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.
Opinion
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.
Loving Amherst Enough to Demand Better
Managing Arts and Living Editor Jayda Ma ’28 critiques Amherst College’s staffing cuts and budget priorities, arguing that administrative cost-saving measures undermine equity and student support.
Satire: A Look into Strategic Management of Amherst College’s Budgets
Editor-in-Chief Anna Wang '28 and Staff Writer Isha Patel '28 examine Amherst College’s approach to budgetary “efficiency,” arguing that the language of strategic restructuring reveals more about institutional priorities than it intends to.
Justice, Not Charity: Rethinking Service at Amherst
Managing Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 unpacks Amherst students’ relationship with community engagement, arguing that superficial volunteerism risks reducing justice to charity, revealing how civic participation requires sustained effort.