Coping with Campus: My New Year’s Resolution
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Dustin Copeland ’25 reflects on how the college’s recent transition to aesthetic safety is analogous to the student body’s lack of uniformity and connection.
Opinion
Editorial: Fighting Back Against Political Silence
The Editorial Board argues that the student body should recommit itself to dialogue in the wake of the Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders.
“Girl”: Contemporary Society’s Failed Linguistic Revolution
Assistant Opinion Editor Olivia Tennant ’27 argues that the modern use of “girl” lacks the rebellious edge it once held during the Riot Grrrl movement.
Exercises in Thought: “Tim Carroll / Joe Sweeney”
Columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Joe Sweeney ’25 reflect on their years of friendship at Amherst, further deepened by their time writing for the Student.
Why is Amherst So Liberal?
Zane Khiry ’25 questions Amherst’s liberalism, claiming it’s less of a radical rejection of elite conservatism and more of a means of protecting its privileged status.
Satire: New Flashy Table at Val!
Staff Writer Hannah Feng ’28 and Contributing Writer Isha Patel ’28 revel in the luxury of Val’s brand new granite table.
On Racism Within the Asian American Community
Managing Opinion Editor Edwyn Choi ’27 argues that discrimination within the Asian American community towards other Asian Americans is not only hypocritical but rooted in historical trauma.