Every year Amherst hosts the City Streets Festival which features international cuisine from Greece, Japan, Cuba, Africa, Sri Lanka, Southwestern U.S, and more. For a little background, the festival was established on April 2013 as an opportunity for Amherst students to come together and celebrate our heritage and cultural food. Unfortunately because of the rainy…Continue Reading City Streets Festival
Chinese Restaurants at Amherst
As I mentioned in my blog post about my favorite restaurants and stores in Downtown Amherst, Formosa is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Amherst, but there are a few Chinese restaurants in Amherst. Formosa is my favorite because the way they cook Lo Mein is similar to how the restaurant I used to get that…Continue Reading Chinese Restaurants at Amherst
Class registration
4/28/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this week’s blog, I’m going to tell you about the process of registering for classes, for both incoming freshmen and existing students. If you have any questions, please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu! Class registration for freshmen Registering for classes for freshmen looks different than class registration for…Continue Reading Class registration
Visiting the Five Colleges
Did you know that Amherst is part of a five-college consortium? My previous blog mentions the University of Massachusetts (UMass) regarding the students that rehearse and perform with the ASO (Amherst Symphony Orchestra). Those are one of the many connections you can get through Amherst. The consortium consists of five sister schools Amherst College, Mount…Continue Reading Visiting the Five Colleges
January Term
Though winter break for Amherst is only two weeks long, usually students view winter break as a one-month-and-a-half long break simply because January term, known as J-Term, starts after winter break and ends right when the spring semester starts. As someone from the West Coast, having J-Term feels strange as lots of my high school…Continue Reading January Term
Dining at Amherst
4/21/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this blog, I’m going to talk about the different places one can get food on campus, and my personal preferences. If you have any questions, please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu! Valentine Hall Amherst has one main dining hall, which is named Valentine Hall (although students refer to…Continue Reading Dining at Amherst
The 5 Colleges
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
Going off campus
4/14/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this blog, I’m going to discuss opportunities in the vicinity of Amherst (but technically off campus), the ways students are able to travel off-campus, and my thoughts on whether it is worth going to a college in a small town. If you have any questions, please…Continue Reading Going off campus
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