Tips and Tricks to Stay Sane During Finals…Or Maybe Just Embrace the Insanity?

A view from the Rail Trail.

Hello hello! Welcome back to the blog. And, welcome to my last blog post of the semester!! Time really flies 🙁 But anyway, it is currently finals season here at Amherst College, which means that all of us are going justtt a little bit crazy. In honor of this kooky time of the year, I…Continue Reading Tips and Tricks to Stay Sane During Finals…Or Maybe Just Embrace the Insanity?

Reading Period Has Begun… So I’m Getting a Little Unhinged

Classes? Over. Finals? Looming. My sanity? Questionable. Welcome to reading period — that strange stretch of time when you’re technically not in class, but definitely not on break either. It’s the academic limbo where we all collectively pretend we’re “catching up on studying,” but in reality, we’re just circling Val snacks, Googling if cold brew…Continue Reading Reading Period Has Begun… So I’m Getting a Little Unhinged

The International Student Experience At Amherst

The International Student Experience At Amherst Featured Image

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while because our site doesn’t have that many blog posts about the international student experience. In fact, I applied to be a blogger because I wanted to share about my life as an international student from Vietnam at Amherst. However, I delay writing this post until…Continue Reading The International Student Experience At Amherst

Zü as My Project

My first two years of college, I didn’t think of myself as a “club person.” I wrote for The Student (student-run newspaper) semi-regularly for a while, hosted a radio show (which didn’t turn out to be as social an activity as I thought, even though you’re literally alone in a dark room by definition…), lived…Continue Reading Zü as My Project

Things I’ve Googled During Class Instead of Taking Notes

Okay, so this one isn’t exactly Amherst-specific… but if we’re being honest, it is deeply relatable. At some point, we’ve all found ourselves in class — laptop open, brain slightly fried — and suddenly down a rabbit hole of Google searches that have absolutely nothing to do with the PowerPoint slide in front of us….Continue Reading Things I’ve Googled During Class Instead of Taking Notes

Still Learning: My Journey Through Academic Setbacks

I’ve always loved school. Learning was my escape — my way of staying hopeful and focused, even when life felt chaotic. But if I’m being honest, I’ve always had a complicated relationship with numbers. So this blog is me being vulnerable, but also that even now that I am in college I dont have everything…Continue Reading Still Learning: My Journey Through Academic Setbacks

Finals Season at Amherst

Side by side image of a sunset at Amherst College and two students at the annual rave at the college.

 Hi readers! Welcome back! Sit back, relax, and enjoy hearing about what the end of the academic year is like at Amherst. Spoiler alert…it’s difficult, but it’s also a lot of fun. Finals season at Amherst is a busy time! It is a time of reaching finish lines for different activities including both academic and…Continue Reading Finals Season at Amherst

Fundraising for Myanmar Earthquake Relief

Myanmar Earthquake Relief Fundraiser Poster

“On March 28, 2025, at approximately 12:50 p.m. local time, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near Mandalay, Burma’s (Myanmar’s) second-largest city, home to 1.2 million people. By April 6, the earthquake had caused 3,471 deaths and injured 4,671 people, while 214 remain missing.” One of my best friends at Amherst is from Myanmar. Due…Continue Reading Fundraising for Myanmar Earthquake Relief