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Women’s Hockey Emerges Victorious over Trinity in Overtime Contest

The women’s ice hockey team survived the first round of NESCAC playoffs in a nail-biter overtime win against Trinity. Amherst entered the weekend with momentum, having won three of its last four games, including a sweep against Wesleyan. The seniors’ last homestand featured major contributions from the class of

Women’s Squash Falls in College Championships

Women’s Squash Falls in College Championships

This weekend, the women’s squash team traveled to compete in the second division of the College Squash Association Team Championship – a daunting task, given their low seeding. At the Kellner Squash Center at Trinity, the Mammoths faced top-seeded Dartmouth in the first round and performed valiantly in a 9-2

Women’s Basketball Loses to Tufts in NESCAC Championship Semifinals

Last week, the women’s basketball team traveled to Bowdoin, the site of this year’s NESCAC tournament, for a heated semifinal matchup between the second-seeded Mammoths and the third-seeded Jumbos from Tufts. This was a rematch of last year’s NESCAC championship, which Amherst won. The game was hard

'Black Art Matters' Displays and Celebrates Creative Talent

'Black Art Matters' Displays and Celebrates Creative Talent

Originally an event held in the Ford Hall event space, this year’s Black Art Matters showcase was held in the Mead Art Museum on Feb. 24 and led by Zoe Akoto ’21 for the second year in a row, this time in collaboration with the Mead. It was sponsored

Long-Awaited Finale 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Enthralls Fans

Long-Awaited Finale 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Enthralls Fans

If you travelled back in time to when I was in high school, or even middle school, and told me that I would be playing “Kingdom Hearts 3” in 2019, I wouldn’t believe you. Not because I wouldn’t believe it had come out so late, but because I

A Flawed System: Professors of Color Face Hurdles in Obtaining Tenure

A Flawed System: Professors of Color Face Hurdles in Obtaining Tenure

The process of obtaining tenure in academia is somewhat shrouded in secrecy. Though tenure does not grant a professor immunity from being fired, it does prevent a college from firing a professor without due reason. Tenure has been, and remains difficult, to attain. In 1997, the National Education Association reported

Student Spotlight: Reggie Brewster '21

Student Spotlight: Reggie Brewster '21

Managing Sports Editor Henry Newton ’21 sat down with Reggie Brewster ’21 (above right), member of the Men’s squash team, to talk about the difficulties of balancing a busy schedule as both a student and athlete. Q: Generally, how do you balance being an athlete and a student? A: