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Ben Gilsdorf '21

Jacob Blake Shooting Halts NBA Playoffs, But Season Stoppage Averted

Over a week ago, in Kenosha, Wisc., police officer Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, four times in the back while Blake’s three children watched from the backseat of his car. According to witnesses, Blake had been trying to deescalate a fight when officers stopped him, citing

VEEPStakes

Staff writers Harry Brussel ’23 and Ben Gilsdorf ’21 work their way through the short list of considerations for the Democrat’s vice presidential nominee, a list that pundits and political-junkies have fleshed out ever since likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s March 15 announcement that he would pick

VEEPStakes

Staff writers Harry Brussel ’23 and Ben Gilsdorf ’21 work their way through the short list of considerations for the Democrat’s vice presidential nominee, a list that pundits and political-junkies have fleshed out ever since likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s March 15 announcement that he would pick

Amherst’s First Pandemic Before COVID-19

More than a month has passed since the college made the decision to move to remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. While the current COVID-19 situation feels (and is) unprecedented, this outbreak is not the first time that Amherst has navigated a pandemic threatening campus. Using the digitized copies

Amherst’s First Pandemic Before COVID-19

More than a month has passed since the college made the decision to move to remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. While the current COVID-19 situation feels (and is) unprecedented, this outbreak is not the first time that Amherst has navigated a pandemic threatening campus. Using the digitized copies

Thanks, Tom

By the time I was old enough to start choosing sports allegiances, I had already been indoctrinated by the cult of Boston sports. I remember in kindergarten, my classmates talked about how their parents had let them stay up to watch the Red Sox (finally) win the World Series. At

Thanks, Tom

By the time I was old enough to start choosing sports allegiances, I had already been indoctrinated by the cult of Boston sports. I remember in kindergarten, my classmates talked about how their parents had let them stay up to watch the Red Sox (finally) win the World Series. At