Opinion

With the recent tragedy of a homeless couple in Greenfield freezing to death and the growing struggle with shelters’ limited capacities, which were highlighted in the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Jan. 19 article headlined “‘No backup option’: Shelters at their limits during winter,” the problem of homelessness in this community

At first glance, the title of this piece may come across as cynical. But I promise that I am not writing this to justify my failed New Year’s resolutions and attack the concept as a whole. Instead, I am intrigued by the unlikely power of a New Year’s

The United States primaries are partially to blame for the creation of the divided country and polarized political landscape we have today. To have a chance at winning the U.S. presidency, candidates first must win their party’s primary. There are many factors that go into winning a primary,

Richmond, Virginia, was in turmoil this past week after news broke that Governor Ralph Northam had published a racist photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook. The photo, which depicts two men in racist costumes (one in blackface and the other wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood), has led to

If you asked me who my favorite athlete was a week ago, the answer would have been easy: Kristaps Porzingis. As a lifelong New York Knicks fan, I have not experienced a lot of success. In my lifetime, the Knicks have only made it to the NBA Finals once. In

Earlier this year, Amherst College announced a new fundraising campaign titled “Promise: The Campaign for Amherst’s Third Century,” which pledges to raise $625 million for the college over the next five years. With this money, the college claims that it will focus on six unique goals, including improving science,