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Haugh-t Takes: Israel Folau

Haugh-t Takes: Israel Folau

In sporting news that many at Amherst definitely missed, Rugby Australia recently revoked the contract of star player Israel Folau. His firing from the national team for purely conduct-related reasons sparks questions about the intersections of sports and politics, and provokes questions as to how we view the role of

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Cale Makar

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Cale Makar

Sunny evenings, rising temperatures and blooming flowers can only mean one thing around Amherst: it’s almost finals season. As students gear up for the home stretch before summer vacation, one former University of Massachusetts Amherst student just a few months older than me is preparing for a different kind

Women’s Golf Finishes Fifth in First Tournament of Spring

The Amherst women’s golf team began the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Vassar Invitational held at the Casperkill Golf Course in Poughkeepsie, New York, in an event hosted by Vassar College. The course is one of the more difficult courses that the team will play on

Men’s Track & Field Competes at Tufts Sunshine Classic

Men’s Track & Field Competes at Tufts Sunshine Classic

With the NESCAC Championships just one week away on April 27, a portion of the Mammoths competed at the Tufts Sunshine Classic on Saturday, April 20 to tune up for the upcoming championship meet. Competition for the day began with the 100-meter dash, where the first-year duo of Arinze Uddoh

Thoughts on Theses: Alyssa Snyder

Thoughts on Theses: Alyssa Snyder

Alyssa Snyder ’19 is a sociology major. Her thesis explores first-generation, low-income students’ experiences attending college. Her thesis advisor is William R. Kenan Professor of American Studies and Sociology Leah Schmalzbauer. Q: What is your thesis about?A: It’s about hypermobility and how low-income first-gen students go from their

AAS Candidate Statements for 2019-2020 E-Board — Redone

On Thursday, April 18, the Association of Amherst Students (AAS) will hold elections for AAS president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and Judiciary Council chair. The students below have announced their candidacies for these elections. Students who are interested in hearing from these candidates or are interested in running but were

Amherst's New Housing Selection Process

Amherst's New Housing Selection Process

Cartoonist Emi Eliason ’22 critiques the bureaucracy of the new housing selection process.