Jennifer Chrisler Appointed as Hampshire College’s Ninth President
Jennifer Chrisler, who has led fundraising campaigns to create more economic backing for Hampshire College, has been appointed as the college’s ninth president.
2025-2026
Mammoth Moments in Miniature: Nov. 5 to Nov. 11
Mammoth Moments in Miniature provides quick updates on campus happenings. This week’s edition includes a talk on practicing law in the age of President Trump and artificial intelligence, Black Alumni Weekend, and an exhibition by the Amherst Center for Russian Culture.
Campus Police Log: Oct. 30 to Nov. 2
The latest installment of the Campus Police Log, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, can be found here.
Wobbling Mammoths: How a Slackline Took Over the First-Year Quad
This semester, a slackline tied between two trees on the First-Year Quad has become a common gathering spot for students. Staff Writer Adrita Risha ’29 explores how the informal pastime has grown into one of Amherst’s most welcoming communities.
Student Squared: Zeynep Atabek ’28
In this edition of Student Squared, Staff Writer Gabby Miller ’29 speaks to Zeynep Atabek ’28 about studying math and philosophy, winning the Lip-Sync Battle, and what makes Amherst feel like home.
Anti-Capitalism With a Side of Matcha
Assistant Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 reflects on the paradox of critiquing capitalism while living within it and examines how everyday contradictions reveal both the pervasiveness of consumer culture and the possibilities of resistance.
A Shutdown For Our Times
Staff Writer John Milas ’28 dissects the latest government shutdown as more than a budgetary standoff — framing it instead as a mirror of America’s collective precarity.