Letter to the Editor: Keeping Amherst Accessible
Alumnus Leo Bernstein ’94 responds to recent campus debate over layoffs and budget cuts at Amherst College, urging students to consider the broader financial trade-offs facing the institution.
Opinion
Satire: “This has Gone Way, Way Too Far”: Elite Amherst College Teaches Disgusting Female “Orgasms”
Managing Opinion Editor Joey Supik '27 gleefully detonates a full-blown moral panic over “sexual degeneracy” at Amherst College, satirically documenting the supposed campus conspiracy to indoctrinate students with scandalous concepts like consent, sex education, and the mythical “female orgasm."
Welcome to Scamherst College
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 dissects the rising cost of attending Amherst College, arguing that the institution’s nearly six-figure tuition reflects a pattern of misplaced priorities that leave student-facing programs and workers underfunded.
The Epic Highs and Lows of Queer Basketball Theory
Managing Graphics Editor Lucy Jones ’27 investigates the possibilities of queer community through sport, tracing how a local queer basketball league challenges the rigid hierarchies and exclusionary norms that often structure varsity athletics.
The AI Question Amherst Cannot Afford to Ignore
Contributing Writer Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29 investigates the implications of artificial intelligence for the future of liberal arts education, arguing that Amherst students cannot afford to treat AI with detached skepticism as the technology reshapes knowledge, labor, and power across society.
Faith and Politics
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 reflects on a conversation with Pete Buttigieg during Amherst College LitFest 2026, examining how faith can meaningfully inform political life without becoming a tool of division.
Editorial: An Honor Code That Says Less — and Risks More
The Editorial Board scrutinizes the proposal to shorten Amherst’s honor code, arguing that both the substance of the change and the rushed process behind it raise broader concerns about transparency and student voice in campus governance.