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Keeping in Touch With the Town (Without Touching)

The notion of the Amherst College bubble is not new. But this semester, amid a global pandemic, it has taken on an entirely new meaning. In past years, the Amherst bubble referenced (sometimes derisively) the idea that the Amherst College community insulates itself from the towns that surrounded it. Now,

Seeing Double: Should You Really Have Nothing To Hide?

In almost every conversation I have with other young people today about privacy, I’m told that they “have nothing to hide” or that they “know companies steal our information but use their apps anyways.” We’re ambivalent about the prospect of losing our privacy, content to reassure ourselves that

Cartoon: Miss Rona

Isaac Streiff ’24 contemplates where anti-science messaging is really coming from within this pandemic.

Beyond the Bubble: The Study Abroad Student Who Didn't Come Home

“Beyond the Bubble” is a new series brought to you by The Student to detail the experiences of students taking the semester (or year) off from school. f you are an Amherst student taking the Fall 2020 semester or 2020-21 school year off, consider submitting a personal essay about what

2020-2021 AAS E-board Candidate Statements

On Thursday, Sept. 10, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will hold elections for AAS president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The students below have announced their candidacies for these elections. Students who are interested in hearing from these candidates or are interested in running but were unable to submit

In Partnership With Five Other Colleges, Admissions Goes Virtual

At a time when in-person campus tours and other college application norms have been stifled by pandemic restrictions, the Office of Admission and Financial Aid has joined forces with five other liberal arts colleges — Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore and Williams — in an unprecedented and coordinated effort to communicate with prospective

Sweeping Changes to RC Role Come After Conflict with ResLife and COVID-19

The position of resident counselors (RCs), now called community advisors (CAs), has been redefined this year due to both Covid safety needs and the organizing work of disenchanted RCs who met with the Office of Residential Life (ResLife) last semester to address occupational grievances. The new position increases supervisory support,