Valid Crashout: THDA Contributing Writer Miles Garcia ’25 critiques the theater department’s bureaucratic, unnecessary restriction of event spaces and lack of department support for non-theater and non-thesis students.
Love-lost Online Assistant Opinion Editor Olivia Tennant ’27 argues that social media distorts our understanding of love.
Introducing the Returning Student’s Society Contributing Writer Philip White ’26E writes about his Amherst experience as a non-traditional student, including his inspiration for creating The Returning Students Society, a Registered Student Organization that provides a support network for fellow older students.
The Party of Free Speech: A Hollow Lie In light of the detention of several pro-Palestinian activists, Managing Opinion Editor Emeritus Willow Delp ’26 highlights the hypocrisy of the current administration as champions of free speech, but only extended to members of similar political ideology.
The Frightening State of Disobedience Contributing Writer Jackson Hersom ’27 examines the underlying causes of passivity toward political and social issues on campus, and the necessity of actively voicing one’s opinions to create social change.
Spring Concert: What Went Wrong? Despite soulful sets from talented artists, this year’s Spring Concert drew a sparse crowd and left many students underwhelmed. Staff Writer Amaya Ranatunge ’28 questions whether the event still lives up to its reputation and calls for bolder artist choices to revive the concert’s fading spark.
“Survivor”: Season 48, Episode 9, Reviewed Columnist Vaughn Armour ’25 covers the ninth episode of this season of “Survivor” to reveal who now controls the board heading into the final eight through calculated blindsides.