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Hearts of the Herd: Fall-ing in Love

Hearts of the Herd: Fall-ing in Love

Got into a Kirkiversary argument with your current fling? Curious if the hottie you’ve been playing eye-tag with in your lecture is actually into you? In love with your roommate? Romance can feel tricky at the start of a new school year, but have no fear, for Daisy Valentine is your seer!

Inside the Red Room: Demystifying Student Government

Inside the Red Room: Demystifying Student Government

In effort to increase transparency, Association of Amherst Students President Charles Tufenkji ’28 and Vice President Joey Supik ’27 share updates, projects, and address student concerns in their new column.

Student Squared: Eleni Hailemicheal ’27

Student Squared: Eleni Hailemicheal ’27

In this edition of Student Squared, Managing Features Editor Belaine Mamo ’27 speaks to Eleni Hailemichael ’27 about her adjustment to the Northeast, studying engineering at Dartmouth, and her campus conspiracy theory.

Breaking in Betty’s: Students’ Reactions to New Dining Hall

Breaking in Betty’s: Students’ Reactions to New Dining Hall

The opening of Betty’s Kitchen sparked much hubbub among students the first week of classes. Assistant Features Editor Gabby Miller ’29 spoke to five students to hear what they had to say.

Homer and Hygiene: Historically Required Courses at Amherst

Homer and Hygiene: Historically Required Courses at Amherst

In a time before the open curriculum, Amherst College curricula required all students to engage with epic poems and exercise. In honor of this week’s add/drop period, Managing Features Editor Talia Ehrenberg ’28 dives into snapshots of past course catalogs.

Stop and Smell the Flowers: A Student Guide to the Amherst Outdoors

Stop and Smell the Flowers: A Student Guide to the Amherst Outdoors

As students arrive on campus for the new semester, Assistant Features Editor Caroline Paluska ’29 interviewed community members for their recommendations on how to best spend one’s fall.

Nina Aagaard: Wholehearted Commitment

An oceanographic chemist, rock climber, and artist, whether she is detailing every step of a woodblock printing process or explaining the possibilities of synthetic molecules, Nina Aagaard commits wholeheartedly to everything she is passionate about.