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An American in Barcelona: What We Can Learn about Spain’s Reaction to the Coronavirus

It’s pretty hard for me to think about the fact that just 10 days ago, I was in Spain, studying abroad in Barcelona. It’s even more difficult for me to comprehend that two weeks prior to that, I was in Italy (Rome, to be exact). I’m still

What has the Editorial Board Been Up to During Quarantine?

In the midst of the unprecedented times we live in right now, life has felt uniquely suspended and devoid of its usual simple joys. With the entire college swept into a semester without the usual excitement of a bustling campus, adjusting to recent changes has been an uncomfortable experience for

Baseball Ending Shortened Season on High Note with Power Surge

In what quickly became a truncated season due to the college’s closure as a result of fears over COVID-19 and the suspension of spring sports, the base- ball team opened its season with a resounding 14-7 victory over conference opponent Bowdoin last Monday, March 9. Andrew Nagel ’21 received

Amherst College Is Ill-Equipped to Handle Racist Violence and Threats of Racist Violence

On Saturday night, several white lacrosse players and other white students screamed and chanted “N*gger! N*gger! N*gger! Goodnight, N*gger!” outside of a Black lacrosse player’s room, while the Black lacrosse player and another Black student were inside of his room, as reported in The Student

Students and Faculty Set Out to Make Sense of Recent COVID-19 Changes

In the wake of the college’s announcement of a shift to remote learning, community members from across the board struggle to find their footing amid a seemingly surreal announcement and mandate for departure. Exceedingly high flight costs, the prospect of returning to unstable home situations and uncertainties around visas

Thoughts on Theses: Abby LeCates

Abby LeCates is an anthropology major on the pre-medicine track. Her thesis explores the relationship between recovery networks for opioid addicts and the criminal justice system in upstate New York. Her thesis advisor is Winthrop H. Smith 1916 Professor of Sociology Jerome Himmelstein. Q: What is your thesis about? A:

ResLife Constructing New RC Position for Next Semester, Taking Input

The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) announced plans to recreate the current Resident Counselor (RC) position in a meeting with RCs on March 3 in Alumni House. During the meeting, the college announced that it would discontinue the current RC job effective by next fall semester. Following the announcement, Senior