This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Amherst chapter.
Meet Tierney Werner ’16 Oregon-native Polisci major with a great sense of humor!
Tell me about where are you from:
Eugene, Oregon has everything: the Oregon Ducks, great golfing, old white-haired people who live in Volkswagen vans, and an airport with miserable seating patterned in the 1970s. The biggest stereotype is that it’s full of hippies and a haven for the last rumblings of the dying bohemian counterculture, probably because it’s true and the city fully embraces it.
How does the weather at Amherst compare to the weather back home?:
We get a lot more rain in Oregon (a.k.a. liquid sunshine). We have this thing called “sun breaks,” where if it’s sunny outside, people stop what they’re doing and catch some precious rays.
Why did you choose to attend Amherst?:
I missed my brother. In actuality, I realized how much I liked the campus when I visited my junior year after I decided to not apply to the Naval Academy. Overall, the academic rigor and size of the school appealed to me. My ED application was submitted mostly out of a need to just be done with high school so I could spend the rest of the year sleeping in thanks to “excused absences.”
What are you interested in both academically and leisurely?:
Leisurely: the Blacklist and any of the small containers of random snacks you can buy from the little cubbies in the Trader Joe’s check-out line. Academically: most of the courses offered in the Political Science department.
What are you passionate about the most?:
Adrenaline rushes, my friends and family, and brunch (not in any order, Mom).
What are your plans for the rest of your time at Amherst and beyond:
Finish my final major requirements, regain a current pilot’s license, (possibly) write a thesis in Political Science, learn to ski, get a scuba license, and convince my parents to buy me a puppy for my 24th birthday.
If you could make one change to the world, playful or serious, what would it be?:
Free Tibet.
What’s something you’ve always wanted to say but never got the chance to say it?:
“Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger” (President George W. Bush)
