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Student Frustration at College's Lack of Communication Regarding Fall Plans and Leaked Announcements

For many Amherst students scattered across the globe in their remote learning locales, Wednesday, July 1 was spent pacing their rooms and refreshing their emails on the hour, every hour. It was not until a few minutes past 5:30 p.m. that day that the college shared its official

In An Era of Virtual Orientations, First-Years Underscore the Value of In-Person Programming

Plans for a traditional first-year orientation have been uprooted as the coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant across the country, moving primarily to online platforms. Yet, even as the college has incrementally notified first-years about its tentative orientation programming, some have expressed a need for an in-person orientation, writing letters

The Student Commits To Change

The Editorial Board unequivocally stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, along with the Black students, faculty and staff at Amherst who not only continually navigate the racist structures embedded in the predominantly white institution but have often also carried the weight of anti-racism work on our campus since its

Amherst Names Four New Head Coaches As College Prepares for Canceled Fall Sports Season

In a changing of the guard for the Amherst athletics department, Director of Athletics Don Faulstick, has announced the appointment of four new head coaches over the course of the past month or so. The hires all have extensive resumes with previous stops at some of the top schools from

As the Nation Demands Reform, Student Activists Lead College Reckoning with Racist Past and Practices

As anti-racist protests spurred by the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 continue across the nation, calls for change are growing across the Amherst community. On the national level, students, alumni and the college itself have coordinated donation drives to support organizations working against anti-Black racism, including the

A Vacation Possible for 2020: A Stay at the Gran Hotel

In terms of television, 2020 will likely be remembered as the year of the re-run. With production on new shows indefinitely halted and hours upon hours of unexpected free time needed to be filled, rewatching an old favorite show can be both comforting and an easy way to pass the

Live Updates: Fall Planning Town Hall

Live Updates: Fall Planning Town Hall

In the wake of its recent announcement on its plans for upcoming the fall semester [https://amherststudent.com/article/breaking-first-years-and-sophomores-set-to-live-on-campus-in-colleges-re-opening-plan] , the college will be hosting a Zoom town hall on Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m. EST to field lingering questions from students. Follow along on this page throughout