Satire: Summer Research Assistant Application

Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ‘28 interrogates the illusion of digital fluency, arguing that as news becomes harder to access, our culture of constant updates has mistaken exposure for understanding.

Managing Opinion Editor Joey Supik ’27 dissects Amherst’s so-called tradition deficit, arguing that the college’s failure to sustain lasting rituals stems from a neglect of ambition, consideration, and humility.

Assistant Opinion Editor Odessa Ikels ’28 unpacks the resurgence of economic nationalism on the right and the left, arguing that protectionist impulses risk exacerbating global volatility rather than reducing it.