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Counterpoint: Keep political correctness away from the Amherst name

Counterpoint: Keep political correctness away from the Amherst name

By Brad Polumbo September 11, 2017
Bradley Polumbo offers the counterpoint to the debate about the Amherst name: to change the name would be to sanitize history.

In progressive Pennsylvania, history is holding women back

By Emilia Beuger September 11, 2017
Emilia Beuger examines women’s inequality by focusing on her home state of Pennsylvania.

Point: If memorials to the Confederacy should be torn down, so should the Amherst name

By William Keve September 11, 2017
William Keve argues that Amherst must be renamed if we wish to denounce the racism of its namesake.

We believe in solar eclipses, why not climate change?

By Joe Frank September 7, 2017
There is a disconnect between what many Americans believe about climate change and the conclusions reached by the experts.

Monuments to the past reflecting the present

By Tess Halpern September 7, 2017
Tess Halpern discusses how her parents’ trip to Annapolis made her reflect on how monuments illustrate present-day beliefs.

Four takeaways from Boston’s ‘Free Speech’ counter-protest

By James Mazarakis September 6, 2017
James Mazarakis attended a recent counter-protest at the “Free Speech Rally” in Boston. Here’s his take on how it went down.

Affirmative action: a disservice to diversity

By Brad Polumbo September 6, 2017
Students of color don’t need special treatment.

Should we warn future generations about nuclear waste?

By Jessica Primavera September 5, 2017
We need to attempt to make a warning that can last for tens of thousands of years.

The United States’ controversial confederacy

By Isaac Simon September 5, 2017
Isaac Simon argues that there are essential differences between statues of Confederate leaders and statues of our founding fathers, and the two should not be compared so lightly.

Letter: Universities should be spearheading sustainability efforts

By Opinion & Editorial Staff September 3, 2017
Universities and colleges are well-positioned to lead sustainable change.

The guilt of saying ‘guilty’

By Jessica Primavera August 2, 2017
The knowledge that it was the right thing to do didn’t make it any easier.

Letter: The EPA’s asbestos evaluation should be big news

By Opinion & Editorial Staff July 8, 2017
The proposed Regulatory Accountability Act puts corporate profits above the health and safety of Americans, specifically when it comes to asbestos exposure.
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