Hey everyone! I’m Podette, a snail who attends Amherst College. Over the summer, I am living on campus and working as an admissions intern. Today, I got dinner at Valentine Dining Hall (“Val”) with my best friend Shelloise and our roommate Finley. Shelloise and I both have dietary restrictions (we are both vegan and prefer…Continue Reading Podette and Shelloise: A Lovely Dinner at Val
Before coming to Amherst, my knowledge about sustainability was minimal. The most I knew about sustainability was that people should recycle, save water, and not use too much electricity. My knowledge of sustainability has definitely expanded ever since coming to Amherst, as one of Amherst College’s priorities is supporting sustainability. This is relevant in almost…Continue Reading Sustainability at Amherst
Hi everybody, happy pi day! I hope you are all doing well. In this blog, I’m going to write about the way pi day is celebrated at Amherst College, both my freshman year (the only year I remember how they celebrated) and today, during my senior year. If you have any questions, please email me…Continue Reading Pi Day at Amherst College
For some people, college is the first time that they’re sharing a living space with someone else. Though there are often a few students who can get single dorm rooms thanks to accomodations, most people end up living in doubles, which can be a single room or two connected rooms. First-years don’t get to choose…Continue Reading Dorm Life with a Roommate
Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this week’s blog, I’m going to write about a saga that recently came to pass at Amherst College: the battle for bagels. If you have any questions, please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu! Tandem Bagels Every Saturday for the last couple years, Val, the dining hall, has offered…Continue Reading Bagels at Amherst: A Saga
A unique feature of Amherst is that most, if not all, students live on-campus, and there’s the great option of living in theme houses, which are dorms or certain floors in dorms dedicated to people who share a common identity or interest. The two theme houses that are related to interests that aren’t tied with…Continue Reading Theme House Living
12/1/23 Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and staying healthy as this fall semester wraps up! In this blog, I thought I’d write a little about the dining hall on campus, food options (especially for people with dietary restrictions), and a big update that came to the dining hall just this week. Please…Continue Reading Valentine Hall
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
Dining hall food is a factor to consider when deciding which college you want to attend. For someone who isn’t the biggest foodie, dining hall food wasn’t one of my biggest priorities when choosing which college I wanted to attend, but when I got to Amherst, I found out that there are a lot of…Continue Reading Favorite Val Meals
The main quadrangle, colloquially known as the first-year quad, is home to the dorms where all Amherst’s first-year students stay. Personally, I love living in the first-year quad because of its location. I live in the Appleton dorm, which is known as a quiet dorm – therefore, the noise level in my dorm is relatively…Continue Reading An Introduction to First-Year Dorms