Blogger Introduction

Photo of Emiliana Knauer at a concert.

Hi everyone! My name is Emiliana Knauer, and I am a sophomore (class of 2027) at Amherst College. My current hometown is Katonah, NY, but I’ve also lived in NYC and Barcelona! I am a declared double major in Psychology and Spanish, but I also really enjoy taking English and SWAGS (Sexuality, Women and Gender…Continue Reading Blogger Introduction

Introduction: Sylvie Wolff ’25

Hi everyone! My name is Sylvie, and I’m a senior (class of 2025) from Baltimore, Maryland. I am an Environmental Studies major currently working on a senior honors thesis about highway building in my hometown. I also have taken lots of classes in the Portuguese department at UMass through the Five College Consortium and studied…Continue Reading Introduction: Sylvie Wolff ’25

James Desmond ’28 — Introduction

Hello! My name is James Desmond, I’m a First-Year (2028) from Abington, Massachusetts, a small South Shore town about 45-minutes from the South-end of Boston. I went to to a private High School in Dorchester, a neighborhood in South Boston, called Boston College High School. Because of that, I spent a lot of time in…Continue Reading James Desmond ’28 — Introduction

Litzy Castañeda ’28–Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Litzy Castañeda, and I’m a first-year student (Class of 2028) from Bridgeport, California. I am currently pursuing a major in Psychology. In addition to my academic pursuits at Amherst, I contribute to The Amherst Student as a features writer. Outside of school, I enjoy volunteering with leadership and journalism-focused non-profits,…Continue Reading Litzy Castañeda ’28–Introduction