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Covid-19

NESCAC Spring Sports Announcement Prompts Athlete Responses

On March 9, President Biddy Martin announced that colleges across the NESCAC have agreed to a limited spring sports schedule. Since many spring student-athletes were not expecting to play competitively this semester, this news came as quite a surprise. To gauge general attitudes towards the decision, The Student spoke with

One Year In, Students Reflect on the Pandemic

It’s been a year since the college shut down and the Covid-19 pandemic became a visceral reality for everyone in the United States. Few anticipated then that the pandemic would still be continuing to this day. The Student sat down with several students virtually to ask how the past

College Changes Quarantine Protocol for Vaccinated Students

College Changes Quarantine Protocol for Vaccinated Students

The college has slightly adjusted its Covid-19 protocols for vaccinated community members. Persons who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine after an exposure to individuals with Covid-19, Dean of Students Liz Agosto told The Student. The change comes just after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

As Mississippi and Texas Repeal Covid-19 Restrictions, Amherst Students Express Concern

On Tuesday, the governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they had lifted state-wide mask mandates and rolled back a substantial number of Covid-19 health mandates. The announcements, which came merely a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against the ongoing dangers of Covid-19, have