The Amherst Student, the newspaper of Amherst College, is published weekly on Wednesdays. At least 1600 copies are circulated per issue. The Student is distributed to members of the College faculty and staff, the student body and the communities of Amherst, Hadley and the Five College Area free of charge, as well as to alumni and parents by subscription.

The Student carries five 2-inch columns per page. Each page measures 10 x 16 inches of copy; there are 80 column inches per page. For advertising rates and other information, please contact The Student at astudent@amherst.edu.

The Student publishes on Wednesdays during the school year. For the 2017-2018 year, we will publish on:

Fall 2017
9/1 (Orientation)
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/20 (Homecoming)
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/29
12/6

Spring 2018 - Tentative
1/24
1/31
2/7
2/14
2/21
2/28
3/7
3/21
3/28 (April Fool's)
4/4
4/11
4/21
4/25
5/18 – Commencement