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Women’s Basketball Advances to Sweet Sixteen

Women’s Basketball Advances to Sweet Sixteen

After another impressive regular season, the women’s basketball team was one of 16 teams selected to host first- and second-round matchups for the NCAA tournament. Amherst opened the tournament on Friday night with a victory over Husson University. The Mammoths came out hot in the opening round with second-team

Students Perform in Fourth Annual Spoken Word Slam

Students Perform in Fourth Annual Spoken Word Slam

LitFest kicked off with an invigorating start on Wednesday, Feb. 27 with its fourth annual Slam Poetry Competition. Hosted in the Powerhouse, the event offered hors d’oeuvres, champagne and sparkling apple cider to students as they watched their talented peers amaze the crowd with their words. The competition began

Master Classes Let Students to Delve into Creative Writing

Master Classes Let Students to Delve into Creative Writing

Amherst’s fourth annual LitFest featured a variety of master classes — an intimate teaching experience with the festival’s featured writers. The workshops are organized around different themes to introduce students to creative writing techniques in a hands-on setting. These workshops serve as a strong example of how the Amherst

Solange’s “When I Get Home” Interrogates the Individual

Solange’s “When I Get Home” Interrogates the Individual

t first glance, the album cover for R&B singer Solange’s recently-released “When I Get Home” appears to be a partner piece to her 2016 album, “A Seat at the Table.” Both covers feature a stripped-down headshot of Solange, and even though little has changed in the technical

Providing Free Menstrual Products on Campus

The Reproductive Justice Alliance (RJA), Student Health Educators (SHEs) and the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) have collaborated to introduce a menstrual product pilot program in Frost Library’s gender-neutral and women’s restrooms. Menstrual products are generally overpriced, and the quantity of these products needed during one’s period

Combating AAS Apathy

The Amherst Student recieves funding from the Association of Amherst Students for its operations. With a flurry of new posters, candidate speeches and social media posts, the months of April and September are traditionally election seasons here at Amherst. In high school, running for class president was little more than

If I May: "Crashing" Should be Cancelled

“Crashing” — an HBO sitcom created by and starring comedian Pete Holmes — is, in my opinion, a horrible television show. It is boring, self-indulgent and altogether not funny — at least most of the time. I have also seen every single episode of the show. You might ask, “Why would you do