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Office of Student Affairs to Reevaluate Party Policy

Office of Student Affairs to Reevaluate Party Policy

The Office of Student Affairs detailed proposed adjustments to the current party policy in an email to students on Dec. 2. The proposals come nearly a year after the administration’s controversial changes to the party policy, which entailed stricter regulations and placed greater responsibility on party hosts. According to

A Flawed System: The Burden of Service Among Faculty of Color

A Flawed System: The Burden of Service Among Faculty of Color

Toward the earlier part of her career at Amherst, Professor of Black studies, Latinx and Latin American studies and English Rhonda Cobham-Sander typically wrote letters of recommendation for her students in the English department office. One day, as she typed, a white senior colleague came up behind her and peered

Hampshire Seeks Partner After Financial Distress

Correction: A previous version of this article misquoted President Biddy Martin as saying that “[Hampshire] wouldn’t want any help that would sustain them over a longer term.” Martin said that Hampshire wouldn’t want any help that would not sustain them over a longer term. The Student apologizes for

College to Go Carbon Neutral by 2030

College to Go Carbon Neutral by 2030

On Jan. 24, the Board of Trustees voted to approve the Climate Action Plan (CAP), committing the college to carbon neutrality by 2030. Work on the CAP has been ongoing since 2015, when the Office of Sustainability called on Amherst to set a date for carbon neutrality. The decision is

Thoughts on Theses: Kelsey Choi

Thoughts on Theses: Kelsey Choi

Kelsey Choi ’19E is a Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought (LJST) major. Her thesis focuses on the South Korean civil court case on women who were forced into prostitution in camptowns. Her thesis advisor is LJST Professor Michaela Brangan. Q: What is your thesis about?A: I followed a current

Series Explores Labor Through a Gendered Lens

A panel run by the student staff of the Women’s and Gender Center (WGC) and composed of local professors and activists met on Tuesday, Nov. 27 to discuss forms of work, such as domestic and emotional labor, that are underrepresented or lacking from the discourse on equal representation of

AAS Candidate Statements for Judiciary Council and Treasurer

On Friday, Dec. 7, the Association of Amherst Students will hold elections for Judiciary Council chair, three at-large Judiciary Council positions and treasurer. The students below have announced their candidacies for these elections. Students who are interested in hearing from these candidates or are interested in running but were unable