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Thesis Spotlight: “portrait | wound | fragment*”

Thesis Spotlight: “portrait | wound | fragment*”

This past weekend, Sheila Chukwulozie ’17E performed her Theater and Dance thesis called “portrait | wound | fragment*,” largely created and acted out in collaboration with Amir Hall ’17 and a few friends. On the Amherst website, she describes her project: “[My performance is] an exploration of pain and fear that live

The Common’s 12th Issue Shines With Emotive Relevance and Unity

The Common’s 12th Issue Shines With Emotive Relevance and Unity

Splashed with a soft, cotton red and superimposed by a lonesome ice skate, the front flap of the 12th issue of “The Common” speaks of a coolly detached professionalism that attends the small, physical body of this publication in sight and feel. It is specifically that misleading nonchalance that may

10 Songs That Will Surely Get You Through That Mid-Semester Slump

10 Songs That Will Surely Get You Through That Mid-Semester Slump

Everyone has that one song that keeps them going during this time of the year. Whether it be a Top 40 hit or simply a song you have loved for years now, we all know the feeling of popping in your headphones and cranking up the volume of your favorite

Meek Mill Solidifies Status as Stand-Alone Rapper with Release of“DC4”

Meek Mill Solidifies Status as Stand-Alone Rapper with Release of“DC4”

Meek Mill returned to the music scene last week with his highly anticipated “DC4,” the fourth installment in his Dreamchasers series. Fans of his early work will find themselves pleasantly surprised with his latest album, after 2015’s “Dreams Worth More Than Money” sounded more like a cash grab than

SNL, Tom Hanks, David Pumpkins and the Power of the Absurd

SNL, Tom Hanks, David Pumpkins and the Power of the Absurd

The Oct. 22 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Tom Hanks, was full of successful comedy. The cold open was a spoof of the final Presidential debate, anchored by strong impressions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton done by Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon respectively. There was a smart

Chloe Tausk ’18 Uses Amherst Women’s Hair to Create Socially Engaged Art

Chloe Tausk ’18 Uses Amherst Women’s Hair to Create Socially Engaged Art

You may have seen intirguing flyers in your bathroom or a post from Chloe Tausk on Facebook requesting your hair. It is an unusual request but it is all in the name of art. Tausk ‘18 explained the purpose behind her project and her hopes for its effect. Q: How

“Black Mirror” Returns For a Third Season of Tech-Driven Mind-bending

“Black Mirror” Returns For a Third Season of Tech-Driven Mind-bending

The following review features spoilers (prefaced with warnings). On Oct. 21, “Black Mirror” returned to Netflix for a six-episode third season. The anthology series, conceived by executive producer and writer Charlie Brooker, was created in 2011, originally hosted by Channel 4. In 2015, Netflix picked up the series, perhaps