Theo Hamilton '22 - The Amherst Student

Amherst Through Art — Homecoming Review

After a year of fully remote performances, this Fall marked the return of live performance to Amherst campus! Managing Editors Theo Hamilton ’23 and Alex Brandfonbrener ’23 highlight their favorite performances of the year so far.

Homecoming

From the Field to the Publishing Room: A Life in Literature — Alumni Profile, Niko Pfund ’87

From Iain Banks to Toni Morrison, Niko Pfund ’87’s lifelong interactions with literature have inspired his passion for communicating ideas through publishing.

Arts and Living

Lights, Camera, Action: Emma Ratshin Takes the Stage in "Bad Jews"!

Emma Ratshin 22E's senior thesis — a performance of "Bad Jews" by Joshua Harmon — will kick off the Amherst Theater and Dance Department's annual schedule. Our editors sat down with Ratshin to discuss some of the play's highlights and her background in theater.

Arts and Living

Middle Earth is Unearthed in Green Room's Lord of the Rings Parody

On Oct. 15, The Green Room will hold their first live performance in almost two years with a parody of "The Lord of the Rings." After watching a dress rehearsal, Managing A&L Editor Theo Hamilton '23 gives a sneak peek of some of the show's best bits.

Arts and Living

"Twin Peaks" Reboot Peaks, Reimagining Cult Classic

The brilliance of “Twin Peaks: the Return” is that its writers knew they couldn’t just dial back the years and write “Twin Peaks” again. Instead of trying to ignore 25 years of change, Lynch and Frost took advantage of it.

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Toma-Jin Morikawa-Fouquet: An Interdisciplinary Thinker and Empathetic Leader

Morikawa-Fouquet sits on the first-year quad in Fall 2019, the year he began his journey at Amherst. Photo courtesy of Toma-Jin Morikawa ’21. In the words of his thesis advisor (Professor of Political Science Thomas Dumm), Toma-Jin Morikawa ’21, also known as Toma-Jin Morikawa-Fouquet, is “a brilliant example of a

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Performance Gone Virtual: The Sabrinas

In a year bereft of lively, in-person assembly, the Sabrinas have stepped up to fill the void. Despite the pandemic and its misfortunes, the stellar a cappella group has trudged forward, coming back stronger than ever this spring with a modified audition process, revamped social media promotions and an optimistic

Arts and Living

Performance Gone Virtual: Dance and Step at Amherst College (DASAC)

For most of the 2019-2020 school year, the members of Dance and Step at Amherst College (DASAC) performed their trademark, well-choreographed mixture of hip-hop, step and street jazz-influenced dances to live audiences. Their fall 2019 showcase, “DASAC: End of a Decade,” moved fluidly between 14 songs, from Beyoncé’s “Best

Arts and Living

Fleet Foxes Return with Pensive New Album ‘Shore’

During the first few months of quarantine, indie folk band Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold struggled with songwriting. Bored, exhausted and uninspired, he started going for long drives through upstate New York. All of a sudden, the pieces clicked into place: “It was kind of like I was going around collecting

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Soledad Slowing-Romero: A Voice for Engagement, On and Off Campus

Soledad Slowing-Romero ‘20 was among Amherst’s first majors in the Latinx and Latin American Studies department and the first to write an honors thesis in the department. Photo courtesy of Soledad Slowing-Romero ’20. There is no question that Soledad Slowing-Romero ’20 has left a significant mark on Amherst