Tusk Talks: Counseling Center

In this episode, we sit down with Counseling Center psychologist Jordan Barnard and two panels of students to investigate recent tensions between Amherst's Counseling Center and the student body. After touching on wait times and inaccessibility, we talk about the structural and cultural changes that could be made to aid students in their mental health and wellbeing. Episode Notes: "Elevated Demand for Mental Health Services Strains Counseling Center" [https://amherststudent.com/article/elevate

Tusk Talks: Amherst Community Connections

The Town of Amherst, like most of the country, is experiencing a shortage of affordable housing. To supplement The Student's coverage of the Town's policy response, we sat down with Sophia Harrison '22 and Julia Zabinska '22 to talk about their work for Amherst Community Connections — a local resource hub for those experiencing housing instability. Harrison and Zabinska detailed the nature of their work, expressed their own visions for change and emphasized the need for institutions — including

Tusk Talks - Episode 7: Sunrise Amherst

In this edition of Tusk Talks, we sit down with Claire Taylor ‘23 and Meenakshi Jani ‘23, two leaders of Sunrise Amherst — an offshoot of the broader Sunrise climate action movement.

Tusk Talks - Episode 6: Sung Kwak ’22

In this episode, we catch up with Sung Kwak ’22, the senior chair of the Asian Students Association (ASA).

Tusk Talks - Episode 5: Fall 2020: Reflections

For this episode of Tusk Talks, we sat down with eleven students to reflect on fall 2020: Amherst’s first full pandemic semester.

Tusk Talks - Episode 4: Ben Gilsdorf ’21

This week, we sat down with Ben Gilsdorf ’21 who has served as the head student organizer for AC Votes, coordinating the voting process for the Amherst community this election year.

Tusk Talks - Episode 3: Sydney Ireland ’23

This week, we sat down with Sydney Ireland ’23 who is the first woman in history to become an Eagle Scout.

Tusk Talks - Episode 2: Jeremy Thomas ’21

This week, we sat down with newly elected AAS President, Jeremy Thomas ’21.

Tusk Talks - Episode 1: David Rosa ’21

For the first episode, we interview former Interim AAS president, David Rosa.