Thank You, Lipton
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 expresses gratitude for his time living in Lipton House and the community he found there.
Opinion
Alumni Respond to Professor’s Letter Against Faculty Divestment Motion
Dear Faculty of Amherst College,
We will begin by sharing with you some of the facts that are easily available online, should you choose to search for them. Facts can be comforting in a time of crisis. They make us feel like we have something concrete to hold onto.
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Editorial: A Call for Divestment
The Editorial Board expresses support for the recently passed resolution by the Association of Amherst Students and addresses arguments against divestment.
Open Letter to Faculty on Divestment
Cole Warren ‘24 and Phoebe Neilsen ‘25 implore faculty to vote for divestment at the upcoming faculty meeting.
Response to the President and Chair of the Board of Trustees on Divestment
Vanessa Glass ’26 responds to a letter from President Elliott and Chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew Nussbaum, offering counterarguments to several points from the letter.
Proposing a Socially Responsible Investment Committee at Amherst College
Contributing Writers Amelia Cogan ’26, Vanessa Glass ’26, and Noa Costom ’26, representing Amherst College Jews for Ceasefire, present a summary of their proposal for a Socially Responsible Investment Committee in response to calls for divestment.
Amherst in the Classroom: Where Is the Dialogue?
Aaron Holton ’25 and Madina Oraz ’25 criticize the centering of American thought and the rejection of unorthodox perspectives in the Amherst classroom.