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鈥淗is message: Good writers are never boring. Why should you be?鈥� Rand Richards Cooper 鈥�80 reviewing William H. Pritchard's new book, Ear Training.  

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鈥淭he atom is a detective that can help us solve wide-ranging mysteries鈥攍ike art forgeries, the provenance of ancient temples and the death of the dinosaurs.鈥� Nicholas Mancusi 鈥�10, reviewing The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom By Atom, by  David J. Helfand 鈥�72.

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鈥�I鈥檓 always amazed by how historical events tend to mirror things that are happening right now.鈥� 鈥�Sonia Chajet Wides 鈥�25, writer of the 鈥淥ld News鈥� feature in The Amherst Student, in which she analyzes an issue published between 1868 and 2010.

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鈥�We are students鈥�his students鈥攆or life.鈥� 鈥�Seth T. Cohen 鈥�94, one of some 85 alumni who shared anecdotes about the late Stanley Rabinowitz, the Henry Steele Commager Professor of Russian Emeritus

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鈥淚t鈥檚 exhausting, isn鈥檛 it? Being in love?鈥� The line is spoken by Jack (Domhnall Gleeson) in Alice & Jack, a PBS miniseries created by Victor Levin 鈥�83. The show is reviewed by Josh Bell 鈥�02.

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鈥淚 tie my Hat - I crease my Shawl -
Life鈥檚 little duties do - precisely -
As the very least
Were infinite - to me 鈥斺��
Emily Dickinson, from her poem Fr522. Her shawl, shown here, is one of over 8,000 Dickinson family artifacts newly archived at The Emily Dickinson Museum. 

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鈥淲herever you go, whatever you do, do not allow the world to blunt your curiosity. Do not let cynicism and mistrust diminish your sense of hope.鈥� President Michael A. Elliott, speaking during 黑料鈥檚 203rd Commencement.

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鈥淚 like to call therapy 鈥榖aggage claim.鈥欌�� Aparna Nancherla 鈥�05E, comedian, actor and writer, 鈥�The Laugh Track鈥� chronicles her career and time at Amherst. 

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鈥淎chieving sustainability may be the defining idea of our era.鈥� Weston Dripps 鈥�92, director of the Office of Sustainability, on how sustainability is being taught across disciplines at Amherst.

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鈥淚 have learned the value of having an antagonist, someone whose outlook is regularly testing mine.鈥� Professor Ilan Stavans on the controversial theater director and critic Robert Brustein 鈥�47.

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Congratulations to Susan Niditch, Samuel Green Professor of Religion, on her election to the .

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鈥淲e鈥檇 watch The Amazing Race and think, 鈥業 could do that.鈥欌�� Greg Franklin 鈥�20 who, with his brother John Franklin, won the season 35 competition in 2023.

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Can you spot the nine differences between the top image and the bottom? We dare you to try!

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鈥淭he interesting frontiers that we鈥檙e pushing are happening here on campus with the data [I returned with] and the science that I can do with my students.鈥� Nicholas Holschuh, assistant professor of geology, on the research he conducted during a two-month trip he took to Antarctica this winter. 

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鈥淯nlike some old-school cop thrillers, Muzzle doesn鈥檛 dismiss the value of therapy.鈥� Josh Bell 鈥�02, on the film Muzzle, written by Carlyle Eubank 鈥�10 and John Stalberg Jr. 

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鈥淚t is important to live a good life, not to suffer for your art. 鈥� Rachel Edelman 鈥�09, author of the poetry collection Dear Memphis.

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A mammoth welcome to the newest members of the class of 2028! Our Community

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鈥淚n 2024, I implore us to read more fiction, in order to see ourselves in others and to see others in ourselves.鈥� Makena Onjerika 鈥�10, on the importance of fiction in 鈥�Reading Lights.鈥�

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鈥淲hat would you do if you could bring a loved one back with the push of a button?鈥� Josh Bell 鈥�02 on the Well Go USA TV series Aporia, written and directed by Jared Mosh茅 鈥�01

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鈥淵ou can make a big difference at the state level. The states are the laboratories of democracy.鈥�  Sandy Rosenberg 鈥�72, the longest-serving member of the Maryland House of Delegates, on why he hasn't run for Congress.

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鈥淚 was already a fan of hers, and knew I would love to meet a poet I really admire鈥攖hen I loved soaking in all of her wisdom.鈥�  Willow Delp 鈥�26, on taking a Litfest craft class with Natasha Trethewey, the 19th United States Poet Laureate 

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鈥淐onstantly questioning why everything is the way it is and why any of us are here can be the seedy underbelly of figuring out what is funny about life.鈥� Comedian and actor Aparna Nancherla 鈥�05E  from Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome.  She will be speaking at this year's Litfest.

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鈥淲hat matters is the transformative power of metaphor and the stories we tell ourselves about the arc and meaning of our lives.鈥� Poet Natasha Trethewey, from Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir.  She will be speaking at this year's Litfest.

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 鈥淚 always thought of ADHD as the inability to pay attention. Now I understand it means you can鈥檛 control what you鈥檙e paying attention to.鈥� Alaina Daniels 鈥�09, one of a dozen alums who share their stories in You Can鈥檛 Have ADHD. You Went to Amherst.

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鈥淭his is what truly lies at the heart of statistics鈥攖o always think of the human element behind our quantitative work.鈥� As part of Professor Nicholas Horton's class, Stats 210: 鈥淢ining the History of Holyoke,鈥� students combed through the Parsons Paper Co.鈥檚 payroll register for data.

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Congrats to wo尘别苍鈥檚 basketball coach G.P. Gromacki for winning 600 games faster than any other hoops coach in NCAA history!

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鈥淲hen change came to his Black community, he said, 鈥業 want to be in that number.鈥� 鈥� Gerald Penny 鈥�77, in his application to Amherst. Penny鈥檚 life and tragic death, 50 years ago, were recently commemorated on campus.

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鈥淚mmigrant stories make us see particular corners of the world in a more nuanced and challenging way.鈥� Ilan Stavans, the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture, on the kinds of books he seeks for Restless Books, his new publishing company in downtown Amherst.

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鈥淧reparing students to tackle sustainability challenges鈥攁nd find viable solutions鈥攊s becoming an increasingly important component of the Amherst curriculum.鈥� Wes Dripps, director of the Office of Sustainability, on the creative ways faculty are integrating sustainability into their courses

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鈥淓ngagement is an act of care for the community.鈥� Ana Devlin Gauthier, learning and development facilitator, Human Resources, on why she chose to get involved as a district representative for the town of Amherst.

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鈥淩oads affect wildlife, the natural world and humans at nearly every conceivable scale.鈥� Geoffrey Giller 鈥�10, in his review of a new book by Ben Goldfarb 鈥�09 in Amherst magazine.

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鈥淵ou鈥檙e benefiting the portion of society that really needs to benefit the most.鈥� Bryce Bares 鈥�00, in 鈥淭he Donut King of Nebraska,鈥� the cover story of the Fall issue of Amherst magazine.

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鈥淕ardens and poems are places we go to excavate ourselves.鈥� Poet Tess Taylor 鈥�00,  writing in the Fall issue of Amherst magazine.

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Congratulations to the 尘别苍鈥檚 soccer team on an outstanding season, collecting the national runner-up trophy for the third time in the last four seasons at the NCAA Division III Championship game. . (Photo credit: Dan Hunter: d3photography.com)

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Congratulations to the men's soccer team on their win over Washington & Lee in the NCAA Division III semi-final! They'll face St. Olaf for the final on Sunday, Dec. 3 at noon. . (Photo credit: Dan Hunter: d3photography.com)

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鈥淚 do believe we are all bridges--as we link the past with the future through the span of our careers.鈥� Longtime women's lacrosse coach Christine Paradis, speaking at the Nov. 16 ceremony marking her induction into the .

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Congratulations to 尘别苍鈥檚 soccer for making it to the NCAA Final Four! The Mammoths will face Washington & Lee in the national semifinals on Dec. 1. Read the story:

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鈥淭he future of Native art is being revealed.鈥� Heid E. Erdrich, guest curator for 鈥淏oundless,鈥� a Mead Art Museum exhibit, in the new Amherst magazine.

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鈥淚鈥檓 trying to find a new way to help my community by finding a bridge between Western education and Indigenous values.鈥� Roxane Main 鈥�25 the first Amherst student to win a Udall Scholarship to address environmental challenges affecting Native nations.

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Congratulations to the and soccer teams for capturing their second consecutive NESCAC championship wins!

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鈥� I can assure you that you will write subpar essays鈹�I surely did. And on the other side of that experience will not be failure, but something else: learning.鈥� President Michael A. Elliott 鈥�92, offering words of wisdom about college life to current students.

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鈥淲hen I walked into my first Multicultural Student Union meeting at Amherst, I felt something I had never fully felt before: complete inclusion.鈥�  Anna Hogarth 鈥�23, writing about her experience with the Multicultural Student Union<, one of many affinity organizations on campus.

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鈥淚t matters to me that my work is meaningful and has some kind of impact.鈥� Ash Smith 鈥�18, who is doing research for BREHA, Amherst鈥檚 new Black Feminist Reproductive Justice, Equity & HIV/AIDS Activism Collective.

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鈥淭heater is the most collaborative art form. When you put on a play, it's really putting together a team.鈥� Luke Herzog 鈥�24, winner of the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. 

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From move-in to Convocation, 黑料 welcomed the newest Mammoths into the herd. Check out the Orientation 2023 in Pictures slideshow.

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鈥淭hrough teaching, I am reinforcing my commitment to an open and free world.鈥�  Gabriel Echarte 鈥�23 on being awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

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鈥� I, for one, know 100 percent that they will make a difference in this world.鈥� Matthew McGann, dean of admission and financial aid, speaking of the incoming class of 488 students.

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鈥淚 had at long last used my creativity to build a new theory of a nation鈥檚 happiness.鈥� Nobel laureate in economics Edmund Phelps 鈥�55, H鈥�85 in his new memoir.

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鈥淭oday, we mourn, remember, and honor the lives lost on this day 22 years ago, including those of three Amherst alumni鈥擣rederick C. Rimmele III 鈥�90, Brock Safronoff 鈥�97 and Maurita Tam 鈥� 01.鈥� Read 鈥�9/11/01: A Dispatch from Campus.鈥�