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Massachusetts Daily Collegian

A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Opinion & Editorial

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Everyone should write a bucket list
By Julia Bragg, Collegian Columnist • October 6, 2024
“Take some time to sit down and write a goal for yourself, the feeling of checking it off is worth the effort!” writes Julia Bragg
Your photos are worth developing
Your photos are worth developing
By Fiona McFarland, Collegian Columnist • April 21, 2024
How the solar eclipse gave us community
How the solar eclipse gave us community
By Manas Pandit, Assistant Opinion Editor • April 18, 2024
COVID-19 shaped the class of 2024 for the better
COVID-19 shaped the class of 2024 for the better
By Kate Devitt, Head Social Media Editor • April 17, 2024
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Amherst is not the middle of nowhere
By Medha Mankekar, Collegian Contributor • September 22, 2024
“Sure, there aren’t bustling streets and endless shops in Amherst; but just because we are not surrounded by skyscrapers does not mean this is not an enriching place,” Medha Mankekar writes.
An idiotic response by UMass administration
An idiotic response by UMass administration
By Manas Pandit, Assistant Opinion Editor • May 8, 2024
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The depersonalization of education
By Devon Chichester, Collegian Correspondent • March 14, 2024
UMass must cap enrollment to stop chronic overcrowding
UMass must cap enrollment to stop chronic overcrowding
By Liam Rue, Collegian Columnist • March 12, 2024
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Journalists need to be careful about anti-union sentiments in their writing
By Lily Fitzgerald, Collegian Columnist • October 27, 2024
“Ultimately it is not the workers sentiments that cause these major strikes but the corporation's indecision to step down” writes Lily Fitzgerald.
We have a responsibility to educate ourselves
We have a responsibility to educate ourselves
By Juliette Perez, Assistant Opinion Editor • May 15, 2024
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Are you only being told the things you want to hear?
By Kelly McMahan, Collegian Columnist • April 10, 2024
Opinion: “In the age of the algorithm, we must relinquish the conviction that we ought to have some sort of ownership of truth,” Kelly McMahan writes.
Sexual harassment in the age of AI
Sexual harassment in the age of AI
By Brigid Baleno, Collegian Columnist • April 3, 2024
Our laundry system is terrible, and it needs to change
Our laundry system is terrible, and it needs to change
By Piper Morgan, Collegian Contributor • October 21, 2024
“I’ve heard [laundry] equated to a workout, a battle or a tough final”
College life won’t be like the movies
College life won’t be like the movies
By Katie Seda, Collegian Columnist • April 16, 2024
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College kills creativity
By Hailey Furilla, Collegian Columnist • April 11, 2024
We shouldn’t be ashamed of transferring
We shouldn’t be ashamed of transferring
By Michael Perrone, Collegian Columnist • February 27, 2024
Episode 5 - Our Own Columns
Episode 5 - Our Own Columns
By Luke Halpern, Asha Baron, Manas Pandit, Juliette Perez, and Zach Leach April 30, 2024


The Opinion editors look back on and discuss columns they've previously published in the Collegian on this episode of The Opinion Havers.
(Daily Collegian, 2013)
Letter to the Editor: Abortion resources at UMass Amherst need more attention
By Danielle Marrocco October 29, 2024
Letter to the Editor: “If students encourage UHS to promote the availability of medication abortion and the UMass administration proudly discusses its role in pioneering it on college campuses, we will see more accessible and destigmatized reproductive healthcare,” writes Danielle Marrocco.
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Editorial: Community, not division
By Collegian Staff May 4, 2022
We, the members of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian editorial board, write today to condemn the individuals involved in sending a racist, hateful email to Black members of