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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

Chimaway Lopez: Bridging Home Wherever He Goes

Chimaway Lopez: Bridging Home Wherever He Goes

If there’s one word that comes to mind when talking to Chimaway Lopez ’20, it’s welcoming. Sure, thoughtful, passionate and kind will all be at the tip of the tongue, but they don’t paint a full picture “welcoming” does. Hailing from California, Lopez found a home through

Charlotte Blackman: The Pragmatic Idealist

Charlotte Blackman: The Pragmatic Idealist

Blackman has used her drive and idealism to improve Amherst for survivors of sexual violence and other oppressed groups, and she hopes to do the same for the world at large. Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Blackman ’20. When talking with Charlotte Blackman ’20, one thing that becomes immediately clear is

Sparrow's Nest: Sports in the Time of Coronavirus

It’s been about five months since I last did this column, and boy, what a wild five months it has been. There was the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter accident, the franchise-altering trade of Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts and the departure of

#IntegrateAmherst: Updating to Remain the Same

Wendy Hui Kyong Chun’s book, Updating to Remain the Same. Chun observes that crisis interrupts habit, and, in response, social actors and innovators respond to crisis by reinventing the old habit as fresh and updated, but more or less, the same. Chun quotes Milton Freidman “‘‘only a crisis— actual

VEEPStakes

Staff writers Harry Brussel ’23 and Ben Gilsdorf ’21 work their way through the short list of considerations for the Democrat’s vice presidential nominee, a list that pundits and political-junkies have fleshed out ever since likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s March 15 announcement [https://apps.npr.

#IntegrateAmherst: An Update on Progress

We have good news. President Biddy Martin has agreed to most of our demands. In an email, President Martin provided us with a brief outline of the commitments she has made and the timeframes within which the work will be done: 1. The college will establish an institutional Bias Reporting