pandemic
Finding the Silver Lining
May 5, 2021
As vaccines become more widely available in the United States, normalcy seems to be in sight. We are all ready to leave behind the horror and psychological toll that the pandemic has inflicted on us and embrace a full return [https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/president/statements/node/797790] to in-person teaching and learning in Fall 2021. But as we reflected on the drastic changes in our lives in response to the public health crisis of the past year, the Editorial Board realized that there
Mandate Vaccines for On-Campus Students
April 22, 2021
As the rate of vaccination accelerates [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/12/world/covid-19-coronavirus#covid-vaccine-pace-adults-eligible] in the U.S., normalcy seems to be in sight. On April 7, President Biddy Martin announced in a letter [https://www.amherst.edu/news/covid-19/community-messages/staying-in-touch/node/797790] to the Amherst community that we can expect “a return to fully in-person teaching and learning for the 2021-2022 academic year.” She also noted that while some of the
We're Still in a Pandemic. Let's Act Like It.
March 31, 2021
When the Editorial Board brainstormed this week’s editorial, we initially considered writing about the lessons of pandemic. Like others, we had been seduced by recent rhetoric in politics [https://www.mlive.com/politics/2021/02/in-michigan-biden-says-end-of-coronavirus-pandemic-will-come-when-americans-take-vaccine.html] and the media [https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/26/covid-19-vaccines-herd-immunity-pandemic-could-be-ending-column/6810858002/] that the pandemic is soon coming
One Year In, Students Reflect on the Pandemic
March 17, 2021
It’s been a year since the college shut down and the Covid-19 pandemic became a visceral reality for everyone in the United States. Few anticipated then that the pandemic would still be continuing to this day. The Student sat down with several students virtually to ask how the past year has treated them. Though challenges and hardships defined the pandemic, many students highlighted what they have done to make the most of the past twelve months. The pandemic has brought about tremendous loss i