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College Expands Exchange Programs to India in Partnership with FLAME University

The college has launched a new bilateral exchange program that will allow its students to study abroad at FLAME University in Pune, India. Students will have the opportunity to study alongside FLAME students for a semester in Pune, and in turn, FLAME students will be able to spend a semester

“Fleabag” Season Two Masters the Art of “the Perfect Ending”

“Fleabag” Season Two Masters the Art of “the Perfect Ending”

If you still have not watched “Fleabag,” do yourself a favor and watch it now, because the second season is just as witty, charming and hilarious as its first. The second season begins with a hilariously awkward dinner party celebrating the engagement between the title character Fleabag’s (Phoebe Waller-Bridge,

Ending an Era

A typical Sunday night for many college students looks like a grind. A lot of us can be found in cafes, furiously typing out essays, working through a problem set or furrowing our eyebrows at a confusing reading. But for me, Sunday nights look a little different. On Sunday nights,

AAS Creates New Senator Position For Transfer Students

The Association of Amherst Students (AAS) unanimously voted to add a seat for a transfer student senator on Nov. 17. In an email to all students on Nov. 21, AAS released the amended constitution, which now provides for a 33rd senator. Under the new amendment, the transfer senator will be

Fallout From Affordable Housing Dispute Leads President Martin, AAS to Weigh in

Fallout from the affordable housing controversy continued through Thanksgiving break, with President Biddy Martin sending an email on the low-income housing project at the center of the debate to a group of students who identify as first-generation and low-income (FLI). Backlash on campus began after The Student published an article

Study Abroad Programs Impeded by Protests

Study Abroad Programs Impeded by Protests

Protests led by college students, among others, in Chile and Ecuador have reached the lives of Amherst students studying abroad in South America. The protests, some of which have turned violent, are posing barriers to transportation and class schedules, and have forced institutions to impose an early curfew for students

Visiting Scholar Goes Missing, Discovered Day Later in NH Woods

One day after the family of Mianmian Wang, a scholar visiting the college for the year, reported her missing on Nov. 29, she was located and contacted. According to a flyer posted in each of the class Facebook groups, which was initially sourced from another page, Wang is from China