Cole Graber-Mitchell '22

Seeing Double columnist Cole Graber-Mitchell ’22 points to the equity issue surrounding the college’s policy on ​​federal work-study. He argues that the college shouldn’t treat work-study as part of financial aid awards which forces its beneficiaries to work for their aid.

Seeing Double columnist Cole Graber-Mitchell ’22 reveals the system of unpaid student labor underpinning much of the research that takes place on campus, and asks students and faculty to build a better system by ending unpaid research positions.

Seeing Double columnist Cole Graber-Mitchell ’22 illustrates the importance of student access to the various buildings on campus in fostering a strong community atmosphere. He then asks the college administration for one crucial thing in the upcoming semester: “Let us swipe!”

A car exits the highway and stops at a red light outside of a warehouse. Two union organizers, standing on the sidewalk, wave hello and strike up a short conversation. The car’s driver is one of the 5,800 Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, where the first union election

You, the beautiful and kind person reading this column, are one of a kind. Nobody in the world is quite like you. Even the person most similar to you, wherever they may be, has had different experiences, holds different opinions, and is, quite simply, different. But while you are certainly

At a certain point in each semester, my days become brighter and lighter. I find that I suddenly have an extraordinary amount of time on my hands — time to watch Netflix, do my long-neglected hobbies, and maybe even get around to taking care of myself. Yes, I’m talking about

On Nov. 3, voters across the nation will become pawns in a travesty of democracy. In 34 states — including Massachusetts and my home state of Minnesota — 35 Senate seats are up for grabs. As voters go to the polls, turn in the last mail-in ballots and wait anxiously for results,

Donald Trump is planning a coup, and it’s our job to stop him. For the past four years, Trump has poisoned our democratic institutions in anticipation of this very moment. He’s installed a loyalist in the supposedly independent Department of Justice, filled dozens of stolen federal court seats

This is the second part of a two-part series about Amherst College’s financial aid program. Check out the first part here. Last week, we showed how Amherst College’s financial aid fails its students. Once we graduate from Amherst, we’ll have hundreds of thousands in debt, and thanks

As we write, one of us is on track to graduate from Amherst College with $135,000 in student loan debt. The other will graduate with $27,000 of debt in his name and $110,000 in his parents’. And we aren’t alone: 28 percent of graduates in the

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My parents got divorced when I was in fourth grade. Often, people say that they remember events like these clearly, but all I have is a fuzzy memory of sitting down in the living room and being told that yes, they were getting divorced, and yes, they would split custody

In the five months since Chinese doctors first reported a new pneumonia-like illness — now known as COVID-19 — nearly the entire world has taken drastic measures to slow its spread. Countries are closing their borders to foreign travel, screening travelers and limiting domestic movement. By March 24, more than 20 percent

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