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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Friday, March 24, 2023

Alexi Lee

Alexi Lee '22 is a staff writer who hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. At Amherst, Alexi works for the Office of Admission and makes Youtube vlogs in her spare time.

Number of Articles: 2

First Article: April 10, 2020

Latest Article: May 1, 2020

Thoughts on Theses: Rana Barghout

By Alexi Lee

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May 1, 2020

Rana Barghout is a neuroscience major writing a thesis on the lateral line system and startle responses in zebrafish. Her advisor is Professor of Biology Josef Trapani. Q: What’s your thesis about? A: For survival, it’s important to be able to respond to sudden stimuli, along with avoiding or escaping danger. Zebrafish, the model organisms that I used, have been extensively used as the model to analyze startle responses. There are a lot of different types of startles, but the most common type

Thoughts on Theses: Yasmeen Saeed

By Alexi Lee

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April 10, 2020

Yasmeen Saeed is a history major writing a thesis on mythologizing the past. Her advisor is Professor of History and Asian Languages and Civilizations Monica M. Ringer. Q: What’s your thesis about? A: I am writing about mythologizing the past and how it can be construed as either myth or history from a Turkish setting. I’m discussing how myth is not as factually based; it is about generating something that appeals to people based on their ideological agenda. My thesis compares Atatürk, the fou

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