AAS Revisits Honor Code Update
After last year’s controversy regarding the proposed updated Honor Code, a new voting process will take place next Monday. If approved by students and faculty, the new Honor Code will take effect next fall.
2025-2026
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: March 4 to March 10
Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition includes the 2026 Black Arts Matter Festival, the Amherst Got Talent competition, the Amherst Symphony Orchestra concert, and the International Women's Day Celebration.
Police Log: Feb. 24 to Feb. 28
The latest installment of the campus Police Log, from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28, can be found here.
Thoughts on Theses: John Joire ’26
Managing Features Editor Talia Ehrenberg ’28 spoke with Managing Puzzle Editor Emeritus John Joire ’26 about his electro-acoustic chamber orchestra composition. Entitled “Swamp City” — a nod to a nickname of Joire’s hometown, Washington, D.C. — Joire conducted the premiere performance on Jan. 31.
College Affiliates Mentioned in Epstein Files
With the recent release of the Epstein Files, Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi ’27 and Senior Managing Editor Mira Wilde ’28 investigate connections with Amherst College-affiliated individuals mentioned in the documents.
From London to D.C.: A Perspective on Leading the Folger Shakespeare Library
What do Shakespeare, public humanities, and children’s books about the Bard have in common? Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi ’27 spoke with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, about her journey to institutional leadership and relationship between Folger and the College.
Amherst Isn't As Left as You May Think
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 interrogates the myth of Amherst’s leftist consensus, arguing that beneath the campus’s fluent progressive vocabulary lies a culture of conflict-avoidant liberalism and quiet apathy.