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A Writer and Softball Star Evolving at Amherst

A Writer and Softball Star Evolving at Amherst

Julia Turner ’19 first met Lauren Tuiskula when Turner visited Amherst on a softball recruitment trip as a high school sophomore. “I remember being intimidated by all of the players,” Turner said, “except Lauren.” Tuiskula put Turner at ease with a “full smile on her face.” “She kept asking me

Walking Along Amherst’s Alternate Paths

Walking Along Amherst’s Alternate Paths

Siraj Sindhu is a testament to Amherst College’s ability to change its students. Throughout his four years at Amherst, Sindhu found himself challenging his identity, philosophy and priorities at every turn. When asked to describe the impact that Sindhu had made on her life, his friend MacKenzie Kugel ’19

Fellowships and Scholarships of the Class of 2017

* Fulbright Scholarships Clarque Brown Clarque Brown will spend her year on the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in South Korea. Brown brings extensive language learning and teaching experience to her ETA. She speaks Spanish and French and is learning Korean and Chinese, and she has taught English in both China

At the Intersection of Economics and Medicine

At the Intersection of Economics and Medicine

Rashid ‘Chico’ Kosber has always been committed to helping people in need, and this quality is evident to everyone who meets him. No matter where Kosber is, whether at an intense late-night study session in Merrill or just walking around campus, he is always there with a genuine smile. An

An Ethical Thinker Dedicated to the Press

An Ethical Thinker Dedicated to the Press

Sophie Murguia isn’t usually on this side of an interview. “I’m so nervous right now,” she said. For the past four years, Murguia has been heavily and integrally involved in The Amherst Student. She was managing news editor as a first year and editor in chief from her

RC and EMT Brings Heart to Neuroscience

RC and EMT Brings Heart to Neuroscience

Amherst College Emergency Medical Services (ACEMS) superhero, Charles Pratt resident counselor (RC), neuroscientist, rat whisperer, writer and one of the funniest guys you’ll ever meet, Ruben Valera stands tall at Amherst. The love people have for Valera is boundless, mainly because he has such a big heart and cares

Reproductive Justice Alliance Hosts “Trails Towards Solidarity” 5K

Reproductive Justice Alliance Hosts “Trails Towards Solidarity” 5K

The recently-founded Reproduction Justice Aliance is organizing a 5K trail run or walk here at Amherst to raise funds for the “Prison Birth Project.” The PBP, based in Holyoke, supports and educates formerly incarcerated mothers and “trans*” parents about reproductive justice and community organizing regarding the intersections between parenting and