The Editorial Board

The latest installment from the campus police reports.

As the five-year anniversary of Amherst Uprising approaches, the Editorial Board reflects on the culture of campus activism and what the role of storytelling should be in making progress.

The latest installment from the campus police reports.

This week, the Editorial Board considers what activist efforts and cultural shifts will be necessary to approach the world after Nov. 3.

The Editorial Board joins editors from other NESCAC student newspapers in advocating for administrators to make Election Day a holiday at our respective colleges.

The Editorial Board revisits the topic of Mammoth Day, looking at the fact that staff were not given a spontaneous day off. The Board thus examines the question of how we, as a college, need to do more to assert our appreciation and respect for staff members risking their health to come to work.

In light of today’s impromptu day-off, the Editorial Board takes a moment to reflect on all the stress we have to recover from in these 24 hours and urges you to take a break rather than catch up on work.

In light of the recent UMass coronavirus outbreak, the Editorial Board examines what obligations on-campus students have to protect each other. In particular, does on-campus snitch culture serve students or just create unnecessary splinters in the community?

All reported crimes between Sept. 21 to Oct. 4

The Editorial Board stands in support of the Amherst administration’s public statement against the Department of Education’s investigation into Princeton University following the college’s admission of historical racism.