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Cole Graber-Mitchell '22

Cole is a second-year from Minneapolis, Minnesota --- the land of high voter turnout, cold winters, and nice people. When not writing depressing articles about everything we do wrong, he likes to sin

Seeing Double: Amherst’s Invisible Financial Aid Crisis (Part One)

As we write, one of us is on track to graduate from Amherst College with $135,000 in student loan debt. The other will graduate with $27,000 of debt in his name and $110,000 in his parents’. And we aren’t alone: 28 percent of graduates in the

Seeing Double: Should We Mine the Moon?

Seeing Double: Should We Mine the Moon?

As space travel becomes more advanced and efficient, many experts say that extraterrestrial mining operations are increasingly viable. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-encouraging-international-support-recovery-use-space-resources/] encouraging companies to develop technologies capable of mining the moon. The moon contains numerous valuable and

Seeing Double: Should Facebook Ban Political Ads?

In recent years, political advertisements on social media have become a hotly contested issue. Much of the criticism revolves around Facebook, which runs the vast majority of social media political ads. Some say that these ads help spread misinformation and weaken our democracy. Others say they are an important part

Seeing Double: Should You Really Have Nothing To Hide?

In almost every conversation I have with other young people today about privacy, I’m told that they “have nothing to hide” or that they “know companies steal our information but use their apps anyways.” We’re ambivalent about the prospect of losing our privacy, content to reassure ourselves that

Seeing Double: What To Do About Nuclear Warfare?

Seeing Double: What To Do About Nuclear Warfare?

Since the United States’ first use of the atomic bomb in August 1945, nuclear weapons have threatened the survival of humanity. In recent years, some supporters of nuclear de-escalation have proposed a No First Use (N.F.U.) policy, which would require the U.S. to refrain from using nuclear

Seeing Double: Can Leaders Lie?

Lying is a major issue in American politics today. President Donald Trump is notorious for issuing false or misleading statements — over 20,000 of them, according to The Washington Post. Though Trump’s deceit is widely criticized by allies and opponents alike, it raises another, broader question: Is it ever

Seeing Double: Does Social Media Help or Hurt Activism?

In recent years, social media has played an important role in social and political movements worldwide. Social media offers many benefits to activists, including the ability to reach wider audiences and greater connectivity. At the same time, it also presents real engagement and security concerns. In this semester’s final