Opinion

On the last day of Orientation, I found myself attending Amherst’s opening convocation. Led by President Biddy Martin, assembly began with the ceremonial entrance of the faculty dressed in a colorful array of felted robes and hoods. The presentation of honorary degrees was then followed by a speech from

As I complete my first month as an Amherst College first year, I’ve noticed that the topic of the college application process still hasn’t quite left my mind. Whether through the tours of high school students or Voices of the Class show from Orientation weekend, I’ve had

As we all know, Amherst is one of the most diverse college campuses in the nation in terms of race, class and geographic makeup. With these demographic changes have come cultural changes as well — an understanding that identity profoundly shapes the way we navigate our lives, at Amherst and beyond,

It’s 2018, and colleges all over America are ushering in a beautiful, supportive culture surrounding mental health. Never has there been a movement so sympathetic of and reactive to mental health acceptance, support and remedy. No longer can an individual callously disregard mental health as an illegitimate cry for

This past Monday night was the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. Colin Jost and Michael Che, from SNL’s Weekend Update segment, hosted the awards show this year. Their performance has been almost universally criticized as lackluster, low-energy and mostly not funny. While I was unable to watch the entire broadcast,

There are key moments that define the Amherst experience: living on the first-year quad, taking Intro to Econ, hating on Noodle Bar, etc. With close to half of Amherst students studying abroad during their junior year, a semester away from Amherst has joined the ranks of our hallowed traditions. Before