Seeing Double: F*ck You, Foucault
Seeing Double columnist Thomas Brodey ‘22 attests that Amherst should produce idealists, however, its teaching of postmodernism has made idealism difficult to achieve.
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Mammoths Start Postseason with Two Top-10 Finishers
The NESCAC Cross Country Championships were held at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn. this past Sunday, Oct. 31. Each race consisted of 11 different teams, with the men’s team finishing in sixth place and the women’s team finishing in fifth place.
Event Policy Revived, Students Excited to Party for First Time This Year
Satire columnist Andrew Rosin ‘25 covers the new Student-Hosted Event Policy and conveys students’ excitement to start partying this year, now that they have the college’s approval.
Red Herring: Missing Umbrellas?
Red Herring cartoonist Isaac Streiff ‘24 uncovers the mystery of the missing umbrellas and identifies the culprit responsible for the crime.
Five College Consternation - Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021
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Kwame Anthony Appiah Debates the Reality of Race with Adolph Reed, Jr.
Professor of Philosophy Nishiten Shah moderated a conversation between Kwame Anthony Appiah and Adolph Reed Jr. in Johnson Chapel on Oct. 29. They discussed the extent to which reckoning with racial history is necessary for progress and whether the concept of race is a myth.
An Interview with Presidential Scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah
The Student had the privilege of interviewing Presidential Scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah, a renowned philosopher and author, to discuss his background, career as a writer and thinker, and hopes for the future of philosophy.