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Opinion

Scouts' Honor

Boy Scout officials on all levels of bureaucracy are giving us to believe that this is a happy compromise. Maybe in the short run-but the lurking fact remains that for all its chumminess, the BSA can exert firm control on the Great Trails Council in several meaningful ways; for

Campaign Against The Grain

But it was the discussion afterwards that showed our desire to protect minority rights in opposition to majority opinion. One student wanted to know why the moderator Jim Lehrer didn’t press each candidate to defend their support for the death penalty, especially considering the racial biases in its enforcement.

Doctoring Diversity

Irrespective of practical considerations, our ideal faculty would reflect the racial composition of the student body, which in turn would reflect that of the country. That our faculty’s racial diversity matches that of U.S. Ph.D.s only means we’re not behind the curve, and recent hiring

Letters To The Editor

Two weeks ago I decided to go abroad in the spring, having elected to major in history. I did my research and selected four schools in London. With applications ready to be given to teachers, I went into the study abroad office to discuss these plans. The office would not

Letters To The Editor

The recent articles and campus buzz about the online student community at Amherst encourage me. As the College looks at retiring the VAX system and moving to a newer, more maintainable system, issues of community are ones that should be specifically addressed. When I made the transition from student to