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President Biddy Martin Responds to Department Of Education’s Princeton Investigation

On Sept. 24, Presidents Biddy Martin of Amherst College and Michael Roth of Wesleyan University wrote a letter reproving the Department of Education’s investigation of Princeton [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/princeton-racism-federal-investigation.html] involving racism and adherence to federal non-discrimination law. The investigation came after Princeton

UMass Confirms 18 Positive Covid Cases Linked to Off-Campus Party

UMass Confirms 18 Positive Covid Cases Linked to Off-Campus Party

On Sept. 25, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) announced [https://dailycollegian.com/2020/09/13-umass-students-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-several-attended-same-party/] that 13 students living off-campus in the Amherst area tested positive for Covid-19. By Monday, the university confirmed [https://www.gazettenet.com/UMassUpdate-hg-092920-36494205] that five more students who had been in contact with this

College Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg H’91

College Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg H’91

Over 130 members of the college community gathered over Zoom on Sept. 19 to commemorate the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg H’91. One of the most publicly esteemed justices in U.S. history and only the second female justice on the Supreme Court, Ginsburg passed away

2020-2021 AAS Senate Candidate Statements

From Thursday, Sept. 24 to Friday Sept. 26, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will hold elections for AAS Senators in each grade and transfer students. The students below have announced their candidacies for these elections. Students who are interested in hearing from these candidates or are interested in running

Parenting in the Pandemic: How Faculty With Kids Are Juggling Teaching and Childcare

Faced with school and daycare closures, many faculty members have been inundated with childcare duties. Managing these challenges alongside the difficulties of online teaching has been a delicate balancing act — one that has forced many to work late into the night. The shift has been especially hard on those with

With Abundance of Cartons, Campus Questions ‘Is Boxed Water Really Better?’

With Abundance of Cartons, Campus Questions ‘Is Boxed Water Really Better?’

To keep students hydrated and Covid-free in the fall semester, the college has turned to an out-of-the-box alternative: Boxed Water. The switch to packaged water was made concurrently with the college’s shift to a grab-and-go dining model last spring. However, the proliferation of Boxed Water has been met with

Thoughts on Thesis: William Balmer '21

William Balmer ’21 (they/them/theirs) is an astronomy and physics double major. They are writing their thesis on the astrometry of an object forming within the accretion disc of a larger, forming star. Their thesis advisor is Assistant Professor of Astronomy Kate Follette. Balmer next to a telescope used