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Symposium Highlights Link Between Hate and Democracy

Three guest speakers visited campus for the “Hatred in Democracy” symposium on Oct. 19, an event sponsored by the Colloquium on Practicing Democracy. Manar Waheed, legislative and advocacy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Nadia Aziz, program manager of the Stop Hate Project, addressed attendees in the

Harvard Lawsuit Raises Potential Threat to Affirmative Action

A lawsuit alleging that Harvard’s admissions process discriminates against Asian-American applicants began its trial on Oct. 15 in the federal district court of Massachusetts in Boston. The case, which became national news after the group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a complaint against Harvard in 2014, has

Science Center Opening Explores Liberal Arts

Science Center Opening Explores Liberal Arts

With the official opening of the Science Center on Oct. 20, the question of how science fits into a liberal arts education, and more specifically an Amherst education, guided the events of the day. Andrew Nussbaum ’85, the chair of the Amherst board of trustees, began the event by speaking

Field Hockey Shuts Out Both Smith and Little Three Rival Wesleyan

Field Hockey Shuts Out Both Smith and Little Three Rival Wesleyan

Two solid team efforts against Smith and Wesleyan extended Amherst field hockey’s win streak to an impressive four games and brought the Mammoths’ record on the year to 10-4. The Mammoths dominated from the opening whistle on Thursday evening in their matchup against local rival Smith. 14 minutes

Clothesline Project Aims to Raise Awareness of Sexual Violence

Clothesline Project Aims to Raise Awareness of Sexual Violence

Last week, the Peer Advocates for Sexual Respect hosted the Five College Clothesline Project on Valentine Quad. Hundreds of shirts, each created by an individual affected by sexual violence, were hung on clotheslines throughout the quad. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, people of all identities and backgrounds were invited to contribute

Brett Kavanaugh and the Myth of the Cool Girl

In a scene in the movie “Gone Girl,” the protagonist (and antagonist) Amy explains the archetype of the Cool Girl: “Men always saying that as the defining compliment, don’t they? ‘She’s a cool girl’ … Cool Girls never get angry; they only smile in the chagrined, loving manner and

Democracy's Most Important Tool

In President Dwight Eisenhower’s last speech as the leader of our land, he urged us all to preserve democracy and not let it become “the insolvent phantom of tomorrow.” We must, in our current political climate, heed such a warning. Our most revolutionary political project, one spawned nearly two