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Sonia Chajet Wides '25

Sonia Chajet Wides '25

Sonia is a Managing Features Editor and a History major from Brooklyn, NY.

College Reviewed Protest Policy Over the Summer, Amid National Reckoning on Campus Speech

College Reviewed Protest Policy Over the Summer, Amid National Reckoning on Campus Speech

After a spring defined by political action, many campuses tightened protest restrictions over the summer. Amherst's administration also updated their protest policies, though changes were more minimal. The process still offers insight into complex campus dynamics.

Community Reflects on Native and Indigenous Studies Symposium

Community Reflects on Native and Indigenous Studies Symposium

This year's Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium, “Gathering at the Crossroads: Abya Yala & Activism,” drew upon and generated academic and cultural community on campus.

Old News: This Week in 1947

Old News: This Week in 1947

In this edition of Old News, Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 explores a 1947 Amherst, in which echoes of World War II permeated all parts of campus life.

From Flowers to Forests: Research in Practice — Alumni Profile, Jessica Wright ’94

As a researcher for the US Forest Service, Jessica Wright ’94 now helps make the nation’s forests more resilient. But her path began more humbly, in a greenhouse overlooking Memorial Hill.

“Our Grief is the Needle Which Sews the Wound”: Reflections on Mourning and Action

Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 and Contributing Writer Amelia Cogan ’26 reflect on their experiences holding collective Jewish grief amid an urgency to act against atrocities in Gaza.

Old News: This Week in 1920

Old News: This Week in 1920

Working with local unions on a new Labor College, a 40-gallon barrel of cider, dodgy admissions practices, and more. In this edition of Old News, Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ‘25 probes the October 4, 1920 edition of The Student.

Old News: This Week in 1957

Old News: This Week in 1957

This week in Old News, Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 takes a look at how national issues like integration and McCarthyism came up on campus in 1957.