South Hall Through the Ages
Contributing Writer Stormie King ’25 recounts the extensive and peculiar history of Amherst College’s South Hall based on her archival research in the Department of Art and the History of Art.
Features
Thoughts on Theses: Caelen McQuilkin
Caelen McQuilkin ’24E is majoring in American Studies and English. In her thesis, she takes a deep dive into her home town of Lee Vining, California. Through over forty interviews with residents of the area, Caelen explores the process of documenting and sharing stories.
Old News: This Week in 1988
In this week’s Old News, Managing Features Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 sums up a 1988 edition of The Amherst Student — a time of new meal plans, record-breaking diversity rates, and purple ice cream — showing how an ’80s Amherst is different (and strikingly similar) to the school we know today.
A Ride on the Rail Trail
Photo editor Claire Beougher ’26 answers the questions plaguing Amherst students: Where can I find good ice cream? Where can I see beautiful rainbows? How can I get to Northampton without spending an hour on the PVTA? Ride with her down the rail trail and find out!
Fresh Faculty: Nozomi Nakaganeku Saito
Nozomi Nakaganeku Saito is a postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor of English. She spoke to The Student about storytelling, Asian American studies, and the “ecologies of death” produced under militarism.
Animals on the Rail Trail
Nina Aagaard ’26 chronicles the various creatures she discovered on the rail trail over this past summer. Meet the four-legged (or non-legged) friends who call Amherst’s rail trail home.
Maira Owais: Tenacious and Poised to Confront Health-Care Policy
Known by peers for her excellence and composure, Owais is leaving Amherst having integrated a solid sense of identity — from her long-time love of the health sciences and a newfound interest in economics, to her roots as a Pakistani immigrant.