Exit Letter: Beyond the Routine
June Dorsch ’27 reflects on the routines and joys of her tenure as editor-in-chief, arguing The Student’s true consistency lies not in weekly production but in the community that sustains it.
Exit Letters
Exit Letter: Naima Nods Off
Before signing off as editor-in-chief, Naima Mohamed ’27 highlights the importance of community to her time on The Student.
Exit Letter: There is No Precedent
Editor-in-Chief Michael Mason ’25 reflects on the unusual nature of his leadership tenure — defying precedent while embracing the chaos, camaraderie, and contradictions that come with leading The Student.
Exit Letter: “Time Cast a Spell on [Me] ... I Won’t Forget [You]”
Reflecting on his years as an editor for The Student, Senior Managing Editor Leo Kamin ’25 thanks his mentors and all the friends who helped him find a community in the newsroom.
Exit Letter: What it Means to Love a Place
Reminiscing on her time at The Student, Senior Managing Editor Sonia Chajet Wides ’25 writes about how working on the paper helped her express her love for Amherst and thanks the people integral to her experience.
Exit Letter: A Love Letter to the Newsroom, and Its People
In their exit letter, Kei Lim ’25 rambles about the cavity that is the newsroom, reflecting upon the people and memories that have made their experience meaningful.
Exit Letter: A Long Time in Morrow
In the newsroom, during his final night editing The Student, Dustin Copeland ’25 writes a letter of thanks while being a bit astonished that the paper exists at all.