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The Spring Journey for Amherst Track

With athletic competition cancelled last spring in the initial disruption of Covid-19, Amherst student-athletes have spent the past year in anticipation of a return to play. The Amherst men’s and women’s track and field teams have been struck particularly hard, as both their fall cross country

NESCAC Spring Sports Announcement Prompts Athlete Responses

On March 9, President Biddy Martin announced that colleges across the NESCAC have agreed to a limited spring sports schedule. Since many spring student-athletes were not expecting to play competitively this semester, this news came as quite a surprise. To gauge general attitudes towards the decision, The Student spoke

The Temporary NHL Realignment is Great — and It Won’t Ever Happen Again

One year has passed since the Covid-19 pandemic halted athletic competition around the world. In the time since, the majority of leagues have found a way to return, albeit with little to no fans in attendance. For the NBA and the NHL, the decision was made to sequester a

Seeing Double: Bridging Amherst's Athletic Divide

Any student who has lived at the college pre-Covid has experienced the immense divide between athletes and non-athletes. Every evening, varsity teams would fill the back room of Valentine Dining Hall, while non-athletes would instinctively avoid that back room. It isn’t often that the dividing line

The Case of Jeremy Lin: The Persistence of Racism in Professional Sports

The NBA G League — the official organization of the NBA’s minor league — announced on March 12 that it had identified the player who called Santa Cruz Warriors guard Jeremy Lin “coronavirus” during a recent game. In a decision supported by Lin, the player will remain unnamed and the two

One Year In, Students Reflect on the Pandemic

It’s been a year since the college shut down and the Covid-19 pandemic became a visceral reality for everyone in the United States. Few anticipated then that the pandemic would still be continuing to this day. The Student sat down with several students virtually to ask how the

College Changes Quarantine Protocol for Vaccinated Students

College Changes Quarantine Protocol for Vaccinated Students

The college has slightly adjusted its Covid-19 protocols for vaccinated community members. Persons who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine after an exposure to individuals with Covid-19, Dean of Students Liz Agosto told The Student. The change comes just after the Centers for Disease Control and