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Ryan Yu '22

Managing News Editor

Men I Trust’s “Oncle Jazz” is Raw, Real and Inventive

Men I Trust’s “Oncle Jazz” is Raw, Real and Inventive

Double albums — albums that are too long, basically — annoy me. They annoy me because there’s always a moment in the album — usually somewhere after the halfway point, after it’s run through all the gems and left only filler — where you find yourself asking, “Is this really still going

College Seeks to Modernize Information Systems in BIG Initiative

College Seeks to Modernize Information Systems in BIG Initiative

This past July, the college started implementing the first phase of its Business Improvement Group (BIG) Initiative, a project designed to modernize business processes at Amherst. The initiative seeks to overhaul the college’s nearly two-decade-old business management software and consolidate workflow — from payroll and human resources activities to student

ResLife Implements a Series of Changes, Including Free-Play Laundry

Effective for the beginning of fall semester, students will no longer have to pay $1.25 for each laundry wash or dry cycle, instead facing a $33 increase in residential fees to offset the costs of operating the laundry machines. The change to laundry payment, called the free-play laundry initiative,

What It Means to Say “The Farewell”

What It Means to Say “The Farewell”

In Chinese, to say goodbye is to make a promise of sorts. It’s an ostensibly simple promise, one that for most of us, only requires another glance backwards or maybe a short call if the distance is truly great. Indeed, zàijiàn — Chinese for goodbye — is to say in the

International Students Lose Jobs Over Work Authorization Delays

International Students Lose Jobs Over Work Authorization Delays

When Tristan Sithole ’21, an international student from Zimbabwe, arrived in Nashville for his summer internship with the accounting firm Deloitte, he expected to quickly get involved with his work. There was one obstacle in the way: he had not received his employment authorization document (EAD) from U.S. Citizenship

A Churchill Scholar with “a Math Mind”

A Churchill Scholar with “a Math Mind”

To say that Jamie Tucker-Foltz ’19 is passionate is an understatement. Indeed, solving problems — especially quantitative ones — has always been a profound interest of his, whether it be something rigorously academic or a simple board game. Now, as he graduates with his double major in math and computer science and

Jeff Sessions Speaks On Free Speech, Addresses Mueller Report

Jeff Sessions Speaks On Free Speech, Addresses Mueller Report

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to the college community about free speech on April 24 in an event jointly organized by the Amherst College Republicans (ACR) and the conservative youth organization Young America’s Foundation (YAF). The event was held in Johnson Chapel, with only Amherst students, faculty and