Tag: Theme Communities

Mural in Newport Grand Opening 

Crowd gathered inside the Newport basement for mural painting unveiling.

Many Amherst Latinx students, including myself, painted Newport’s new mural this semester. Before I arrived at Amherst College, the Newport basement had a different mural by different artists at the time. Newport is a dorm catered to Latinx students and La Casa (an attachment to Newport) is catered to Spanish-speaking students. The Amherst Latinx students…Continue Reading Mural in Newport Grand Opening 

Theme House Living

ornate door to Humphries House, a brick building with shutters

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