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Tapti Sen ’25

Tapti is a Managing Opinion Editor and LJST major. When she's not stuck in the newsroom at 2 a.m., she loves reading, gaming, and Howl's Moving Castle (2004).

Editor’s Note: Clarifying Nov. 15 Statement on Israel-Palestine Op-Eds

The opinion section editors and editor-in-chief retract their decision to implement a new policy regarding Israel-Palestine op-eds but reiterate their commitment to use their power to prevent the further mass death of Palestinians.

On “Collective Liberation”: It’s All of Us or None

In her second installment of “Reflections on Collective Humanity,” Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 argues that we must understand how Palestinian and Jewish liberation are intertwined to truly achieve global freedom from oppression.

On "Collective Humanity": Revisiting 1971

In the first of a two-part series titled “Reflections on Collective Humanity,” Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 discusses the parallels she sees between the violence of her own cultural history and that ongoing in Gaza.

Satire: Valentine Dining Hall Removes Ice Cream Cones

Members of the Editorial Board satirize the removal of to-go boxes and to-go cups from Val with an ice-cream-cone protest.

Tapti Talks: Romanticize Life!

Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 asserts that the value of romanticization should not be understated, despite valid criticisms of “the aesthetic.”

The Indicator x The Student: “প্রণাম (Blessings)”

The Indicator x The Student: “প্রণাম (Blessings)”

Managing Opinion Editor Tapti Sen ’25 reckons with the act of kneeling in this poem originally published in the Spring 2023 edition of “The Indicator."

Ryan Kyle: A Judicious Journey Into Education

From research on capital punishment to her upcoming Fulbright to teach English in Uruguay, Ryan Kyle’s time at Amherst has been shaped by education, mentorship, and an effort to defend human dignity.