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A free and responsible press serving the UMass community since 1890

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 17, 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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It should be Apple Week every week
By Lucy Peterson, Collegian Contributor • November 19, 2024
“I’m going to miss my apple with every meal, but I’m hoping that there will be more opportunities to eat different kinds of fruit in the future,” writes Peterson.
Daily Collegian (2024)
Amherst is not the middle of nowhere
By Medha Mankekar, Collegian Contributor • September 22, 2024
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
Election Day Polls in Amherst: Bangs Community Center 11/05/24.
Yes, the price of bread matters more
By Ethan Walz, Collegian Staff • November 19, 2024
“When one doesn’t have to worry about whether they can put food on the table, about paying off their utility bills or about losing their job next week, many don’t vote for issues of social justice that don’t directly affect them,” writes Walz.
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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 26, 2024
The Opinion Havers Podcast Election Special Episode 
By Manas Pandit, Zach Leach, and Hailey Furilla November 6, 2024
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FHOYLPTJRyX8Wlw8MseuS?si=Di3jVXA0TiWD8NT53FXrew

On this special episode of the Opinion Havers, the Opinion section team, joined by Editor-in-Chief Caitlin Reardon, Managing Editor Johnny Depin, Head News Editor Daniel Frank and Assistant News Editor Alex Hill, discusses and live reacts to the 2024 Presidential Election. The team shares their wildcard electoral prediction!
(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