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Lauren Siegel ’27

Financial Uncertainty and the 2025-26 Tuition Increase

Financial Uncertainty and the 2025-26 Tuition Increase

With a 4.75% tuition increase for the 2025-26 academic year and Trump’s impending expansion of the endowment tax, Managing Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 and Staff Writer Belaine Mamo ’27 explore how Amherst’s tuition and financial aid could be affected by this new administration.

Amherst College Conservatives: Altering Campus Discourse?

Last semester, Amherst students established an official conservative political presence on campus: Amherst College Conservatives. Managing Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 explored the impacts of this new club on the Amherst community and its implications for our national political culture.

Amherst Community Reflects on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Amherst Community Reflects on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Over the past few weeks, the multi-phase ceasefire deal agreed to by Israel and Hamas has seemed to unravel. Managing Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 spoke to Amherst community members about the agreement, highlighting their perspectives on the deal’s implications for the Amherst campus.

Amherst Debate Society Makes College Proud in Panama

Amherst Debate Society Makes College Proud in Panama

Over winter break, the Amherst Debate Society rang in the new year with success at the 2025 World Universities Debating Championships in Panama City, Panama. Managing Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 spoke to the team about their preparation, accomplishments, and adventures.

Thoughts on Theses: Maristhela Alvarez

Thoughts on Theses: Maristhela Alvarez

Maristhela Alvarez ’25 is a senior majoring in biochemistry. Her thesis explores the potential impact of the NCAM2 protein on cadherin localization in the embryos of Nematostella, a species of starlet sea anemones.

Cartoon: November Meltdown

Cartoon: November Meltdown

Assistant Features Editor Lauren Siegel ’27 explores anxiety around the election in this cartoon.

Forging Harmony Through International Diversity — Alumni Profile, Hajime Hayashi ’85

As the Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hajime Hayashi ’85 still carries Amherst’s commitment to diversity, empathy, and tolerance with him in all aspects of his daily life.