Efficiency or Education? Frost Confronts Generative AI
As the College rolls out institutional access to generative AI tools, Managing Features Editor Talia Ehrenberg ’28 examines what the change means for research, learning, and campus resources.
2025-2026
Hearts of the Herd: A Guide to Valentine’s Day
Struggling with mixed signals from a love interest? Grappling with long distance on the most romantic day of the year? Wondering what to do as a singleton on the dreaded Feb. 14th? Daisy Valentine has returned to tend to the woes and wishes of Amherst students.
On Independence and Interference: An Invitation from The Student
The Editorial Board investigates administrative interference, arguing that curtailing newsroom autonomy compromises both the operations of a student paper and the broader principle of institutional accountability.
Letter to the Editor: On Immigration at the College
Hanna Bliss, Director of the Office of Immigration Services, and Scott Kinney, Assistant Director of H.R. Services unpack Amherst College’s argue that proactive guidance, resources, and community engagement are essential to protecting vulnerable populations amid nationwide immigration enforcement.
Letter to the Editor: On the Layoff of Rabbi Shahar Colt
Henry Steele Commager Professor of History Catherine Epstein and Eliza J. Clark Folger Professor of English Judith Frank argue that the College’s dismissal of Rabbi Shahar Colt erodes trust in the administration and jeopardizes the Jewish community’s ability to navigate political diversity.
Letter to the Editor: Our College is in Danger
Alumni Tito Craige ’70, Alan Webber ’70, and Peter Dorman ’70 warn of federal overreach threatening liberal arts colleges, arguing that political interference in admissions, curricula, and faculty autonomy risks hollowing out institutions require collective defense from alumni and stakeholders.
Gravity Can’t Command You. Neither Can the Law.
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 dissects the idea of law as inevitability, arguing that in moments of democratic backsliding, obedience becomes abdication rather than civic virtue.