Satire: A List of Very Serious Gifts for Your Partner
Satire Columnist Isha Patel ’28 lampoons Valentine’s Day, arguing that true love at Amherst is best shown through chaotic DIY gifts, proving romance is absurdly performative.
Opinion
Growing Up Segregated
Staff Writer Rizwan Ayub ’27 reflects on growing up in the segregated suburbs of Long Island and examines how these early experiences shaped his understanding of race, class, and privilege.
Using the Good Silver
Staff Writer Hailey Yoon ’28 reflects on the quiet blessings of daily life, arguing that recognizing the fragility and luck of our circumstances transforms ordinary routines into moments of profound gratitude and presence.
The Moment We Are In
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 confronts the dissonance of coming of age amid institutional decay, arguing that dialogue without pressure breeds apathy and that this moment demands courage beyond comfort.
Anti-Ableist Amherst: Notes From An Ex-Epileptic
Managing Opinion Editor Emeritus Willow Delp ’26 reflects on life after epilepsy, arguing that medical remission does not erase the social and political barriers that continue to marginalize disabled people in an ableist society.
Beyond the Bubble: Solidarity in the Face of ICE Enforcement
The Editorial Board calls for Amherst College and its community to take seriously the threat of ICE enforcement, rejecting neutrality and institutional silence.
“Data Stories and Data Myths”
Willard Long Thorp Professor of Economics Jessica Wolpaw Reyes interrogates Amherst’s admissions data practices, arguing that opacity conceals inequities and obstructs accountability.