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Staff Spotlight: Mike Kelly

Staff Spotlight: Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly has been the head of Frost Library’s Archives and Special Collections since 2009, overseeing a collection of over 80,000 rare books and archival material concerning the college. Before coming to Amherst, he was the curator of books at the Fales Library and Special Collections at New

Women’s Basketball Falters Against Emmanuel

Women’s Basketball Falters Against Emmanuel

The Amherst women’s basketball team picked up a pair of non-conference victories this past week in Lefrak Gymnasium. The Mammoths had an 11 point victory over Ithaca on Nov. 23 and a 23-point victory two days later against Babson. With these two wins, Amherst is now 3-0 on the

Men’s Soccer Looks to Finish National Title Quest

Men’s Soccer Looks to Finish National Title Quest

After rolling through the first four rounds of the NCAA DIII men’s soccer tournament, Amherst must conquer one more weekend of soccer to bring home a national championship trophy. The Mammoths hosted the third and fourth rounds at Hitchcock Field on Nov. 23 and 24, taking on Rowan University

Men’s Soccer’s Kyle Kelly ’21 Talks Style and Title Hopes

Men’s Soccer’s Kyle Kelly ’21 Talks Style and Title Hopes

On Dec. 2, the Amherst Student sat down with Kyle Kelly ’21, a center back on the men’s soccer team. He double majors in economics and psychology and is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The Mammoths are competing in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament this weekend in

The Roundup: All The Sports You Missed This Week — Dec. 4

Men’s HockeyThe Mammoths had five games over the Thanksgiving recess, which began with a tandem of NESCAC matchups on the opening Saturday and Sunday. Amherst fell short of triumphing over Trinity and Wesleyan, losing 2-1 and 4-1, respectively. Christian Powers ’23 scored his debut goal in the loss to

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Racism and the National Hockey League

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Racism and the National Hockey League

Four days after a former NHL player came forward with allegations of racial epithets directed at him, Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters announced his resignation, effective immediately. The free agent winger, Akim Aliu, tweeted on Nov. 25 that Peters “dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the

Studying Care Among HIV-Positive Black Caribbean Women

Studying Care Among HIV-Positive Black Caribbean Women

Jallicia Jolly, a Consortium for Faculty Diversity pre-doctoral fellow and visiting instructor of American studies and black studies at the college, presented her dissertation work at Frost Library’s Center for Humanistic Inquiry last month on Nov. 12. Her presentation was titled according to three acts: “How We Sex,” “How