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Your “Moral Tourism” Volunteering Essay Shouldn’t Have Gotten You Into College

As I complete my first month as an Amherst College first year, I’ve noticed that the topic of the college application process still hasn’t quite left my mind. Whether through the tours of high school students or Voices of the Class show from Orientation weekend, I’ve had

Poetry Festival Celebrates the Artistic Legacy of Emily Dickinson

Poetry Festival Celebrates the Artistic Legacy of Emily Dickinson

Typically quiet and deserted, the yard of Emily Dickinson’s house surged to life on Saturday night, as students, professors and townspeople alike flocked to the historic site for an evening of poetry and music. The Saturday evening event was part of the sixth annual Amherst Poetry Festival, which ran

Calling In Call-Out Culture

As we all know, Amherst is one of the most diverse college campuses in the nation in terms of race, class and geographic makeup. With these demographic changes have come cultural changes as well — an understanding that identity profoundly shapes the way we navigate our lives, at Amherst and beyond,

Men’s Golf Finishes in Sixth Place at the Duke Nelson Invitational

Men’s Golf Finishes in Sixth Place at the Duke Nelson Invitational

This past weekend, the Amherst men’s golf team had a strong showing at the Duke Nelson Invitational in Middlebury, Vermont. The tournament took place on Ralph Myhre Golf Course, a public course that serves as the home course for conference foe Middlebury. After Saturday, Amherst sat only five strokes

Field Hockey Falls to Top-Ranked Middlebury in Narrow Loss

Field Hockey Falls to Top-Ranked Middlebury in Narrow Loss

The Mammoths fell to 1-2 on the season after a heartbreaking 5-4 loss on the road to the Middlebury Panthers at Kohn Field on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers got off to a quick start when midfielder Emma Johns scored twice in the first eight minutes of play. Johns’ first tally,

Football Bests Bates in Gridiron Grind Despite Offensive Slump

Football Bests Bates in Gridiron Grind Despite Offensive Slump

For the first half, the Mammoths looked average at best on offense. While its defense was excellent as expected, shutting out Bates in the first half, Amherst’s best offensive weapon was likely punter Henry Atkeson ’20, who pinned the Bobcats inside the 20 on two of four attempts. Aside

Women’s Soccer Falls to Middlebury, Routs Smith the Following Day

Women’s Soccer Falls to Middlebury, Routs Smith the Following Day

With momentum from a three-win opening weekend in its favor, the Amherst women’s soccer team was riding high headed into last weekend’s two contests against a tough Middlebury squad and local rivals Smith. Ultimately, the Mammoths were unable to continue their perfect start to the season against a