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Dialogue imperative before major changes

One would think the Physical Plant would know better by now. The Little Red Schoolhouse has, after all, a well-known history of being constantly defaced. Every year, the College must use funds to repair the building from the damage wrought upon it by residents of its surrounding buildings. Why, then,

Letters to the editor

Criticism distorts, misses point But there were no constructive ideas to be found. The column was a clear example of someone with an axe to grind picking a performance into shreds and finding the safest parts to insult. Don’t write about the monologues that had to do with rape

A legend remembered

Harrison, who died last Thursday at the relatively young age of 58, exemplified what it was to be a Beatle: quick-witted and charming, yet at the same time easily bored with the intricacies of international superstardom. Following the band’s breakup, Harrison’s retreat from the public eye often cast

Trustees must consider big picture before breaking ground

With the trustees’ decision to raze Milliken and build a new dorm in its stead, we have the unique chance to play with the look of the campus. The current problem with the social dorms and with Milliken is a disparity in building styles. So now, before settling on a

Amherst fails to fit 'that spoiled stereotype'

Meet example ‘A’ of “out-group homogeneity”-the tendency, according to my psych textbook, to think that others dissimilar to you are all the same. Meet example ‘A’ of bitterness-a bawling journalistic tantrum. Meet someone who is incredibly misinformed, blind, pathetic and screeching for attention. Meet Wilkinson. You could say that

Generalizations reflect some truth about Amherst

I say “they” instead of “we” when referring to the objects of Wilkinson’s wrath-which I suppose must include me-to avoid setting up the kind of adversarial language that inevitably leads to blame and defensiveness. I say it as well because, from way over here in Paris with its huge,

Letters to the Editor

Protesters burn flag in ignorance Against the backdrop of a town often criticized for being unpatriotic, we formed the Amherst Assembly for Patriotism. On Thursday, we brought together a group of students, staff, faculty and administrators from completely different political stances. Our 10 speakers took the stage and expressed views