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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

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: “Every Person for Themselves”

By Catherine A. Sanderson

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April 20, 2022

In a letter to the editor, Chair of Psychology Catherine Sanderson criticizes the new housing process, arguing that it only puts stress on close relationships in a time when students are most in need of social support.

Letter to the Editor: "Legacy-Blind" Admissions

By Willard M. Dix '77

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October 27, 2021

In a letter to the editor, former Amherst College Associate Dean of Admissions Willard M. Dix ’77 supports the recently announced end of legacy preference at the college, but questions how the college intends to act in a “legacy-blind” way.

Letters to the Editor Regarding Sexual Assault

By Faculty of Amherst College

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October 24, 2012

A group of faculty has written the following letter to the students of Amherst College. For the full list of the 14 authors and 128 signatories, see below. We are deeply saddened and upset by the recent disclosures of sexual misconduct and violence at the College. It is not only that acts of sexual violence have occurred that troubles us. It is the further injuries that students have suffered after these acts that also concern us. We are writing to express our deep support for all who have bee

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