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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Sunday, January 29, 2023

economics

Amherst Needs an Intro Econ Course for Non-majors

By Andrew Rosin '25

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April 20, 2022

Staff writer Andrew Rosin ’25 outlines why Amherst needs to have an introductory economics course for non-majors, claiming that it would be more accessible to the larger community.

With Vaccination Rates Rising, Music Festivals Cash In

By Noah John '21

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May 12, 2021

With Covid-19 vaccines becoming increasingly available to all Americans and national infection rates on the decline, several large outdoor music festivals are scheduled to return this summer and fall. Most notably, Rolling Loud (Miami), Governors Ball (New York), Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival (Houston) and the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash (Chicago) have all been rescheduled after having their 2020 editions postponed. For fans of today’s popular music, this is particularly exciting news, gi

Recent Mega-Contracts Heighten Pre-Existing Gender Pay Gap in Sports

By Alex Noga '23

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March 17, 2021

It is no secret that modern day athletes are among some of the wealthiest people on the planet. This fact has only been accentuated by the recent contract extensions of San Diego Padres’ shortstop Fernando Tatís and Dallas Cowboys’ franchise quarterback Dak Prescott. The two deals are record-setting in their own ways and illuminate the rapidly increasing price tags for premium athletes in professional team sports, while simultaneously furthering the pay disparity between male and female athletes

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