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2024-2025

The Case for DEI: Meritocracy, Discrimination, and the Ongoing Quest for Justice

Staff Writer Zane Khiry ’25 discusses how DEI policies, even if providing a limited solution, have power to correct historical injustices by uplifting the lives of marginalized individuals.

DEI as a Framework, Not as a Buzzword

Cici Bradley ’27 analyzes the underlying principles behind DEI and argues that critiques against DEI are often the consequence of poor implementation rather than ideological issues.

DEI Debate: Addressing Policy Misconceptions

James Patterson ’27 responds to Staff Writer Jeb Allen ’27’s article on DEI, noting the value of DEI policies in counteracting biases and discrimination, as well as the potential of strict meritocracies to reinforce negative stereotypes.

Professor Publishes Exploration of Literary Loneliness

Professor Publishes Exploration of Literary Loneliness

The Center for Humanistic Inquiry hosted a book launch for “Singing by Herself,” where Associate Professor of English Amelia Worsley explores how feminized figures shape literary loneliness. Staff Writer Amaya Ranatunge ’28 highlights panelists’ discussion of solitude, gender, and emotion in poetry.

The Indicator x The Student: “There Are Many Ways to Starve”

Varsha Palaniyandy ’28 explores survival, self-denial, and the weight of power in “There Are Many Ways to Starve,” a gripping prose piece surrounding the struggles of a deadly gift. Originally published in the Fall 2024 edition of The Indicator.

The Indicator x The Student: “Orange Me Open”

In this edition of The Indicator x The Student, Elsa Lyons ’27 examines intimacy and transformation through the act of peeling fruit in her poetry piece “Orange Me Open.”

The Right Choice: Amherst Completes Improbable Comeback

The Right Choice: Amherst Completes Improbable Comeback

Managing Sports Editor Toby Rosewater ’28 reflects on the women’s basketball team’s win against Bates in the NESCAC quarterfinal.