Opinion

1. Intellectual quality 2. The curiously long lines for fried dough at festivals 3. Financial aid 4. Trick or treating and hayrides 5. The view from Memorial Hill 6. Book and Plow Farm 7. The physics jacket 8. Student publications 9. The devotion of our alumni 10. Faculty engagement with

We know, we know. Orientation week is long and filled with more information than you’ll ever need to know. But as the independent student newspaper of the college (since 1868), we are obligated to provide you, class of 2018 — and transfer students, who get way less love than they

A week ago, I had a lot of opinions about fraternities at Amherst that were largely in support of the Board’s decision to enforce the previous ban. This stemmed mostly from my personal experience of everyday misogyny and alienation at Amherst, but has been further bolstered by the confirmation

We ask our fellow members of the Amherst community to stand with us in opposition to yesterday’s resolution regarding fraternities. We are not against the fundamental spirit of the Board of Trustees’ decision. We respect their attempt to improve social life on campus, but this arbitrary and undemocratic manner

America has a sweet tooth. Today, the average American consumes 3,550 pounds of sugar — the equivalent of 1,767,900 Skittles — over his or her lifetime. From assorted chocolates on Valentine’s Day to trick-or-treating on Halloween, nearly all American holidays are celebrated with some sugary sweets. A few