Opinion

Last week, the Amherst College Republicans invited the Amherst College Democrats to a political discussion. This would be the first official meeting between the two groups in months. However, the Democrats refused the invitation in a strongly-worded statement, saying that the offensive remarks made in the Amherst Republicans GroupMe (and

The right to free speech is a staple of American democracy. It is enshrined in our Constitution and a crucial part of the First Amendment. When movements attempt to restrict it, the backlash is always controversial and often reprehensible. In short, we as Americans believe in the immense value of

I believe Amherst should provide more resources that benefit the community and make us more productive, happy and engaged. A simple way to accomplish this: increase the number of emotional support dogs on campus. Amherst has an enormous budget and should allocate more of it to improve the happiness of

Editor’s Note: The Student first published an op-ed [https://amherststudent.com/article/hillel-responds-to-swastika-incident] by Amherst Hillel on its website on April 2. Shortly after, members of the administration reached out to Hillel and engaged its members in a meeting on Monday, April 8. The revised version of Hillel’s

Over the last few weeks, the Amherst College community has been pushed to make controversial decisions: taking down the Common Language Document (CLD), responding to the men’s lacrosse team’s anti-Semitic behavior and, most recently, disciplining the Amherst College Republicans (ACR) for discriminatory language in their club GroupMe. Each

To the Amherst community: How should we talk to each other in a college setting that prizes thoughtful speech? We have all struggled with this question as we debate the Common Language Guide circulated some days ago. The guide has generated speech conundrums that are entangling our community in a