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Ryan Yu

Ryan Yu is a junior majoring in math, political science, and film and media studies. His favourite snack in the past year has been bananas & mayo.

College Projects $34 Million Budget Downturn, Will Spend Additional $12 Million From Endowment

In a communication to staff and faculty on Sept. 14, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Kevin Weinman announced that the Board of Trustees had approved a budget proposal for the current fiscal year (FY21), spanning from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The budget estimates that Covid will have

Taking One Day at a Time: Over 900 Students Adjust to Life on a Covid-Cautious Campus

Taking One Day at a Time: Over 900 Students Adjust to Life on a Covid-Cautious Campus

For the past three months, the college has set forth careful, calculated planning for the precarious experiment that began last week: bringing the 937 students from across the pandemic-stricken country to live and learn on campus. It did not go off without a hitch; students tested the waters and saw

As the Nation Demands Reform, Student Activists Lead College Reckoning with Racist Past and Practices

As anti-racist protests spurred by the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 continue across the nation, calls for change are growing across the Amherst community. On the national level, students, alumni and the college itself have coordinated donation drives to support organizations working against anti-Black racism, including the

First-years and Sophomores Set to Live On-Campus in College Re-Opening Plan

First-years and Sophomores Set to Live On-Campus in College Re-Opening Plan

Between 1,200 and 1,500 students, mostly first years and sophomores, are invited to return to campus in the fall as a part of the college’s reopening plan. Photo courtesy of Matai Curzon ’22.Here’s what you need to know: * The college will bring back between 1,

Ryan McMillan: Trying and Failing Upwards, A Biophysicist’s Journey

Ryan McMillan: Trying and Failing Upwards, A Biophysicist’s Journey

McMillan initially wanted to study biology but decided to explore more quantitative routes after taking a calculus class. Photo courtesy of Ryan McMillan ’20.Ryan McMillan ’20 is not a loud person. Ask him, and he’ll tell you that he has, for most of his life, been varying degrees

As Flexible Grading Endures for the Semester, Some Raise Issues of Equity

Provost and Dean of Faculty Catherine Epstein announced on April 15, in an email to students and faculty, that the college would keep its current grading policy — an extension of the Flexible Grading Option (FGO) to all courses this semester — in place, despite calls from numerous community members to move

Timeline: The Coronavirus Pandemic at Amherst College

Between January and March, COVID-19 transformed from a distant concern to a community-devastating epidemic for many Amherst students. The coronavirus has brought rapid change to the lives of students, faculty and staff in a matter of weeks. In an attempt to help the Amherst community process recent events, The Student