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If I May: Schwemm's Sadness

This past Friday night, as my latest attempt to “go out” at Amherst wound down, I found myself in a familiar position: hungry, specifically for mozzarella sticks. I remembered that our beloved Schwemm’s had been renovated, and I was eager to check it out (and also to get mozz

Unpacking What Summer 2018 Meant for the World of Hip Hop

Unpacking What Summer 2018 Meant for the World of Hip Hop

The hip hop industry, despite what many blogs or online publications may have you believe, did not experience a seismic shift this summer. Fans did not flock to a new digital platform or fawn over a new superstar. However, the summer was still filled with exciting and interesting musical events.

Blood Orange Explores Self-Acceptance Over Buoyant Beats

Blood Orange Explores Self-Acceptance Over Buoyant Beats

On Aug. 24, British singer and instrumentalist Dev Hynes, who uses the stage name Blood Orange, released his fourth LP “Negro Swan.” Over the past nine years Hynes has steadily created a name for himself in the electronic R&B niche that exists in today’s music landscape, and

“BlacKkKlansman” Promises Radicalism, But Fails to Deliver

“BlacKkKlansman” Promises Radicalism, But Fails to Deliver

For a brief moment in the final stretch, “BlacKkKlansman” sheds the infiltration shenanigans and the tired cop camaraderie. The audience sit down with the Colorado College Black Student Union to hear an older individual’s whispered account of horrifying crimes, who speaks of what he saw on a particularly hot

John McCain's (Deeply) Political Legacy

On Aug. 25, a little more than two weeks ago, Senator John McCain passed away at the age of 81, succumbing to a devastating form of brain cancer. What followed on social media and in newspaper columns across the country was an overwhelming, albeit predictable, barrage of reactions to a

Ain't No Place Like Home: The Tales of a Southern Woman

“’Cause a Mississippi girl don’t change her ways, just ’cause everybody knows her name.” As I power-walk laps around the first-year quad to the sound of Faith Hill’s sappy twang in my earbuds, I realize I’m already having an identity crisis. I’ve only been at Amherst

Environmentally-Friendly Brands to Consider Buying This Year

Environmentally-Friendly Brands to Consider Buying This Year

Study SnacksNumi TeaIf you’re looking for caffeinated or herbal organic tea, Numi is a great choice. Its packaging is 85 percent recycled material and is printed using soy-based ink. The brand also offsets its carbon emissions by supporting renewable energy efforts in China and India. Bare SnacksBare makes fruit