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Association of Amherst Students, Judiciary Council Reprimand AC Republicans

Association of Amherst Students, Judiciary Council Reprimand AC Republicans

The Amherst College Republicans (ACR) will face penalties after a formal complaint was filed to the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) regarding transphobic language used in the ACR GroupMe in response to the release of the Common Language Document (CLD). The Judiciary Council (JC), a body of authority under the

AAS Candidate Statements for 2019-2020 E-Board

On Friday, April 5, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will hold elections for AAS president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and Judiciary Council chair. 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

Members of Men’s Lax Involved in Anti-Semitic Incident

A swastika was drawn on the face of an unconscious person at a men’s lacrosse party in December 2018, according to information obtained by The Student. Members of the men’s lacrosse team then took photos of the person and circulated them on social media. Since the matter was

Members of Men’s Lacrosse Posted Snapchat Photos of Unconscious Person with Swastika Drawn on Face

Update: Following The Student’s report, Amherst Hillel published an op-ed [https://amherststudent.com/article/hillel-responds-to-swastika-incident] on The Amherst Student website expressing frustration with the administration’s response. Chief Student Affairs Officer Karu Kozuma reached out to the Hillel E-board shortly after. A meeting

Release of Common Language Document Leads to Community-Wide Fallout

Release of Common Language Document Leads to Community-Wide Fallout

The college was embroiled in controversy last week after the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) released the Common Language Document [https://howiecarrshow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/03/Common-Language-Guide_March-2019-1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0Qb-hzsFX--cpBEx-59Ir59CU3mJWbhYfUPNE2OR40A7U5bsR9iBNJqFY] (CLD) in a community-wide email. Reactions

Tony Jack '07 Speaks About Low-Income Student Experience

On March 21, Harvard Professor of Education Anthony “Tony” Jack ’07 spoke to a crowded audience in Lipton Lecture Hall on the effects of income inequality, racism and classism on students of low-income backgrounds chronicled in his new book “The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students.

Admissions Scandal Highlights Wealth Disparities at Amherst

Colleges and universities across the country were embroiled in scandal on March 12 when federal prosecutors disclosed charges against more than 50 people involved in a conspiracy to bribe college officials and inflate students’ test scores. Wealthy, upper-class parents were revealed to have paid anywhere from $500,000 to