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Earlier this year, I wrote an article for The Amherst Student titled “Try Tray-less.” In it, I urged those who were against the tray-less movement to simply give it a try and see if it really affected their dining experience in Valentine. I was driven to write this article because

This letter was written by the Department of History in response to an opinion article [../08/invisibility-disability-amherst.html] by students on the college’s disability policies published in The Amherst Student on March 8. To The Roosevelt Institute at Amherst, The faculty of the History Department enthusiastically endorses your work

This letter was written by the Department of Black Studies in response to an opinion article [../08/invisibility-disability-amherst.html] by students on the college’s disability policies published in The Amherst Student on March 8. Dear Students, We, the faculty of the Department of Black Studies, applaud the courage and

Two years ago, an Amherst sophomore broke her foot. She suddenly found that her life at Amherst became much more difficult. Getting around campus, going up stairs, eating at Valentine Dining Hall— simple, everyday tasks were suddenly strenuous endeavours to navigate a largely inaccessible campus landscape. Unfortunately, Amherst’s Office