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In Light of UMass Outbreak, Administration Implores Students to Adhere to Covid Protocols

In the week of Sept. 8 to Sept. 14, UMass Amherst reported 371 positive Covid tests. The outbreak prompted Amherst College Chief of Police John Carter to send an email calling on the community to adhere to the college’s safety restrictions.

The Inherent Ableism of Calls for Normalcy

Contributing writer Charlie Niedert ’23 defends the administration’s seemingly harsh Covid policies, demanding students consider the ways their actions affect those most at risk: the immuno-compromised.

Seeing Double: Pay Up, Profs

Seeing Double columnist Cole Graber-Mitchell ’22 reveals the system of unpaid student labor underpinning much of the research that takes place on campus, and asks students and faculty to build a better system by ending unpaid research positions.

Introducing the Association of Amherst Students

The Association of Amherst Students introduces itself to new members of the community, soliciting feedback and community involvement in its current and upcoming projects.

We Must Think Beyond Ourselves

We Must Think Beyond Ourselves

Contributing writer Tara Alahakoon ’25 reminds us of the disparity of the pandemic’s effects on different global regions, calling the administration to consider providing greater financial aid to students whose hometowns have been disproportionately affected.

Red Herring: Age of Arthropods

Red Herring: Age of Arthropods

Red Herring cartoonist Isaac Streiff ’24 comments on the impacts of climate change on beloved animals like the tree frog, and expects a planet covered in arthropods if we continue to degrade the climate at the same rate.

Norm Macdonald Brought Levity Back to Comedy

Norm Macdonald Brought Levity Back to Comedy

Norm Macdonald — who passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 14. — was one of the great comics of our time, managing to be effortlessly funny whether he was talking about comically depressed moths, OJ Simpson, or the weekly news.