Editorial: Sustaining Activism
The Editorial Board, reflecting on student activism on campus, calls for a movement that centers community, producing a culture of organizing that will sustain its members — and thereby, sustain itself.
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Editorial: Rethinking the Test-Optional Policy in Admissions
The Editorial Board calls for the college to again mandate standardized testing in the college admissions process.
Editorial: Rethinking the Budgetary Committee
The Editorial Board hopes that responsibility for funding campus activities can be distributed more evenly between the Budgetary Committee and the administration, and supports efforts towards financial equity within RSOs.
Editorial: Towards a Collective Labor Movement at Amherst
In light of the recent unionization of Smith College’s student dining workers, The Editorial Board urges the Amherst community to organize towards a collective labor movement with the capacity to effect change.
Editorial: On New Theme Communities
The Editorial Board reflects on the particular role theme communities play on Amherst’s campus in light of three new additions for the upcoming school year.
Clarifying Opinion Section Editorial Policy
The Editorial Board clarifies their existing policies for opinion article submissions and encourages community members of diverse viewpoints to seek publication in the paper.
Revamping Dining
Following Joe Flueckiger’s departure, the Editorial Board reflects on what it values most about Val and what changes they hope to see as dining transitions to new leadership.