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Spencer Quong '18

Contributing Writer

Becoming a Writer, Valuing Vulnerability

Becoming a Writer, Valuing Vulnerability

Amir Denzel Hall writes the way he speaks. Regardless of his medium, his voice always carries warmth, humor and vulnerability. With a gift for storytelling, he has the ability to make any person feel comfortable. I became friends with Hall during an English class my first semester at Amherst. In

Pride, “Am I Doing This Right?”

When I was in high school, I resented gay pride and queer activism. To the younger version of myself, pride felt overbearing. I remember sitting in my counselor’s office and telling her I didn’t need to go to the Gay-Straight Alliance meeting. I imagined that going might mean

Keeping Secrets, Walking Home

I left my first year expecting that the time of uncertainty would be pretty much over. Of course things would change, but I don’t think I fully realized what this change would look like. Or at least, I expected things to grow linearly — I knew that I wouldn’t