As the school year begins, the Editorial Board would like to extend some advice to all new students. Cultivate mentors and seek out advice. Amherst is unique in how easy it is to build relationships with professors, through the small class sizes and open office hours.