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Is It Time To Abolish The Open Curriculum?

On July 31, The Brown Daily Herald, Brown University’s student newspaper, published an editorial [https://www.browndailyherald.com/2020/07/31/brown-update-open-curriculum-diap-shouldnt-optional/] urging their college administration to update their open curriculum to establish a “diversity and inclusion action plan course requirement.” In the piece, The Herald’s editorial board

How Amherst Students Can Make A Difference in November

How Amherst Students Can Make A Difference in November

When it comes to digital activism, there is no group more capable or savvy than Generation Z. In our hands, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and all their offspring have become tools to spread awareness and demand political change. For example, when scrolling through social media during an election season, I inevitably

Seeing Double: What To Do About Nuclear Warfare?

Seeing Double: What To Do About Nuclear Warfare?

Since the United States’ first use of the atomic bomb in August 1945, nuclear weapons have threatened the survival of humanity. In recent years, some supporters of nuclear de-escalation have proposed a No First Use (N.F.U.) policy, which would require the U.S. to refrain from using nuclear

We Are All the Institution: Making Change Amid a Pandemic and Anti-Racist Movement

Every August, we all take part in the ritualistic dance of the back-to-school season. First-years explore the ins and outs of where they plan to spend the next four years. All students network their way through an underground market of free PDFs in order to (with varying degrees of success)

Seeing Double: Can Leaders Lie?

Lying is a major issue in American politics today. President Donald Trump is notorious for issuing false or misleading statements — over 20,000 of them, according to The Washington Post. Though Trump’s deceit is widely criticized by allies and opponents alike, it raises another, broader question: Is it ever

The Student Commits To Change

The Editorial Board unequivocally stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, along with the Black students, faculty and staff at Amherst who not only continually navigate the racist structures embedded in the predominantly white institution but have often also carried the weight of anti-racism work on our campus since its

Why Is No One Talking About Money?

As President Martin reflected in one of her many emails, “close colloquy between faculty and students is Amherst’s signature. We are feeling the loss of one another’s presence, and we will continue to feel it for some time to come.” There is a certain frankness in these sentences