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Counseling Center to Add Counselor After Increase in Student Demand

Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a two-part series on the the Counseling Center’s challenges balancing student need and financial resources. Resources for any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal are listed at the end of this article. The Counseling Center will hire

Familiar Story, Unfamiliar Faces: “Crazy Rich Asians” Triumphs

Familiar Story, Unfamiliar Faces: “Crazy Rich Asians” Triumphs

Based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 bestseller of the same name, “Crazy Rich Asians” tells the story of Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), an economics professor at New York University who was born and raised in Queens, and her boyfriend Nick Young (Henry Golding). When Nick asks Rachel to accompany him

Three New Administrators Aim to Leave Their Impact on Amherst

Three New Administrators Aim to Leave Their Impact on Amherst

Three new college administrators, Chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew Nussbaum ’85, Chief Student Affairs Officer Hikaru Kozuma and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Matthew McGann, will begin work in the 2018-2019 academic year. The President’s Office announced their appointments at various points over the past

$240 Million Science Center Opens Sept. 4

$240 Million Science Center Opens Sept. 4

After years of planning, construction and moving, the new Science Center will open on Sept. 4 as students begin their fall classes, with an opening celebration on Sept. 7. Plans for constructing a new science center came after the facilities department and science faculty evaluated Merrill and McGuire in the

Women’s Soccer Hopes to Improve Fortunes After Disappointing Season

Women’s Soccer Hopes to Improve Fortunes After Disappointing Season

Amherst women’s soccer will return to Hitchcock Field this fall in the hopes of rebounding from last year’s disappointing season and returning to the highs of 2016, when the team won the NESCAC title and made a run in the NCAA tournament. In 2017, the Mammoths finished with

Volleyball Prepared to Mount Serious Challenge for Postseason Glory

Volleyball Prepared to Mount Serious Challenge for Postseason Glory

The Amherst women’s volleyball team returns to campus this fall hoping that a strong core of returning starters will be able to build on last year’s solid season. Captains Hayes Honea ’19 and Lauren Reppert ’19 both believe that it will take a renewed sense of team focus

Men’s Golf Returns to Action after Little Three Win with High Hopes

The conclusion of last year’s spring season saw the Amherst men’s golf squad finish a relatively successful campaign with a second-place finish at the NESCAC Championships, hosted by Trinity. Despite this impressive result, the Mammoths walked away from the tournament feeling as if they let an opportunity