Ari Dengler: Exuberance In and Out of Amherst

Dengler has kept her exuberant laugh throughout her college experience as she “intellectually, academically, and ethically engaged” with her academics.

Over 130 Arrested During UMass Encampment

Police declared an unlawful assembly, tearing down tents and pushing protesters to the ground at the encampment on May 7.

UMass Encampment Joins Nationwide Student Protests

An encampment of roughly 40 tents and over 100 people was constructed on the UMass campus on Monday.

Smith Divestment Sit-in Enters its Second Week

Smith College students have protested the college’s decision not to divest from weapons manufacturers by occupying College Hall, its central administrative building.

Staff Spotlight: Merouane Daffar

Senior Managing Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 interviews Merouane Daffar, a community service officer in the Amherst College Police Department. Daffar discusses his role at Amherst, his fluency in three distinct languages, and his home in Algeria.

The AAPI Program Must Carry Its Radical Past

Senior Managing Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 writes about Asian American studies’ radical political past, and how this can inform the discipline‘s future.

Josh Paul Discusses Resignation from State Department Over Israel Policy

Paul made headlines for his resignation in October, in the early stages of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. He discussed the failures of the U.S. policy in the region and the centrality of arms sales to American diplomacy.

Satire: An Interview with the New Senior Director of Organizational Aesthetics

Senior Managing Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 satirizes administrative bureaucracy through an imagined interview with the new “Senior Director of Organizational Aesthetics.”

Sophie Kubik: Giving Voice to Their Philosophy

“Intrepid” and persistently thoughtful, Kubik not only excels in the philosophy classroom but has translated her moral convictions into practice.

The Jig Is Up: Amherst Needs To Lower Its Tuition

Raising skepticism about the increasingly-expensive costs of elite, private universities, Assistant Opinion Editor Stacey Zhang ’26 considers whether Amherst should lower its tuition.

Local Lookout: LiLi’s Restaurant

In this new series, The Student highlights the stories of the town of Amherst. For the first edition, The Student sat down with Li Jia, the owner of LiLi’s, a Xi’an Chinese restaurant on North Pleasant street.