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The Editorial Board

On the Judiciary Council's Ruling Regarding ACR

Over the last few weeks, the Amherst College community has been pushed to make controversial decisions: taking down the Common Language Document (CLD), responding to the men’s lacrosse team’s anti-Semitic behavior and, most recently, disciplining the Amherst College Republicans (ACR) for discriminatory language in their club GroupMe. Each

A Response to the CLD

Last week, the college experienced somewhat unprecedented turmoil following the release of the Common Language Document (CLD) by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Later that same day, President Biddy Martin retracted the published document under the guise of protecting free speech and thought at Amherst. The Common Language Document

The Harm of Our Words

Editor’s Note: Resources for any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal are listed at the end of this article. We’ve all heard a frustrated person say, “I want to kill myself.” Perhaps we’ve even said this five-letter phrase ourselves during periods of stress. As our

Combating AAS Apathy

The Amherst Student recieves funding from the Association of Amherst Students for its operations. With a flurry of new posters, candidate speeches and social media posts, the months of April and September are traditionally election seasons here at Amherst. In high school, running for class president was little more than

Holding the Patriots Accountable

I was scrolling through Instagram on Friday afternoon when across my screen came the words “BREAKING NEWS” with Robert Kraft’s droopy face smack dab in the middle. I quickly discovered that Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, was being charged with solicitation of prostitution. Kraft is

Pragmatism: How to Win in 2020

Pragmatism: How to Win in 2020

With Sen. Bernie Sanders being the most recent Democrat to announce his candidacy for president, it has become clear that the 2020 election cycle is well underway. As of now, 12 democratic candidates have indicated intentions to run for president, bringing along a whole slew of agendas ranging from healthcare

Can We Be a Little Humbler?

Forgive my praise of the humanities; you’ve probably heard this enough. But I truly love a well-taught and organized seminar class. There is something both uncomplicated and incredibly rewarding about reading a text and spending an hour and 20 minutes having a conversation about it (with intelligent people). I