The Violence I Carry in My Pocket
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 exposes the relentless scroll of death and violence online, arguing that our digital immersion desensitizes us, erodes empathy, and makes human suffering feel ordinary.
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On Life Among Queer Men at Amherst College
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 unpacks life among queer men at Amherst, arguing that social pressures and secrecy constrain openness, revealing how even progressive campuses can reproduce broader societal silences.
I Phone Detoxed for 16 Weeks, and I Refuse to Get Bricked
Staff Writer Irisa Teng ’29 dissects Amherst Students Against Phones, arguing that their sixteen-week personal phone detox shows the value of intentional, self-directed digital habits over imposed tech-fast programs.
On Being An “Implicated Subject”
Staff Writer Rizwan Ayub ’27 interrogates Amherst’s opaque endowment, arguing that its entanglement in secretive financial systems renders accountability elusive while leaving students as “implicated subjects” in unseen exploitation.
Before You Preach About Democracy, Do It
Staff Writer Max Feigelson ’27 interrogates Amherst College’s performative politics, arguing that symbolic resolutions and faculty-led statements fail to empower students, revealing a deeper crisis of political imagination that undermines the practice of democracy on campus.
Satire: Rating Things in the Newsroom That Just Make Sense
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 and Assistant Opinion Editor Syla Steinman ’29 lament the Editorial Board’s goodbye to the newsroom in Morrow Dormitory at the end of the semester, rating the objects they so deeply cherish.
Ninth Annual Black Art Matters Visual Arts Showcase Highlights “Inclusivity, Community, Sharing, and Celebrating”
With the opening of the ninth Black Art Matters (BAM) Festival on March 3, Contributing Writer Isabelle Sloan ’28 shares details and background about the program and some of the artworks exhibited this year.