Quick Questions: Where the Fork Is All the Flatware?
In its new series Quick Questions, The Student answers your short campus queries. In this installment, we tell you where all Val's metal silverware is.
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Fresh Faculty: Ohan Breiding
Ohan Breiding is the college’s artist-in-residence for the 2022-2023 academic year. They work with photography, video, installation, and collaboration. They hold a B.A. from Scripps College and a M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts.
Grounds Department Expands Presence of Pollinator Plants on Campus
In a continuation of a project started last semester, gardeners at the college have installed a variety of new planters, boxes, and gardens around campus. The new installations support important animal pollinator populations in the local ecosystem.
Local Lookout: LiLi’s Restaurant
In this new series, The Student highlights the stories of the town of Amherst. For the first edition, The Student sat down with Li Jia, the owner of LiLi’s, a Xi’an Chinese restaurant on North Pleasant street.
Staff Spotlight: Hayley Nicholas
Hayley Nicholas is the director of the Women’s and Gender Center. They graduated from Bowdoin College in 2017 with a degree in sociology and education studies. Before working as the director at the WGC, Hayley worked at the Office of Admission supervising the diversity outreach interns.
Thoughts on Theses: EJ Collins
EJ Collins is a Black studies and education studies double major. His thesis focuses on how North Carolinian independent schools served as spaces for liberatory education, how the state restricted those efforts in the ’80s, and the lasting impacts of those restrictions.
Taking a Closer Look: Introducing the New Features Section
A note from your new managing Features editors.