Category: Features

People fear public speaking as much as they fear spiders, death, and high heights. Many would go to great lengths to avoid experiencing anxiety related to public performances of any kind. When rated on...

Getting up for school in the morning is a struggle, especially after a weekend of sleeping in. Many teens, like myself, struggle to make their way out the door early in the morning. To...

On North Pleasant Street in front of the Unitarian Church lies a hidden gem in plain sight, a gem worth six bucks with the potential to rock one’s world. Elsayed Fathi, owner of the...

Pit bulls, like some other breeds of dog, have gotten a bad rap for a long time. Is it well-earned? I found one source that argued that pit bulls contributed to 71 percent of...

The unassuming small brick storefront of Lili’s Restaurant in downtown Amherst is sandwiched between the neighboring The Toy Box and Amherst Optical and could easily go unnoticed. The interior is just as modest. The...

The world languages department has undergone many staff changes over the years; William Roundy and Nell Wright are the newest Latin teachers to join the crew. William Roundy Mr. Roundy grew up in Washington...

Ms. Bull moved to Amherst this fall in order to be closer to family after living in Miami for 22 years. She has been teaching for about 30 years, mostly in high schools. And...

At first glance, room 167 may seem like any other, but newly-hired special education teacher Aidan Owens explained that there is so much more than what one can see on the surface. Mr. Owens...

The Amherst district has a new food service director and he has a big vision: to get “good food on people’s plates every day.” Ryan Harb started at UMass in 2004 as a business...

New staff member Dw McCraven never thought she would end up working where she went to high school. After graduating from ARHS, McCraven studied at Manhattanville College, then earned a master’s degree at Columbia...