Letter: Amherst College Call to Action In this letter, a group of college faculty members call on the community to take action against the escalating violence in the Gaza strip.
Students React to Violence in Israel and Palestine As the second week of war in Israel and Palestine begins, students express grief about the violence and fear for both their own safety and the consequences of speech on campus. Students were able to find ways to come together in community despite dread about the future of the conflict.
Grounding Student Discourse In the wake of widespread misinformation and the mainstream media’s shortcomings in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the Editorial Board affirms The Student’s commitment to facilitate rigorous, well-informed dialogue as a journalistic publication on and for campus.
“Our Grief is the Needle Which Sews the Wound”: Reflections on Mourning and Action Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 and Contributing Writer Amelia Cogan ’26 reflect on their experiences holding collective Jewish grief amid an urgency to act against atrocities in Gaza.
A Systematic Exclusion: How We’re Taught to Discount Palestinians Managing News Editor Noor Rahman ’25, Editor-in-Chief Sam Spratford ’24, Contributing Writer Caden Stockwell ’25, and Staff Writer Cole Warren ’24 peel back the layers of silencing and dehumanization that have enabled Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.
Creating Community During Conflict Confronting the campus-wide polarization due to the Israel-Palestine conflict, Contributing Writer Oren Tirschwell ’25 encourages a focus on shared humanity and common ground.
Speaker Outlines Difficulties of Defining Antisemitism Kenneth S. Stern, a lawyer and expert on hatred and antisemitism, spoke at the college on Wednesday, March 29. Stern discussed the relationship between antisemitism and hate in general, conspiratorial thinking, and the problem of defining antisemitism.