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Answering the Fraternity Question All Over Again

Last semester, shortly before the spring finals period, the Amherst College board of trustees made national headlines with an announcement that would drastically affect student life. Reaffirming the “spirit and intention” of their original 1984 decision, the board officially banned students’ membership, either on or off campus, of “any fraternity,

Social Clubs Are a Band-Aid, Not a Cure

Loneliness is a problem at Amherst College. The 2014 National College Health Assessment conducted last semester reported that 76 percent of Amherst students felt “very lonely” within the past year, compared to 56 percent nationally. But this isn’t a new issue for us: the Student Health Educators began their

2014: A Historic Year for Women, Minorities and Republicans

The 2014 midterm election was historic for political parties, minorities and women. For political parties, the American people voted decisively against the failed policies of the Obama administration, which the President himself said were “on the ballot, every single one of them.” Voters gave Republicans a majority in the Senate

An Open Letter on Social Clubs

Dear President Martin, Chief Student Affairs Officer Coffey, Dean of Students Vasquez and members of the administration: On Tuesday, Nov. 4, students received an email from the Office of Student Affairs, signed by a coalition of nine students, inviting them to a “Social Club” Town Hall Meeting. At the meeting,

Queeriosity: Trans Awareness Month

This month, the Queer Resource Center, as well as a number of other resource centers and student groups on campus, have been working diligently to bring some of the initiatives of Hampshire County Trans Awareness Month to Amherst College. Through a variety of events, such as film screenings and dialogues,

So Many Essays, No Time to Learn

Like so many Amherst students, I am all too familiar with 4 a.m. The kind of 4 a.m. where you’re hunched over a desk, accompanied only by your notes and a mug of lukewarm coffee. You’ve stared at a computer so long you can’t tell

Amherst College Republicans' Response to "All Lives Matter"

Robert Lucido ’15, the president of Amherst College Republicans, writes responding to the controversy surrounding the “All Lives Matter” campaign. Last week, a new student group on campus called Black Lives Matter showed great initiative by organizing a series of events highlighting police brutality against persons of color. Not only