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Posts tagged as “Amherst College”
Why I’m not necessarily against legacy preferences at (some) colleges.
At the start of this academic year, the Schacht Center for Health and Wellness enacted two notable changes for those who have health insurance provided through the college. Currently, 40% of students purchase the Smith College Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), which provides full coverage for a variety of medical services, including hospital, emergency room and specialist visits.
Divest Smith hosted a panel discussion titled “Climate Justice and Migration” last Friday afternoon in the Campus Center, led by Gabriella Della Croce ’11 and Andrea Schmid ’17 from the Pioneer Valley Workers Center and Professor Rick Lopez from Amherst College. Friends greeted each other as more chairs were pulled out to seat a full audience from both the Five College and greater Northampton communities. Conversation centered on the enormous effects of climate change on marginalized groups.
In recent weeks, Amherst College athletes have taken to kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality in the United States. The protests follow in the footsteps of National Football League and other professional athletes’ protests.
On Jan. 27, the frigid winter air set a fittingly ominous tone for the opening night of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”…
Molly McGuire ’18Contributing Writer The trustees of Amherst College announced last week that the school would no longer use Lord Jeffrey Amherst to represent their…