Oftentimes, many people choose not to come to Amherst because of the location. Though the school is located only an hour and a half away from Boston, it can be inconvenient to travel outside of the college and Western Massachusetts, especially since a large number of Amherst students don’t own a car. However, the great…Continue Reading The 5 Colleges
Category: Class of 2026
Rethinking Pocahontas and the Archives
How often are you given the opportunity to work closely with the archives? Amherst College has recently incorporated the Collection of Native American Literature which includes writing from Native authors in the 18th century to literature published today. A little storytime behind the acquisition of this Collection dates back to 2013 (which is still pretty…Continue Reading Rethinking Pocahontas and the Archives
QRC Queer Sustainable Fashion & Thrift Trip
The Queer Resource Center hosted a two-part event that centers around conversations about queer, gender-affirming, and sustainable fashion. The Queer Resource Center on campus hosts various events on campus throughout the year with the goal that seeks to improve the campus climate for queer and trans students, The QRC collaborates with other resource centers/departments like…Continue Reading QRC Queer Sustainable Fashion & Thrift Trip
Roommate, Choir Concert, and Live Music
Is your roommate a part of the Amherst choir society? Amherst Symphony Orchestra? Jazz combo? Amherst College has a large variety of different types of arts. Every semester Amherst groups like the Amherst Choir Society present a show open to Amherst students and the public for FREE! My roommate, Alina, joined the Choir Society to…Continue Reading Roommate, Choir Concert, and Live Music
Green Lawn Chairs & Spring
It’s springing! Springing is the term I have used to describe that Amherst is not as dead as it is in the winter season. Finally, the sun is touching my skin, the trees are still a little dead but I would like to pretend they are blossoming. After a very long winter with icicles, 6-inch…Continue Reading Green Lawn Chairs & Spring
Amherst Museums
Amherst truly is a place of learning. We have three incredible museums on our campus. To be honest, one of the main reasons I decided to come to Amherst was because I visited the Beneski Museum, located on campus, during my tour of Amherst the summer before my sophomore year. My favorite part of the…Continue Reading Amherst Museums
Event Spaces
Since Amherst holds tons of events every week that my friends and I attend, I have had the opportunity to explore tons of event spaces at the college. Each event space offers its unique features, and it’s been a great experience getting to visit all of them. The first event space I had been to…Continue Reading Event Spaces
NISA hosts Whitney Recountre II and Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre
On March 27, Whitney Recountre II and Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre, present Know Better, Do Better in the Fridmann Room. I drew some connections about the use of humor in musical or oral presentations. The speakers regard humor to be a form of medicine. In regards to the event, the importance of it was to acknowledge…Continue Reading NISA hosts Whitney Recountre II and Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre
Favorite Northampton Stores
When I got back from winter break, my friends and I planned a trip to Northampton the Sunday before classes started. For a lot of my friends, it was their first time visiting Northampton, and though I thought I wasn’t super familiar with the downtown area, when they asked me about which stores we should…Continue Reading Favorite Northampton Stores
Spring Break at Amherst
This is my first break away from home. I had decided to stay at Amherst for my Spring break and would say I learned more than I had in mind. My initial goal for this week was to get loads of work done but instead, I also learned more about what it is like to…Continue Reading Spring Break at Amherst