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By Martin Hunter, Senior Lecturer at UMass Amherst | May 25, 2024
By Dale Leone, Vice-President of SGA | May 22, 2024
By Grace Lee, Assistant News Editor | May 13, 2024
By Collegian Staff | May 12, 2024
By Owen Ray, Collegian Columnist | May 9, 2024
![Your photos are worth developing](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-1-1.png)
By Fiona McFarland, Collegian Columnist • April 21, 2024
“Our lives are so intertwined with the internet functioning as it should, but it would be a mistake to count on technology always operating the way we want it to-- and it would be a mistake to not have physical copies of your photos,” Fiona McFarland writes.
![How the solar eclipse gave us community](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53640820181_293e186f72_k-1200x800.jpg)
By Manas Pandit, Assistant Opinion Editor • April 18, 2024
![COVID-19 shaped the class of 2024 for the better](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/51502608032_7bdbc65d3d_o-1200x712.jpg)
By Kate Devitt, Head Social Media Editor • April 17, 2024
![Why journalism needs diversity](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/10382814084_15137e8154_c.jpg)
By Grace Chai, Collegian Columnist • April 16, 2024
![An idiotic response by UMass administration](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53707071094_aa2e02f2f7_k-1200x800.jpg)
By Manas Pandit, Assistant Opinion Editor • May 8, 2024
“Peaceful students camped out on the South Lawn do not necessitate an armada of police officers,” Manas Pandit writes.
![Josefan Diaz, Unsplash](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Picture1-1.jpg)
By Devon Chichester, Collegian Correspondent • March 14, 2024
![UMass must cap enrollment to stop chronic overcrowding](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/52998481915_e2bf17c2d4_o-1200x800.jpg)
By Liam Rue, Collegian Columnist • March 12, 2024
![Patient experiences with CCPH are improving, but not enough](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/22687051947_df5324d128_c.jpg)
By Katie Seda, Collegian Columnist • February 27, 2024
![We have a responsibility to educate ourselves](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/50380120777_0878fd3e6a_k-1200x800.jpg)
By Juliette Perez, Assistant Opinion Editor • May 15, 2024
“I urge you to go beyond the borders of your daily responsibilities, and habits and areas of study, to seek out the truths that are systematically suppressed, to learn and accept the emotions you feel, and use them as a tool,” Juliette Perez writes.
![Our climate’s battle wounds](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53570138015_2e4909ee57_k-1200x800.jpg)
By Grace Lee, Assistant News Editor • May 13, 2024
![Photo courtesy of Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/joshua-sukoff-5DDYHjk_KMU-unsplash-1200x800.jpg)
By Benjamin Zhou, Collegian Columnist • April 25, 2024
![Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash.](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alexander-schimmeck-H_KabGs8FMw-unsplash-1200x800.jpg)
By Liam Rue, Collegian Columnist • April 23, 2024
![Oleg Laptev via Unsplash](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/oleg-laptev-QRKJwE6yfJo-unsplash-1200x800.jpg)
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.
![By freestocks.org [Creative Commons Zero], via Wikimedia Commons](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Picture1-1.png)
By Kalana Amarasekara, Collegian Staff • April 4, 2024
![Courtesy of Unsplash](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/robo-wunderkind-hLvQ4-QEBAE-unsplash-1200x800.jpg)
By Olivia (Liv) Cushman, Collegian Columnist • April 3, 2024
![Sexual harassment in the age of AI](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/10110565695_1489f8d4f7_c.jpg)
By Brigid Baleno, Collegian Columnist • April 3, 2024
![College life won’t be like the movies](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/14925616597_f319369e94_c.jpg)
By Katie Seda, Collegian Columnist • April 16, 2024
Opinion: “It should be exciting to try new things or learn to re-love an old hobby, but realizing that there are 300 organizations can be daunting and discouraging, especially since some require auditions, new member fees or other club dues.” Katie Seda writes.
![Photo courtesy of Nubelson Fernandes on Unsplash](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nubelson-fernandes-Xx4i6wg6HEg-unsplash-1200x675.jpg)
By Hailey Furilla, Collegian Columnist • April 11, 2024
![We shouldn’t be ashamed of transferring](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5182361349_495250c02c_k-1200x797.jpg)
By Michael Perrone, Collegian Columnist • February 27, 2024
![A punishment gone too far](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/53288296856_558cc886a2_c.jpg)
By Katie Seda, Collegian Columnist • February 14, 2024
![Episode 5 - Our Own Columns](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Opinion-Havers-Cover.png)
The Opinion editors look back on and discuss columns they've previously published in the Collegian on this episode of The Opinion Havers.
![Letter: When our leaders fail us](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53570138015_2e4909ee57_k-1200x800.jpg)
By Martin Hunter, Senior Lecturer at UMass Amherst • May 25, 2024
“Reyes: please finally show us that you are up to this task, or kindly let another person try,” Martin Hunter writes.
![Collegian File Photo](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/40146380332_be96e0ac20_o.png)
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
January 11, 2021
![Editorial: Why you should vote this November](https://dailycollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/vote1-900x720.png)
November 2, 2020