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The Need for Community

As we saw an uptick in close contacts with positive Covid-19 cases on campus, with two positive cases forcing 23 close-contact students into quarantine housing, the Editorial Board reflected on the reasons why students seem to be having trouble following college safety guidelines. While student negligence is inexcusable,

Red Herring: Familiar Sight

A Grand Slam Start Down Under For Tennis Stars Osaka and Djokovic

The 2021 Grand Slam season commenced this February with the star-studded Australian Open. The tournament consisted of ten professional brackets and $62,952,000 of prize money. Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic highlighted the tournament taking home singles glory. Officials decided to postpone the event by three weeks due

ACEMS To Resume EMT Services on March 1

Amherst College Emergency Medical Services (ACEMS) recently announced that ACEMS will be resuming service starting on March 1 after a fall semester off-service due to inadequate resources and staff. Armed with new protocols developed for Covid-19 safety, ACEMS hopes to address the gap left without them in the

Black Female Religious Leaders Underscore the Importance of Interfaith Solidarity

On Feb. 18, Black leaders of the Muslim, Buddhist and Christian traditions spoke about their intersectional experiences with race and religion on a virtual panel. The event, which featured Lutheran theologian Rozella Haydee White, civil rights and domestic lawyer Tahira Amatul-Wadud and co-editor of Black and Buddhist Magazine

Composer, Pianist and MacArthur Fellow Jason Moran Gives Annual Rapaport Lecture

The college held its annual Rapaport Lecture, titled “The Sound Will Tell You” on Feb. 18, featuring Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center Jason Moran. A musical innovator, composer of 16 solo albums and jazz pianist, Moran was named a winner of the MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship in

As Texas Freezes, Amherst Students Struggle to Weather The Storm

As Texas Freezes, Amherst Students Struggle to Weather The Storm

Photo of a barren grocery store in Houston. Courtesy of Eli Maierson ’23.As the temperature dropped and blizzards engulfed the area, Amherst students in Texas shivered in their dark, cold homes this past week, unable to turn on the lights or access water. The unprecedented snow storm that began