“Share A Family”
In the spirit of recreating Thanksgiving at Amherst, the college hires a racist uncle to accompany you at Val.
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We Owe Nothing to the Future: Questioning The Burden Placed on Youth to Save Us
Assistant Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 interrogates the cultural myth that young people are humanity’s last line of defense, arguing that the rhetoric of “saving the future” has become a way to burden youth with endless sacrifice while ignoring the crises unfolding in the present.
Save the Humanities: Drop the Math Double Major
Staff Writer Olivia Law ’27 examines Amherst’s drift toward pre-professionalism, arguing that the college’s STEM-centric priorities are reshaping the liberal arts into a marketplace logic that undermines the humanities.
What are Youth Politics?
Staff Writer John Milas ’28 traces the long arc of youth populism, arguing that while young activists have always fueled political upheaval, their energy is inherently multivocal, capable of swinging toward liberation or reaction.
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