Volume 152 • Issue 24
The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868
Monday, May 29, 2023
By Shane Dillon '26
May 3, 2023
Newly-elected AAS Vice President and Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 expresses gratitude for the first-year class and reflects on their exceptional sense of community.
By Tapti Sen ’25
April 26, 2023
In the third edition of “Tapti Talks,” Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 reflects on her experiences with microaggressions as a woman of color and argues that they have a much bigger negative impact on our daily lives than we realize.
By Chris Tun '25
April 12, 2023
Chris Tun ’25 sits down with members of the Amherst community to discuss their anxieties and aspirations on The Student’s newest podcast.
April 5, 2023
In this issue of “Tapti Talks,” Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 reflects on her experience with chronic illness and expresses her gratitude for the people at Amherst who’ve supported her.
March 22, 2023
In the inaugural issue of “Tapti Talks,” Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 reflects on the alienation of having her “foreign” name fumbled, and urges people to take pronunciation more seriously.
By Spencer Williams '24
March 8, 2023
Contributing Writer Spencer Williams ’24 recounts his experience receiving a rare brain cancer diagnosis in 2021.
By Pho Vu '23
March 1, 2023
Looking forward to International Writers’ Day on March 3, Staff Writer Pho Vu ’23 urges us to not forget about the editors in our lives, who bring out the expressive potential of our writing.
By Claire Beougher '26
Managing Photo Editor Claire Beougher ’26 reflects on her experience at the new J-Term program, Arts and Humanities in Action, which seeks to dispel the myth that these majors are unprofitable.
By Theo Hamilton '23
December 7, 2022
Senior Managing Editor Theo Hamilton ’23 reflects on his time with the Editorial Board as he says goodbye to The Student.
Staff writer Pho Vu ’23 recounts her Thanksgiving trip to St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago, a trip that allowed her to learn the joys and challenges of navigating unfamiliar places alone.