The Importance of Local Politics
Assistant Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 writes about the importance of treating Amherst as more than a temporary place of residence by engaging in local politics.
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Civic Engagement: Keep Elections Competitive
Managing Sports Editor Joey Supik ’27 explores why participation in Association of Amherst Students (AAS) elections decreases as grade year increases, and how the student body can keep them competitive.
Bathroom Bulletin: Valentine Dining Hall
In their new column, the “Bathroom Bulletin”, Senior Managing Editor Edwyn Choi ’27, and Contributing Writers Jenny Chan ’28 and Hailey Yoon ’28 rate each campus building’s bathrooms. For their pilot article, they've picked the bathrooms of Valentine Dining Hall.
Uprising in Nepal: The City of Wood Is Burning
Staff Writer Jackson Hersom ’27 shares his personal experience attending protests in Nepal as a study abroad student and explains how a government social media ban triggered such widespread demonstrations.
What’s Between the First Ghost and Last Human Worker?
Contributing Writer Lucas Silva ’28 explores the tensions between artificial intelligence and memory, imagination, and creation, exposing its dangerous impacts on how we interact with our real world.
Exhibitions Celebrate Mead’s 75th Anniversary
For its 75th anniversary, the Mead Art Museum is redefining what gallery experiences can be. From immersive textiles to art created under state censorship, Staff Writer Amaya Ranatunge ’28 captures how the Mead has challenged how we engage with art, and how it is set to inspire for years to come.
Adorable, Awkward, Punk or “Linda Linda Linda?”
What happens when a group of schoolgirls tries to pull off a punk rock performance with only three days to prepare? In his review of “Linda Linda Linda,” Senior Managing Editor Edwyn Choi ’27 describes how the film turns teenage chaos into a feel-good love letter to high school and Japanese rock.