Going Remote and the Struggle to Maintain Amherst Friendships

Have you felt a gradual loss of your Amherst friendships? The small student body once made it easy to accumulate new friends and acquaintances — whether in class, Val, clubs or your floor. Now, with a chunk of the student community living off-campus, the majority of classes being conducted remotely and typical on-campus activities on hold, it has become increasingly difficult to make new friends and maintain old ones in the Amherst community. If you feel like your network of relationships at Amh

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint Explores Self in Upcoming “Zat Lun”

Amherst College’s Creative Writing Fall Reading Series continued its momentum when visiting writer Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint spoke on Oct. 2 in Frost Library’s Center for Humanistic Inquiry. Myint arrived at Amherst this fall after completing her doctorate in creative writing at the University of Denver. She published her book “The End of Peril, the End of Enmity, the End of Strife, A Haven” in 2018. “The End of Peril” was critically acclaimed — a finalist for the 2016 Noemi Press Book Award for

“Big Little Lies” Gives Little More than Closure this Summer

Based on Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same title, “Big Little Lies” set out to be a limited series with just one seven-episode season. However, the hype surrounding the show resulted in a season two, giving fans what they begged for. Did the second season live up to its praised predecessor? After the death of Perry (Alexander Skarsgaard), witnessed by the five women at the show’s center, the police are investigating to find out who killed him, refusing to believe the death was an accidental f

Chee Shares How To Write A Novel in His Essay Reading

On March 26, Amherst Books was filled with students, professors and literature fans in anticipation of the store’s latest guest in the Visiting Writers Series: Alexander Chee. Chee is the author of the novels “Edinburgh” and “The Queen of the Night.” He formerly taught at Amherst and is now an English professor at Dartmouth College. On top of these impressive feats, Chee’s newest release is a collection of nonfiction essays titled “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.” The book’s essays cente

Students Perform in Fourth Annual Spoken Word Slam

LitFest kicked off with an invigorating start on Wednesday, Feb. 27 with its fourth annual Slam Poetry Competition. Hosted in the Powerhouse, the event offered hors d’oeuvres, champagne and sparkling apple cider to students as they watched their talented peers amaze the crowd with their words. The competition began with an introduction from Daniel Gallant, the executive director of Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City. Seven students from Amherst College competed in pursuit of the various pri

“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Reboots An Old Favorite

Netflix released its new series, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” offering an eerie twist on the original cult-favorite TV show, “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” Although the characters and plot of the show are loosely based off of the original show, Netflix’s new series presents a very different perspective that is as chilling as the title indicates. Fans of the original show will find many differences and may be disappointed if they are looking for a “faithful” remake of the original. But des

Monique Truong Explores Immigration and Hunger in New Novel

On Sept. 26, faculty, students and book-lovers alike gathered at Amherst Books to see Monique Truong, author of the award-winning “The Book of Salt,” read an excerpt from her forthcoming novel “The Sweetest Fruits.” Part of the Amherst College Visiting Writers Series, a series of book events sponsored by the college’s Creative Writing Center, Truong’s reading kicked off the Fall 2018 lineup. The event was open to the public and refreshments followed the conclusion of Truong’s reading. Truong b