Opinion Cartoon: Jan. 29, 2025 Contributing cartoonist Katie Yi ’28 explores academic stress in her newspaper debut.
What It Means to Publish Responsibly The Editorial Board addresses recent controversy and reaffirms the vital role that transparent, accessible forums play in fostering meaningful journalistic discussion.
We Are Being Trained to Watch (And Do Nothing) Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 interrogates the increasing political violence by the state, arguing that it is no longer an aberration but an accelerating, normalized mechanism of governance — one that conditions the public to witness brutality, absorb it, and ultimately do nothing.
“Popping the Gilded Bubble” Contributing Writer Rizwan Ayub ‘27 examines how, despite Amherst priding itself on cultivating a diverse campus environment and admitting students from all walks of life, the very structure of elite institutions and the admissions process creates a certain kind of intellectual homogeneity.
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