Men's Soccer Falls in NESCAC Overtime Thriller Men’s soccer barely fell short in its toughest test of the season so far, losing 2-1 to No. 3 Tufts on Saturday, Oct. 16 on a set-piece goal in the third-to-last minute of double overtime.
Some Pandemic Policies Deserve to Stay Staff writer Yasmin Hamilton ’24 discusses students’ difficulty of adjusting to the pre-pandemic academic expectations this semester in light of many ongoing effects of the global crisis, and argues for the maintenance of the increased academic leniency from last year.
Satire: Amherst Celebrates 200th Year of Being Students’ Second Choice Satire columnist Andrew Rosin ’25 pokes fun at Amherst’s prestige as it celebrates its Bicentennial through imagined interviews about the college’s role as “the nation’s most prestigious back-up school.”
Bash at the Base of the Hill: Grammy Award-Winning Artist Common Comes to Campus Amherst celebrated its bicentennial last Friday with a concert from Grammy Award-winning artist Common. Managing Arts and Living Editor Brooke Hoffman '23E and Staff Writer Brianne LaBare '25 cover the bash at the base of Memorial Hill.
Seeing Double: We Need Mammoth Student Loans Seeing Double columnist Thomas Brodey ’22 touches on the worsening student debt crisis and argues that Amherst should give students the option to borrow tuition money directly from the college, so that students don’t have to turn to the merciless for-profit loan system as their last resort.
Lights, Camera, Action: Emma Ratshin Takes the Stage in "Bad Jews"! Emma Ratshin 22E's senior thesis — a performance of "Bad Jews" by Joshua Harmon — will kick off the Amherst Theater and Dance Department's annual schedule. Our editors sat down with Ratshin to discuss some of the play's highlights and her background in theater.
Find Your Fright: What to Watch this Halloween Season Staff Writer Kaelyn Milby ‘22 shares some fan-favorite films to take your spooky season to new heights. With no shortage of eerie suspense, slasher thrills, and sinister plotlines, this list of horror movies is sure to haunt you all October long.