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Student Created App “Meetum” Aims to Promote Social Unity

Student Created App “Meetum” Aims to Promote Social Unity

Conor Brown ’16, Louie Reed ’16 and Patrick DeVivo ’16 have created “Meetum,” an app that more than a third of Amhert’s student population has downloaded, and one that hopes to shift Amherst’s social paradigm. Meetum is intended as an app where students can share events and activities

Racially Aware Oscars Marks Turning Point in Hollywood Politics

Racially Aware Oscars Marks Turning Point in Hollywood Politics

The impossible happened: Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar and the Academy owned up to its lack of diversity. The #OscarsSoWhite controversy emerged in the last couple of years, but the issue became even more pertinent this year when there were no actors of color nominated. After Neil Patrick Harris

Ridley Scott’s “The Martian”: The Story of the Loneliest Man on the Planet

Ridley Scott’s “The Martian”: The Story of the Loneliest Man on the Planet

The red planet has been a source of inspiration for years, especially for science fiction visionaries such as H.G. Welles and Edgar Rice Burroughs. It has hosted alien civilizations, portals to other dimensions and Bugs Bunny. This time, Matt Damon takes on the second step of the final frontier.

Rising Artist Smino to Perform in Hitchcock Dormitory Saturday Night

Rising Artist Smino to Perform in Hitchcock Dormitory Saturday Night

It’s unfortunately clear that a vibrant music scene doesn’t exist in the mainstream social fabric of Amherst College. In my experience, when concerts happen on campus, very few people know about them and attend them. And on Saturday nights, the social dorms tend to radiate the same ten

Mead Museum Unveils Two Unprecedented Contemporary Art Exhibits

Mead Museum Unveils Two Unprecedented Contemporary Art Exhibits

The Mead Art Museum opened two new stunning exhibitions on Feb. 16: “Tom Friedman: Untitled (Foundation)” and “Second-Hand Reading: William Kentridge and Zanele Muholi.” Both exhibits are unique not only to the Mead, but also to the art world. Friedman’s contemporary art exhibit is directly inspired by various

“Twine” : Marione’s Thesis Production is Interactive and Dynamic

“Twine” : Marione’s Thesis Production is Interactive and Dynamic

Between Feb. 18 and Feb. 20, Elena Marione ’16’s thesis production “Twine: After Troy” ran in Kirby Theater for a full house. The two words that best describe the production are “interactive” and “dynamic.” Right away the interactive nature of the production was apparent to the audience: the play

“The X-Files” Revival Falls Short of Reclaiming Cult Classic Status

“The X-Files” Revival Falls Short of Reclaiming Cult Classic Status

In recent years, “The X-Files” has become a paranormal figure in the world of television; the nine-season series pioneered the modern science fiction show and proved that intellectual, cinematic television could be produced for a mainstream audience. Amateur and professional screenwriters for the past 15 years have been