Thoughts on Theses: Jacqueline Kim ’23
Jacqueline Kim ’23 is an English major who wrote a novella titled “A Swift Boat, A Wide Sea” for her creative-writing thesis. Her thesis advisor is Assistant Professor of English Thirii M. Myint.
Willow Delp '26
Me, My Cane, and I: Using a Cane at Amherst College
Staff Writer Willow Delp ’26 narrates the joy that their cane has brought them while they live with chronic pain.
When Financial Aid Fails
Staff Writer Willow Delp ’26 shares the story of Zoe Callan ’25 and criticizes the college’s failure to live up to its reputation of generous financial aid policies.
Thoughts on Theses: Susannah Auderset ’23
Susannah Auderset ’23 is an architectural studies major writing a thesis on affordable housing in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Her thesis advisor is Chair of Architectural Studies Professor Gabriel A. Arboleda.
The Lilac x The Student: “Rainforest Gothic”
“Rainforest Gothic,” a poem by Willow Delp ʼ26, is featured in this week’s edition of The Lilac x The Student.
Thoughts on Theses: Melanie Schwimmer
Melanie Schwimmer is an American studies major who is writing a thesis on fatness and fatphobia throughout history. Her thesis advisor is L. Stanton Williams 1941 Professor of American Studies and English Karen J. Sánchez-Eppeler.
Experiencing Ableism in Amherst’s Infrastructure
Willow Delp ’26 explores the difficulty of movement around campus, detailing experiences of disabled students as they face an institution characterized by physical and rhetorical hostility toward accessibility.