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UMass Confirms 18 Positive Covid Cases Linked to Off-Campus Party

UMass Confirms 18 Positive Covid Cases Linked to Off-Campus Party

On Sept. 25, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) announced [https://dailycollegian.com/2020/09/13-umass-students-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-several-attended-same-party/] that 13 students living off-campus in the Amherst area tested positive for Covid-19. By Monday, the university confirmed [https://www.

The Art of the Reboot

The Art of the Reboot

This article contains spoilers for “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” Over quarantine, I spent a lot of time binge-watching TV shows on Netflix and Hulu, as did many other people stuck inside for months. Among others, I watched “Veronica Mars,” and it was a relief to know

The Symposium: How Should News Outlets Cover Violent Protests in a Violent System

The Symposium is a column by Leland Culver ’24 intended to act as a forum for the Amherst community to engage in dialogue together about current issues. If you would like to contribute to the Symposium, whether with suggestions for a topic, your opinion on this week’s topic or

On the DOE's Princeton Investigation: Looking Beyond the Public Statement

On Sept.16, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) notified Princeton University that it would be under investigation for violations [https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/09/Princeton-Letter-9-16-20-Signed.pdf] of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity rights, potentially leading to “an action to

From the Red Room: Screw Complacency

From the Red Room: Screw Complacency

I remember my first senate campaign for the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) as if it were yesterday. During speech night, I remember looking across Paino Lecture Hall at the other 15 candidates, all of us vying for one of the eight coveted senate seats and sweating nervously at the

Seeing Double: Confessions of an Accepted Student

I made a terrible mistake the other day: I read my old Common App essay. Like most Amherst students, I hadn’t given much thought to my personal essay since the day it had been ritually sacrificed to the gods of comedy at Amherst Voices. I can’t say what

Cartoon: Boomers of Ages Past