Christmas Countdown and Graduating Early?

Even when you’re not a senior, every final feels like some epic battle to the finish. Tying your hair back, slipping on some sweats, and pushing up those thick-rimmed glasses while you study. Then you get to that last paragraph on your research paper, you get a sudden...

Senior Year: So much to be thankful for

Thinking back, I’ve a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Being a senior, and this probably being the last Thanksgiving I’ll get to spend with my Amherst College friends, I feel extremely grateful for the people that made it possible to come to Amherst. First...

Moving In: Dorms and Homesickness

Freshman year, my parents flew with me over to Amherst. They rented a car and helped me move in and buy the necessities. As soon as they saw my room, the look of my mom’s face said it all; I was going to live in a matchbox. The room wasn’t only oddly L-shaped, it was...

Gasp! I'm a senior!

My school likes to kick us out as soon as finals are over. Finals consisted of looking at slides while  throwing clothes into a box and frantically looking up storage hours. Here is a hint to all of you: Do not put all your books in one box. Because who is going to be...

Why You Should NOT Listen to People Sometimes

Summer definitely stormed its way through and will soon be over. I gotta say, even though I didn’t do a lot of academic related work, I definitely learned a lot and gained experience. On life. If anything, the one thing I want to emphasize for you all is the...