Opinion

In the aggregate, Amherst College students are no exception to this national trend; this is not their fault. Although some truly accomplished students of foreign language matriculate at Amherst College, they are relatively rare. Moreover, increasing the minimal training required of our applicants could be viewed as discriminatory. Only the

In an effort to get bigger, stronger, faster and better, athletes have increasingly been taking supplemental over-the-counter drugs in the past decade. Although illegal drugs such as steroids have long been a problem in sports, the new trend of taking these dietary supplements is in some ways more dangerous because

As a minority student, I have recently found myself torn on the affirmative action issue. I sometimes wonder how much my Hispanic background contributed to my acceptance into Amherst College. Hacker himself admits that he was accepted to Amherst College partly because his father was a professor. Although this was

There is no doubt that this war is very different from any other conflict in American history. Moreover, the relationship between the government and its constituents has changed: the main interface has become the media. Despite the recent frenzy of protest, there seems to be a greater reluctance to speak

Police crackdown unnecessary Considering some of the shocking events of this past year, it is difficult to indict the Campus Police for the overly aggressive stance they are currently taking against social life at Amherst. We have reached a point, however, where the well-intentioned actions of campus security are stifling

Now that I am halfway through my year here in England, I have to admit that I am not going to live out that dream. Much to my own disappointment, I have become one of those annoying people we all know who went abroad and loved it, and can’t