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Opinion

On Irony and Hipster Leftism

There is a disappointing, scathing and toxic mix of ironic leftism permeating discourse at Amherst College. The discourse of our age is a pessimistic one, demoralizingly saturated with irony and preemptive disavowal of Serious Ideas. But irony is employed most fervently in reference to leftist ideas of workers’ revolution, racial

Something about ResLife Loneliness

The perpetual problems of loneliness and social division among Amherst students have been discussed extensively in recent years. As administrators seek new ways to resolve these critical issues, it seems that housing is the first aspect of Amherst life that they turn to. They’ve proposed Neighborhoods. They’re tearing

Expanding the Career Center

The career center is always bustling with visitors, and our email inboxes are constantly flooded with career-related information. It’s common to catch a glimpse of students dressing in suits for interviews and attending informational sessions in between meals, practices and homework. It’s the height of internship and

Lessons from Malheur

The irony is ripe for the picking: the armed, militant protesters at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in rural Oregon waved American flags as they relinquished their posts after a forty-day standoff with federal officials, decrying government overreach while at the same time waving a flag that represents the institution

On Mathematical Intuition

To the Curriculum Committee, and in particular, the Fundamental Skills sub-committee, I am writing this letter, the first in a series, in response to the solicitation of feedback by the committee. Mathematics has had an unfortunate history, particularly in the United States, of being literature’s unloved sibling, not

No Love for the Tennis Team

Amherst students often discuss whether or not the athletes on this campus receive unfair advantages. The “athletes” are roped together as one group of people. However, no one ever talks about how some teams are treated far differently than others. I could conduct a meta-analysis and go through the

Networking and Motion Sickness

When struggling with motion sickness, the best strategy is to sit completely still and look straight ahead. It has a grounding effect. Only after my first experience of driving through the snaking streets of San Francisco did I need to employ this tactic. My inaugural foray into the city marked