Opinion

My parents emigrated from Lahore to Brooklyn, NY in the early 1990s. I’ve often imagined their arrival in the U.S.: they settled in a country far from home, where people who looked nothing like them spoke an unfamiliar language, with little in the way of a support system.

American culture demands that college students experience immense personal growth during their education. Under such external pressure, how can we make our time and growth at Amherst meaningful? It can feel as if the worth of our education is often framed as dependent on how much we change or how

Watching porn at college always reminded me a little bit of Facebook stalking. Lots of people do it, many find it entertaining, and almost everyone would be embarrassed if someone caught them watching it. What’s different about porn is the way we talk about it — or maybe more importantly,

Earlier this year, I wrote an article for The Amherst Student titled “Try Tray-less.” In it, I urged those who were against the tray-less movement to simply give it a try and see if it really affected their dining experience in Valentine. I was driven to write this article because

This letter was written by the Department of History in response to an opinion article [../08/invisibility-disability-amherst.html] by students on the college’s disability policies published in The Amherst Student on March 8. To The Roosevelt Institute at Amherst, The faculty of the History Department enthusiastically endorses your work

This letter was written by the Department of Black Studies in response to an opinion article [../08/invisibility-disability-amherst.html] by students on the college’s disability policies published in The Amherst Student on March 8. Dear Students, We, the faculty of the Department of Black Studies, applaud the courage and