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2024-2025

Old News: This Week in 2002

In this week’s Old News, Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 explores the Oct. 9, 2002 edition of The Student, which covered a statement on antisemitism, a lack of gender diversity in AAS, and custodial cleanup post-dorm parties. Sound familiar?

Rejection Therapy: Auditioning For All Six of Amherst’s A Cappella Groups

Rejection Therapy: Auditioning For All Six of Amherst’s A Cappella Groups

In order to overcome her fear of rejection, Staff Writer Adela Thompson Page ’26 auditioned for all six of Amherst’s a cappella groups on the same day. She recounts her unique experience and what she learned from it all.

Fresh Faculty: Youssef Ben Ismail

Fresh Faculty: Youssef Ben Ismail

Youssef Ben Ismail is an Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought (LJST). Managing Arts and Living Editor Sophie Durbin ’25 spoke with him about teaching, Middle Eastern studies, and his love for Amherst Cinema.

BSU — In Response to the Decline in Diversity

The Black Student Union criticizes the administration for not taking sufficient measures to prevent the decline in Black student enrollment, urging immediate action to address the issue in future admissions cycles.

A Republican’s Perspective on the 2024 Election: The Deception of Voting for Trump for His “Policies”

Columnist Jeb Allen ’27 argues that Donald Trump’s policies oversimplify complex issues, and even Trump’s own allies acknowledge his inability to solve the very problems he claims to address.

Anti-Ableist Amherst: Rejecting Normalcy

Managing Opinion Editor Willow Delp ’26 argues that our conceptions of “normal” and “abnormal” are inherently ableist and pushes for us to reject these societally constructed categories.

A Republican’s Perspective on the 2024 Election: The Abrupt “Shift” of J.D. Vance’s Beliefs

Columnist Jeb Allen ’27 argues that J.D. Vance, once a promising figure capable of steering conservative politics away from extremism, has abandoned his principles for political gain, embracing Trumpism and betraying his earlier stances on climate change, LGBTQ+ rights, and women's issues.