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Hildi Gabel '21

Contributing Writer

Staff Spotlight: Emily Jones

Photo courtesy of Maria Stenzel.Emily Jones is the director of health services. In that role, she helps operate the health center, among other tasks. Q: What did you do before you came to the college? A: I’m starting my fifth year here at Amherst. I’m actually an

An Examination of Non-Dairy Milks: Is Oat the GOAT?

An Examination of Non-Dairy Milks: Is Oat the GOAT?

At the end of 2018, a shortage of Oatly, the oat milk brand that sky-rocketed in popularity two years prior, caused an outcry in New York City. In 2019, I poured a hefty serving of oat milk into jasmine green tea at Valentine Dining Hall and found my next favorite

Advocating for a Cleaner and Healthier World

Advocating for a Cleaner and Healthier World

Hawley Truax ’85 lives up to the multifaceted and truth-seeking attributes expected of an Amherst student. He is driven by a wide range of interests, from the arts to the environment, and a commitment to truly understanding the world around him. Amherst’s intellectual atmosphere, which Truax embraced, enabled him

Michael Winograd Plays Klezmer Music in Northampton

Michael Winograd Plays Klezmer Music in Northampton

With purple lights running down the velvet curtains behind the band, Michael Winograd and The Honorable Mentshn, opened to an intimate crowd at The Parlor Room in Northampton last Wednesday. It took only seconds for the room to burst open with the lively rhythm and brassy trills of a genre

In Defense of Printing Your Mediocre Smartphone Photos

In Defense of Printing Your Mediocre Smartphone Photos

In November 2017, The New Yorker published a piece on photographer Josephine Sittenfeld’s series “Reunion,” which recreates college-era images of her friends when they meet back up at a reunion. The images are unflashy and direct, calling forth a haunting nostalgia for their former selves. Around the same time

Unconventional Christmas Movies to Watch This Holiday Season

Unconventional Christmas Movies to Watch This Holiday Season

It’s almost December, which means it’s officially the perfect time to stream holiday movies. While there are so many heartwarming, self-proclaimed holiday movies to return to on winter nights, the movies in which the holiday itself fades into the background are often the ones that most invigorate us

“A Star is Born” Unexpectedly Overcomes Potential for Cliche

“A Star is Born” Unexpectedly Overcomes Potential for Cliche

The decision to remake “A Star Is Born” was, frankly, questionable. Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut starring Lady Gaga and Cooper himself was a fourth take on the story after previous iterations in 1937, 1954 and 1976. The choice falls squarely in line with the recent Hollywood trend of cashing