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Sophie Wolmer '23

Sophie is a Managing News Editor for the Amherst Student. She is double-majoring in Neuroscience and Philosophy, and considering a third major in Chemistry. Sophie is in the graduating class of 2023

Dickinson Museum Undergoing $2 Million Renovation During Coronavirus Closure

Dickinson Museum Undergoing $2 Million Renovation During Coronavirus Closure

On Feb. 17, The Emily Dickinson Homestead, purchased by the college in 1965, announced that it will be embarking on its most significant restoration project to date. The $2 million project aims to revert the museum’s home and ground to the way it looked when the namesake poet was

Dickinson Museum Undergoing $2 Million Renovation During Coronavirus Closure

Dickinson Museum Undergoing $2 Million Renovation During Coronavirus Closure

On Feb. 17, The Emily Dickinson Homestead, purchased by the college in 1965, announced that it will be embarking on its most significant restoration project to date. The $2 million project aims to revert the museum’s home and ground to the way it looked when the namesake poet was

Black Female Religious Leaders Underscore the Importance of Interfaith Solidarity

On Feb. 18, Black leaders of the Muslim, Buddhist and Christian traditions spoke about their intersectional experiences with race and religion on a virtual panel. The event, which featured Lutheran theologian Rozella Haydee White, civil rights and domestic lawyer Tahira Amatul-Wadud and co-editor of Black and Buddhist Magazine Pamela Ayo

Black Female Religious Leaders Underscore the Importance of Interfaith Solidarity

On Feb. 18, Black leaders of the Muslim, Buddhist and Christian traditions spoke about their intersectional experiences with race and religion on a virtual panel. The event, which featured Lutheran theologian Rozella Haydee White, civil rights and domestic lawyer Tahira Amatul-Wadud and co-editor of Black and Buddhist Magazine Pamela Ayo

As Texas Freezes, Amherst Students Struggle to Weather The Storm

As Texas Freezes, Amherst Students Struggle to Weather The Storm

As the temperature dropped and blizzards engulfed the area, Amherst students in Texas shivered in their dark, cold homes this past week, unable to turn on the lights or access water. The unprecedented snow storm that began on Sunday, Feb. 14, devastated the state’s power grid and ground natural

As Texas Freezes, Amherst Students Struggle to Weather The Storm

As Texas Freezes, Amherst Students Struggle to Weather The Storm

As the temperature dropped and blizzards engulfed the area, Amherst students in Texas shivered in their dark, cold homes this past week, unable to turn on the lights or access water. The unprecedented snow storm that began on Sunday, Feb. 14, devastated the state’s power grid and ground natural

Workday Begins Replacing ACData, Modernizing College’s Business Processes

The college transitioned from ACData to the digital Workday system for human resources, finance and shared services business processes in early January. Workday is a cloud-based application software that was designed to centralize the storage and organization of Amherst workplace information. The process of moving from the decades-old ACData HR