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The Avett Brothers Confuses with Sociopolitical Agenda

The Avett Brothers Confuses with Sociopolitical Agenda

If you’ve ever met a white guy who recently read Ta Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” for the first time and really wants to tell you that (gasp) racism isn’t just about the KKK and the n-word, then you’ve essentially already listened to the Avett

West’s New Album Struggles to Find a Coherent Message

West’s New Album Struggles to Find a Coherent Message

It seems we have once again arrived at the end of another turbulent Kanye West album cycle. While the album’s release was originally announced for Sept. 27 by Kim Kardashian West, Kanye’s latest musical venture “Jesus is King” underwent a series of delays until its eventual release on

A Growing Shift in Opinion on the Rise of Technology

In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg who was preparing to go public with Facebook, released a thunderous IPO (Initial Public Offering) letter detailing his vision of the site’s future. Zuckerberg argued that Facebook was not just a convenient tool for social networking; it also had a moral and political goal. The

An Examination of Non-Dairy Milks: Is Oat the GOAT?

An Examination of Non-Dairy Milks: Is Oat the GOAT?

At the end of 2018, a shortage of Oatly, the oat milk brand that sky-rocketed in popularity two years prior, caused an outcry in New York City. In 2019, I poured a hefty serving of oat milk into jasmine green tea at Valentine Dining Hall and found my next favorite

The Mocha Chronicles: English as a ~~Second~~ First Language

The Mocha Chronicles: English as a Second First Language

The Mocha Chronicles explores the stereotypes imposed on people of color — all while emotionally invested in The Bachelor.

Rethinking Mental Health in Politics

As President Donald Trump’s administration becomes increasingly entangled with lawsuits, his mental health has become a popular topic of conversation among his opponents. George Conway, the husband of Trump’s former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, describes Trump as having narcissistic personality disorder. John Kelly, former white house chief of

Seeing Double: Amherst’s $2.4 Billion Question

Seeing Double: Amherst’s $2.4 Billion Question

While Amherst students have spent the last few years studying, learning and debating which mascot should go on the mugs at AJ Hastings, the college’s endowment has been quietly exploding. In 1998, Amherst’s endowment stood at $528 million. In the following decade, the college doubled this hardly insubstantial