Masculinity, Rendered Lesbian
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 reflects on learning masculinity as a lesbian at Amherst, discussing both the limits of the college’s queer self‑image and the resilience of queer joy within it.
Opinion
Anti-Ableist Amherst: My Hopes for the New Student Center
Managing Opinion Editor Emeritus Willow Delp ’26 advocates for a dedicated disability and neurodiversity resource center in the new Student Center and Dining Commons, arguing that true equity requires intentional spaces that affirm disabled students’ belonging beyond legal accessibility.
The World Is About to Get So Weird (And Incredibly Exciting)
Contributing Writer Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29 reflects on uncertainty in the age of artificial intelligence, arguing that the coming technological upheaval demands participation from humanists and liberal arts students and that the future remains steerable if enough people choose to step in.
Fizz Should Go, and Students Should Reflect
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 confronts the corrosive effects of the anonymous app Fizz on Amherst’s social and political culture, arguing that platform‑driven anonymity has replaced accountability, empathy, and face‑to‑face dialogue.
Letter to the Editor: Bravo to Trang-Linh Nguyen’s for her March 11th Opinion piece: The AI Question Amherst Cannot Afford to Ignore
Alumnus Jim Knight ’69 lauds Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29’s March 11 piece, arguing that her call to preserve human creativity amid AI’s rise highlights the urgent ethical need to keep humanity central in technology.
The Violence I Carry in My Pocket
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 exposes the relentless scroll of death and violence online, arguing that our digital immersion desensitizes us, erodes empathy, and makes human suffering feel ordinary.
On Life Among Queer Men at Amherst College
Staff Writer Shane Dillon ’26 unpacks life among queer men at Amherst, arguing that social pressures and secrecy constrain openness, revealing how even progressive campuses can reproduce broader societal silences.