Old News: This Week in 1947
In this edition of Old News, Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 explores a 1947 Amherst, in which echoes of World War II permeated all parts of campus life.
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Civil War Tablets Exhibit Honors Black Soldiers’ Legacy
The Civil War Tablets and Photograph Exhibit, currently displayed in the Bangs Community Center in downtown Amherst, commemorates Black people from the Amherst region who fought for the Union Army.
Letter to the Editor: From the Textbook Taskforce
Professor of Psychology Catherine Sanderson, Professor of Spanish Sara J. Brenneis, and Associate Professor of Physics David Hanneke shed light on the new textbook program’s steps towards educational equity, amid discussions of how it may hurt sales at Amherst Books.
Exit Letter: Caring Is Infectious
For his final issue as editor-in-chief of The Student, Liam Archacki ’24 pins down why he took this path, what it meant to him, and how it drove him crazy.
Exit Letter: Sam Says So Long
In their last issue as editor-in-chief of The Student, Sam Spratford ’24 reflects on their time on the paper and how she fell in love with journalism.
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As she steps down from her position as Managing Graphics Editor, Nina Aagaard '26 doodles about the meaning and community she has found within the newsroom.
Who Cries for the Masalit?
Matthew Vitelli ’24 argues that the widespread media ignorance of the ethnic cleansing of the Masalit people in Sudan demonstrates our devaluing of Black and POC lives.