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Betty’s Kitchen workers have experienced several safety incidents in the past few weeks, including the door near dish return falling on an employee and the spray attachment of a sink landing on a different employee. In response, workers express a desire for more safety training.
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On Tuesday morning, the ACPD found a suspicious package and battery pack at the Science Center’s loading dock. Students were asked to evacuate the building as ACPD requested a bomb-detection K9 unit, but after investigation, no credible threat or criminal intent was found.
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On Saturday, the college hosted its inaugural AI Summit — a whole day event dedicated to discussion around artificial intelligence at Amherst and beyond. Student panelists, faculty across different departments, and an alumnus spoke at the event.
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In this installment of Amherst Adventures Abroad, Staff Writer Savita Jani ’28 interviewed GeorgeDaniel Dixon ’27 about his study away at Howard University, where he joined a step team, learned about fashion, and traveled to the Dominican Republic to aid an International Criminal Court case.
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Managing Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 and Assistant Features Editor Caroline Paluska ’29 interviewed students from across the Five College Consortium about their favorite traditions, their college’s dating scene, and more!
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Managing Opinion Editor Lucas Silva ‘28 dissects the antitrust lawsuit challenging Early Decision admissions at Amherst and peer institutions, arguing that a decades-old system may also suppress competition for students by limiting their ability to negotiate financial aid.
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Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 confronts the Trump administration’s rollback of Title IX protections, arguing that recent efforts to narrow the law’s scope are part of a broader project to restrict civil rights under the guise of administrative reform.
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Staff Writer Anysa Bickici ’29 confronts the national reckoning sparked by the Cornell Seven case, arguing that the scandal exposes a deeper failure embedded in higher education’s handling of sexual assault.
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Staff Writer Rose Phillips ’29 excavates Amherst College’s sexual assault crisis of the early 2010s arguing that the failures exposed by the Cornell Seven case are recurring features of university systems that prioritize procedural neutrality over survivor protection.
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Managing News Editor Ira Buch ʼ29 reports from the third annual Rhonda Cobham-Sander Lecture, where Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri discussed her process of translating Ovidʼs “The Metamorphoses,” and her unique proto-feminist interpretation of the poem.
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