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Seeing Double: Stop Trying to Copy Scandinavia

Seeing Double: Stop Trying to Copy Scandinavia

As a dual citizen of Denmark and the U.S., few things make me happier than seeing American politicians praising Scandinavia. Figures like Bernie Sanders have held up the Nordic economic system as a model for socialist progress in America and the world. “I think we should look to Denmark

Pondering a Plethora of Pugnacious Proboscidea

Pondering a Plethora of Pugnacious Proboscidea

I was never taken with the whole mammoth movement. The idea that the perfect Amherst College sports mascot would be a creature renowned for being slow, dim and dead… Well, what can I say? Things got even stranger when the college hired a design firm that produced the currently ubiquitous

“My Door is Always Open”

“My door is always open,” writes sociologist Anthony Abraham Jack ’07 in his new book “The Privileged Poor.” That familiar refrain is an invitation for students to connect with faculty and staff to receive assistance and support. Indeed, as Jack and other researchers have emphasized, connection is important not only

Thoughts on Theses: Hapshiba Kwon

Thoughts on Theses: Hapshiba Kwon

Hapshiba Kwon is an English major writing a thesis about the embodied experience. Her advisor is Writer-in-Residence Shayla Lawson. Q: What is your thesis about?A: My thesis is a work in progress. It’s a creative writing thesis in the English department. It’s going to be

Firedogs Drop Only One Set In Opening Matches

The Amherst volleyball team has always gone its own way and has a long history of leadership from within. The team’s nickname, the Firedogs, speaks to this long tradition of independence. The squad is, after all, the only varsity team at Amherst to eschew the current and past mascot

What to Watch at the 2019 Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is coming up, and I’m here to convince you to brave the brutal 13-hour time difference with Japan for a reason you might not expect: the Georgian national rugby team. The Georgians’ rugby jerseys are emblazoned with a simple vine down the back. That

College Implements Flexible Grading Option

The college announced a new policy called the Flexible Grading Option (FGO) on Sept. 6 that would act similarly to the Pass/Fail Option already in place at the college; however, students who use an FGO for their class now wait to receive their grade at the end of the