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Rose Oliver Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies
Event Spotlight: Teri W. Odom
Jones Library Reconstruction Nears Completion
Jones Library’s ten-year reconstruction project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. As the library still requires $7 million to finalize the project, fundraising events remain its priority.
Yale Law Professor Reflects On Affirmative Action
Last Wednesday, Professor of Law at Yale Law School Justin Driver delivered a lecture titled “The Fall of Affirmative Action.” He refuted conservative claims that affirmative action causes victimization of people of color, academic mismatch, and racialized balkanization.
AAS to Consider Constitution “Overhaul”
After a month of discussion, AAS senators made final adjustments to its revised constitution on Monday. The new proposal aims to encourage student involvement in AAS activities and increase senators’ accountability for their projects.
AAS E-Board Candidate Statements for 2026-2027
Candidates for the Association of Amherst Students’ executive board elections on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, have submitted their statements. Speech Night will be held on Wednesday, April 8, at 8:30 p.m. in the Cole Assembly Room.
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: April 8 to April 14
Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition includes the Logros Latine Alumni Weekend, the Voices for the Voiceless festival, and the Amherst Global Village Festival.
Campus Police Log: April 1 to April 8
The latest installment of the Campus Police Log, from April 1 to April 8, can be found here.
Student Squared: Rubina Singh ’28
In this edition of Student Squared, Managing Features Editor Talia Ehrenberg ’28 spoke with sophomore Rubina Singh about home, her upcoming year at Oxford, and how she’d spend her perfect day at Amherst.
Wake Up, Babe, a New Course Review Just Dropped
Contributing Writer Halle Hanna ’26 investigated student reactions to the Amherst College Internal Course Review System (ACICRS), launched on March 3 by student senate members Joanne Opoku ’28, Olivia Salai ’28, and Max Froomkin ’28.
Letter to the Editor: Bravo to Trang-Linh Nguyen’s for her March 11th Opinion piece: The AI Question Amherst Cannot Afford to Ignore
Alumnus Jim Knight ’69 lauds Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29’s March 11 piece, arguing that her call to preserve human creativity amid AI’s rise highlights the urgent ethical need to keep humanity central in technology.
The Violence I Carry in My Pocket
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 exposes the relentless scroll of death and violence online, arguing that our digital immersion desensitizes us, erodes empathy, and makes human suffering feel ordinary.
On Life Among Queer Men at Amherst College
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 unpacks life among queer men at Amherst, arguing that social pressures and secrecy constrain openness, revealing how even progressive campuses can reproduce broader societal silences.