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Women’s Basketball Bests Williams and Middlebury in Weekend NESCAC Slate

Women’s Basketball Bests Williams and Middlebury in Weekend NESCAC Slate

Going into Friday night’s game against rival Williams, there was a chance for one Mammoth to make history. Junior Madeline Eck was just 12 points away from eclipsing the 1000 career point mark. Eck has been averaging roughly 17 points per game, so it seemed likely that the milestone

Men’s Track Competes in Boston, Buren Sets Second School Record

Men’s Track Competes in Boston, Buren Sets Second School Record

This past weekend, the men’s track and field team competed at the Boston University Valentine Invitational and the MIT Gordon Kelley Invitational. Mostly distance runners and a few sprinters competed at BU, while the rest of the team competed at MIT. The track at BU is well known for

Future Goes Back to Basics with “The WIZRD”

Future Goes Back to Basics with “The WIZRD”

Future’s career has been filled with peaks and valleys. The highs of “DS2,” “What a Time to Be Alive” and “Pluto” complement the lows of “Super Slimey” and “WRLD on Drugs.” Along the way, he has inspired a legion of young rappers who draw heavily on his style such

Women’s Hockey Splits Weekend Series with Hamilton in Last Weekend of Regular Season

Women’s Hockey Splits Weekend Series with Hamilton in Last Weekend of Regular Season

The women’s hockey team split their weekend double-header against the Hamilton Continentals in Clinton, New York. Friday night saw the Mammoths snap a four-game skid with an exciting 2-1 overtime win against the Continentals. Amherst fell behind early after Hamilton’s Missy Segall corralled an errant pass off of

A Flawed System: Navigating Racist Encounters

Last week, The Student embarked on the first of its four-part series [https://amherststudent.com/article/a-flawed-system-the-burden-of-service-among-faculty-of-color] examining the experiences of faculty of color at a predominantly white institution. Professors of color discussed extra burdens of service and emotional labor as work not acknowledged by the college, while internal reports

NETA: A Look at the New Option for Five-College Students

Following the legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts during the 2016 election, New England Treatment Access (NETA), a marijuana dispensary, set up shop on 118 Conz St. in Northampton this past November. Since opening its doors, the dispensary has been selling its popular products, which include pre-rolled joints, chocolate “imported

Amherst Men’s Basketball Head Coach David Hixon ’75: 'We Can Beat Anybody.'

Amherst Men’s Basketball Head Coach David Hixon ’75: 'We Can Beat Anybody.'

As head coach of men’s basketball for 42 consecutive seasons, David Hixon ’75 is used to taking calls from opposing head coaches and haggling over where they deserve to be in the regional rankings. “Well, you guys beat a very good Nicholls team, so that should go a long