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In Case You Missed It: Macklemore's Magic

In Case You Missed It: Macklemore's Magic

This past Saturday night, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, with opener Sol, played the Spring Concert here at Amherst College. To say that this was a step up from last year’s Ludacris (“What up, Connecticut?!”) Spring Concert would be an understatement. Macklemore rocked this campus. In the midst of pre-finals

Orchestra Performs Mahler's Fifth

This Saturday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m., the Amherst College Symphony Orchestra will debut its most difficult performance to date: Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. The 70-member ensemble, under the direction of conductor Mark Swanson and concertmaster Ben Boatwright ’14, is prepared to deliver a thrilling 70-minutes’ worth

In Giddy World, Defiance Has a Jingle

In Giddy World, Defiance Has a Jingle

Imagine the following scenario: your country has endured a dictator’s rule for 15 years. The economy has grown, but so has the number of casualties of its political unrest and the government’s stranglehold on freedom. Now your people have the chance to vote him out, but they are

SILT: Two "Fresh" Entrepreneurs

SILT: Two "Fresh" Entrepreneurs

My name is Lock Whitney, and I’m an aspiring entrepreneur. My project represents a combination of my two main interests: small business and food! I have some background in both fields, namely as the owner of Amherst College’s student-owned used textbook store, The Option, and I have worked

At the Table with Ellie: Sierra Grille

At the Table with Ellie: Sierra Grille

I learned a lot this week about dining out, starting with the fact that honesty can be difficult but absolutely worth it, particularly when it can lead to commiserating over a meal that wasn’t as enjoyable as you wanted it to be. My boyfriend took me out to dinner

Curiously-Named Game Bucks a Trend

Curiously-Named Game Bucks a Trend

With the benefits of time, money and experience, most video game series improve over time. Adding new game mechanics, scrapping the bad ideas and especially boosting graphics quality all keep a franchise alive. In a very strange move, one particular game, Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3,

"Jurassic Park": Unearthing a Blockbuster

"Jurassic Park": Unearthing a Blockbuster

Over the past 20 years, the man who invented the blockbuster film has time and time again attempted to retain his title as the king of popular entertainment in cinema while also distancing himself from the notion that he is a purely populist filmmaker cynically attempting to earn maximum profit