**Trigger warning for a detailed account of my depression symptoms towards the middle of the note, including suicidal thoughts.**
Since this has started, I have interacted with a few people who are misinformed. I’m hoping this will be informative to at least one other person to prevent people from accidently hurting their friends.
I’ve been depressed on and off for about two months now. I’d never been depressed in my life before. Nothing triggered the beginning of it; it just started all of a sudden. Medication seems to be helping more than talk therapy so far.
We are in the thick of it. School will be out soon, and the campus buzzes with activity. Every Saturday brims with various events, from thesis performances and dance shows to sports games and track meets, all of which keep us moving from morning to night and leave little time for leisurely meals. As the sun evaporates those crisp morning gusts and brings in warm and reassuring breezes that remind us of summer, I simply do not want to spend a meal sitting inside. I want to be out in the fresh air, taking advantage of some of the first days of heat after a brutal winter.
Athleticism. It’s a word that means so much in the world of sports, yet it is often hard to identify what exactly it means to be athletic. The assumption is that the most athletic people are the ones who reach the highest levels of their respective games. In the NBA, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and Michael Jordan immediately come to mind. In the NFL, we think of Michael Vick and Calvin Johnson. In the MLB, names like Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano come into conversation.
The fourth-ranked Amherst men’s tennis team picked up its first NESCAC victory of the season on March 29 against Tufts. The team’s success continued this past weekend, as the Jeffs won three more matches to extend their unbeaten streak to 10.
Taylor Summers ’16 won the women’s long jump with a leap of 5.04m, as the Amherst women’s track & field team opened its outdoor season at Tufts on March 29, finishing sixth out of 24 schools. The men’s team placed 19th out of 26 teams to open their spring season as well.
Summers placed first out of 27 competitors in the long jump, while teammate Louise Atadja ’16 took 11th. On the men’s side, Khalil Felmming ’16 placed 11th as well with a jump of 6.14m.
DEAR GOMES — I loved watching Johnny Manziel dance around and make ridiculous throws at Texas A&M and am wondering how his game will translate to the NFL. Is he going to be the next big thing? — Aggie Lover
The third-ranked Amherst women’s lacrosse team amassed four wins over the past two weeks, bringing their undefeated record to 6-0 in the NESCAC and 9-0 overall. Their recent victories featuring two key NESCAC wins over fifth-ranked Middlebury, who was previously ranked third going into the game, and 13th-ranked Colby. With an 11-6 win last night against Conn. College, the Jeffs are off to their best start since 2000 season.
