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Emma Swislow '20

Managing News Editor

A Whirlwind Adventure

During my first week at Amherst, I ran into two editors of The Amherst Student pinning up a poster in the foyer of Appleton Hall. I had been on my high school newspaper for the past three years and knew that I wanted to work for a publication in college,

Scholar, Swimmer, Lawyer, Trustee and Father

Scholar, Swimmer, Lawyer, Trustee and Father

After graduating college, most people visit their alma mater’s campus every once in a while. Maybe they’ll make a trip out for their 20th reunion or when their high schooler adds Amherst to their never-ending list of schools to visit. But some, like Andrew Nussbaum ’85, find themselves

A Filmmaker Exploring Identity

A Filmmaker Exploring Identity

Walking around campus, it’s easy to spot Helena Burgueño ’19. She is, after all, almost always impeccably dressed. When I asked her friend Rojas Olivia ’19 to describe Burgueño he said, “Majestic, in all ways.” And indeed she is. During our interview, Burgeuño recounted a time when a drunk

College Explores Possible Student Center

College Explores Possible Student Center

The college announced on April 17 its intentions to explore building a student center on the land currently occupied by Merrill Science Center and McGuire Life Sciences. Separate meetings with students and faculty convened shortly after. The decision to look into constructing a student center on the Merrill/McGuire site

Actor, Model and Programmer Breaks Barriers

Actor, Model and Programmer Breaks Barriers

Lyndsey Scott ’06 struts down the runway with a train of multicolored balloons trailing behind her. It’s 2009 and Scott walks in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, an event 800 million people watch annually, according to Harper’s Bazaar. That same year, she was the first African-American model

Science Center Opening Explores Liberal Arts

Science Center Opening Explores Liberal Arts

With the official opening of the Science Center on Oct. 20, the question of how science fits into a liberal arts education, and more specifically an Amherst education, guided the events of the day. Andrew Nussbaum ’85, the chair of the Amherst board of trustees, began the event by speaking

ResLife Undergoes Structural Changes after Staff Turnover

After four of the five assistant directors of residential life (ADs) left the college over a two-month period this summer, the Office of Residential Life has undergone an organizational restructuring that will create at least six new positions. In past years, departmental duties were divided between a director of residential