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Satire: The Cocaine Capital of Western Massachusetts

Satire: The Cocaine Capital of Western Massachusetts

Assistant Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 covers the ongoing saga of the Hotel UMass scandal, the Pioneer Valley’s most controversial new hotspot where white powder has drawn the attention of many.

Anti-Capitalism With a Side of Matcha

Assistant Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 reflects on the paradox of critiquing capitalism while living within it and examines how everyday contradictions reveal both the pervasiveness of consumer culture and the possibilities of resistance.

A Shutdown For Our Times

Staff Writer John Milas ’28 dissects the latest government shutdown as more than a budgetary standoff — framing it instead as a mirror of America’s collective precarity.

Editorial: The Impact of Revoking Adobe Services on Student Initiatives

The Editorial Board criticizes the college’s sudden removal of Adobe Creative Cloud from student accounts, exposing how the decision undermines creativity, independent journalism, and student agency.

NSPM-7: Redefining Extremism

Assistant Opinion Editor Caroline Flinn ’28 examines the implications of NSPM-7, showing how its broad definition of “extremism” could criminalize ordinary dissent and civic engagement — and warns that when questioning becomes a national security risk, democracy is in peril.

You’re Not Reading The Amherst Student. That’s How Polarization Spreads

Contributing Writer Lucas Silva ’28 investigates the collapse of local journalism and asks what it would take for students and citizens alike to reclaim a stake in the information that shapes democracy.

Amherst’s Open Curriculum: Who Really Gets to be Well-Rounded?

Managing Features Editor Mira Wilde ’28 considers Amherst’s open curriculum, revealing how its promise of academic freedom is unevenly experienced, and questions whether the college truly supports the initiative and interdisciplinary exploration it claims to value.