Size Matters
This week, the Editorial Board addresses the issues that over-enrollment imposes on students’ academic experiences and calls for the expansion of resources and infrastructure in preparation for a broader student population.
Editorial
Pay Staff What They Deserve
This week, the Editorial Board calls for an increase in hourly wages for staff at the college. This call follows a series of Labor Day interviews with staff.
Repeating History
The Editorial Board reflected on the administration's recent decision to tighten Covid rules, and found the exact same problem that caused the outrage when students were asked to leave campus three semesters ago: a failure to communicate compassionately and to consult with the groups most affected.
Disagreement and Discourse
When the Editorial Board met to plan and discuss this week’s editorial, our
conversation swerved off track due to concerns over the deep personal
significance of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the most significant current
event in the news, and questions of how to engage in that discussion while
maintaining the
Plan for the Future
As we all look forward to a semester of in-person teaching and learning this
fall, the college is facing a challenge in providing housing for all returning
students. On May 6, the Office of Student Affairs announced in an email to the
student body that they expected more students to
Finding the Silver Lining
As vaccines become more widely available in the United States, normalcy seems to
be in sight. We are all ready to leave behind the horror and psychological toll
that the pandemic has inflicted on us and embrace a full return
[https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/president/statements/node/797790] to
Abolish ACPD: It’s Time to Try Something New
This week, the Town of Amherst’s Community Safety Working Group has revealed
some of the items requested in its proposal for the future of policing in the
town, to be decided on in an upcoming May 3 Town Council budget meeting. It
proposes
[https://www.gazettenet.com/Community-responders-team-sought-in-Amherst-budget-40131259]
slashing