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On the Failure of Gov. Kasich's Message

In my relatively short time at Amherst College, I’ve noticed one question that seems to come up repeatedly in my classes: what’s at stake? It turns out to be an especially important question, because it asks why something matters and why something is worth pursuing. If nothing is

John Kasich Calls for Unity in Talk

John Kasich Calls for Unity in Talk

Barely a month out of public office, former Ohio governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich arrived at the college to give a talk on Feb. 7. His visit began with a small classroom discussion with a randomly selected group of students, followed by dinner at President Biddy Martin’s

Poet Phillip B. Williams Creates Community Through Amherst Books Poetry Reading

In a quiet nook of Amherst Books, a crowd gathers amidst a cozy feeling of togetherness. Casual conversation punctuated with laughter fills the atmosphere with an excited energy for the guest: Phillip B. Williams. Williams, a profound poet with a personable presence, greets the crowd with a “Hey y’all”

Analyzing the 2019 Super Bowl Commercials

Every year, over 100 million people tune in to the Super Bowl on the same channel at the same time — but for very different reasons. There are those who have religiously followed the two teams all season. There are those who bet a little too much on the coin flip

Amherst Faculty Condemns Hampshire Administration in Open Letter

Amherst Faculty Condemns Hampshire Administration in Open Letter

A group of concerned Amherst faculty members published an open letter in The Chronicle of Higher Education [https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/open-letter-from-amherst-faculty-to-hampshire-president/] on Feb. 4 addressed to President Miriam Nelson of Hampshire College concerning the lack of transparency around the college’

The Only Solution to Homelessness

With the recent tragedy of a homeless couple in Greenfield freezing to death and the growing struggle with shelters’ limited capacities, which were highlighted in the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Jan. 19 article headlined “‘No backup option’: Shelters at their limits during winter,” the problem of homelessness in this community

"New Year, New Me" and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

At first glance, the title of this piece may come across as cynical. But I promise that I am not writing this to justify my failed New Year’s resolutions and attack the concept as a whole. Instead, I am intrigued by the unlikely power of a New Year’s