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Amherst for Israel Hosts Michael Oren

Amherst for Israel Hosts Michael Oren

On Thursday, the student organization Amherst for Israel hosted a talk with the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren. He claimed that the narrative of genocide in Gaza is untrue and is being used to delegitimize Jewish people, sparking protest among audience members.

Amherst Books Begins Search for New Ownership

Amherst Books Begins Search for New Ownership

Police Log: April 27 to May 4

Thoughts on Theses: Amelia Cogan ’26

Thoughts on Theses: Amelia Cogan ’26

Humans of Amherst: Endings and Beginnings

Living in a College Town: Reflections From Residents

Living in a College Town: Reflections From Residents

Editorial: Saying Goodbye to Valentine Dining Hall

News

Amherst for Israel Hosts Michael Oren

Amherst for Israel Hosts Michael Oren

On Thursday, the student organization Amherst for Israel hosted a talk with the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren. He claimed that the narrative of genocide in Gaza is untrue and is being used to delegitimize Jewish people, sparking protest among audience members.

Amherst Books Begins Search for New Ownership

Amherst Books Begins Search for New Ownership

Police Log: April 27 to May 4

College Offers Exclusive Preview of Student Center

College Offers Exclusive Preview of Student Center

Hampshire Community Launches Relief Fund for Employees

Hampshire Community Launches Relief Fund for Employees

Superintendent Discusses Amherst Elementary School Budget Deficit

Superintendent Discusses Amherst Elementary School Budget Deficit

Justice Advocate Steven Donziger Discusses His Legal Career

Justice Advocate Steven Donziger Discusses His Legal Career

Features

Thoughts on Theses: Amelia Cogan ’26

Thoughts on Theses: Amelia Cogan ’26

In this edition of Thoughts on Theses, Staff Writer Savita Jani ’28 talks to Amelia Cogan ’26 about her thesis on predictive algorithms in policing and psychiatry, exploring her writing process, findings, and her ultimate reflections on using anthropology to study emerging technologies.

Humans of Amherst: Endings and Beginnings

Living in a College Town: Reflections From Residents

Living in a College Town: Reflections From Residents

Thoughts on Theses: Emma Burd ’26

Thoughts on Theses: Emma Burd ’26

Worth the Wait? Amherst Spring Concert Lineup Announced

Worth the Wait? Amherst Spring Concert Lineup Announced

The Room Where It Happened: AAS Speech Night

The Room Where It Happened: AAS Speech Night

Thoughts on Theses: Muskaan Bhansali ’26

Thoughts on Theses: Muskaan Bhansali ’26

Opinion

Editorial: Saying Goodbye to Valentine Dining Hall

The Editorial Board reflects on Valentine Hall, the soon to be replaced campus dining hall which has influenced the lives of every Amherst student since 1941. Though the new student center is an improvement, it also lacks the culture, history, and community.

From the Editor’s Desk: On The Student’s “AI Problem”

Anti-Ableist Amherst: Writing Disability at Amherst College

Letter to the Editor: Providing Clarity: The District’s K-6 Restructuring Plan and Untangling Misinformation

Confessions of a Chronically Over-Word-Count Editor

The Wrong Solution for Grade Inflation

Bathroom Bulletin: The Last Dump of Keefe Campus Center

Bathroom Bulletin: The Last Dump of Keefe Campus Center

Arts & Living

Revisiting Shakespeare: Finding Monstrosity in “The Tempest”

Revisiting Shakespeare: Finding Monstrosity in “The Tempest”

Examining Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in this edition of “Revisiting Shakespeare,“ Editor-in-Chief Edwyn Choi ’27 explores Caliban’s legacy and how the play’s language of monstrosity, law, and property continues to shape conversations about colonialism and race.

Taking a Deep Cinematic Plunge into “Sátántangó”

Taking a Deep Cinematic Plunge into “Sátántangó”

The Indicator x The Student: “Final Draft”

Lowery’s “Mother Mary” Hits All the Wrong Notes

Lowery’s “Mother Mary” Hits All the Wrong Notes

Three for Three: Reviewing “The Christophers”

Three for Three: Reviewing “The Christophers”

The Indicator x The Student: “Nighttime Ballad for a Green-Blue Song”

The Indicator x The Student: “Strokes of Vermilion”

Sports

Around the Herd: April 29 to May 3 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 29 to May 3 in Athletics

In this week’s edition of Around the Herd: baseball bests Colby in the NESCAC quarterfinal, women’s golf wins the NESCAC title, and softball closes out the season against Williams.

The Eastern Conference: Beautiful Chaos

Left It All Out on the Rink: A Women’s Ice Hockey Interview

Around the Herd: April 22 to April 26 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 22 to April 26 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 15 to April 20 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 15 to April 20 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 8 to April 14 in Athletics

Around the Herd: April 8 to April 14 in Athletics

Amherst Men’s Crew: The Freshmen Impact

Amherst Men’s Crew: The Freshmen Impact

Cartoon

Cartoon: November Meltdown

Cartoon: November Meltdown

Assistant Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 explores anxiety around the election in this cartoon.

Comic: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Comic: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Comic: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Exit

Exit

Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

Hot Or Not? — Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

Big Stick Energy — Breaking The Ice: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Big Stick Energy — Breaking The Ice: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Litterbug — Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Litterbug — Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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David Kirp ’65 Stonewall Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

David Kirp ’65 Stonewall Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Rose Oliver Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Rose Oliver Prize — Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies

Event Spotlight: Teri W. Odom

Event Spotlight: Teri W. Odom

Robert Barnes ’21 — Racial History Project

Robert Barnes ’21 — Racial History Project

LitFest 2026 — Feb. 26 - March 1

LitFest 2026 — Feb. 26 - March 1

Mavis Campbell — Racial History Project

Mavis Campbell — Racial History Project

Event Spotlight: MLK Day of Service and Action

Event Spotlight: MLK Day of Service and Action

Podcast

More

Office Hours: Come Talk With Professor Javier Corrales!

Office Hours: Stories and Worlds with Professor Ilan Stavans

Office Hours: Literature and Life with Professor Geoffrey Sanborn

Office Hours: The Politics of Help with Professor Matthew Ghazarian

Office Hours: Russian Poetry and Translation with Professor Catherine A. Ciepiela

Crossword

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Commencment Logic Grid — Wednesday, May 5, 2026

In a Pickle — Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Be a Mammoth Mixup — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

April Sudoku — Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Chain of Events — Wednesday, April 1, 2026