Exercises in Thought: “Hauntings” / “Exorcisms in Thought”

In the final installment of their long-running column, Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 muse on the legacy of “Exercises in Thought” and what the column has meant for them.

Vote “No” on the Proposed Honor Code

Columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Joseph Sweeney ’25 urge the student body to vote “no” in response to the college’s new proposed Honor Code due to the proposal’s unnecessary concision and short voting timeline.

Exercises in Thought: Community

Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 contemplate the meaning of community at Amherst in this week’s edition of “Exercises in Thought.”

Exercises in Thought: Fashion

Columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Joe Sweeney ’25 explore the intersections of fashion, fascism, and identity, examining how clothing can shape both personal and political life.

Exercises in Thought: “Tim Carroll / Joe Sweeney”

Columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Joe Sweeney ’25 reflect on their years of friendship at Amherst, further deepened by their time writing for the Student.

Exercises in Thought: Religion

Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 ponder death in this week’s edition of “Exercises in Thought.”

Exercises in Thought: Election Edition

Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 reflect on the nature of political ideology and the political climate of Amherst in this edition of Exercises in Thought.

Exercises in Thought: Physical Health

Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 discuss experiences and structural issues surrounding health.

Exercises in Thought: Technology

In this edition of Exercises in Thought, columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 explore and criticize contemporary uses of technology.

Exercises in Thought: Mental Health

In a new edition of Exercises in Thought, Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 tackle the issue of student mental health.

Exercises in Thought: I Ran a Relationship Advice Column at Amherst/I Fell in Love at Oxford

Returning to their joint column Exercises in Thought, Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 both contemplate love at and away from Amherst.

Exercises in Thought: Social Life

Exercises in Thought columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Joe Sweeney ’25 explore the liberal arts social scene, from hazy nightlife to stodgy well-being spaces.

Exercises in Thought: The Classroom/Discussions

“Exercises in Thought” Columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Joe Sweeney ’25 hash out the dilemmas that befall students and professors in class discussions.

Amherst For All: The Nature of The Injustice

In the second installment of “Amherst For All,” Columnists Zane Khiry ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 examine the socioeconomically inequitable aspects of Amherst’s admissions policy and consider why they are important to rectify.

Exercises in Thought: I Love Eating in Val!/Eat in Val: It’s good for you.

Exercises In Thought Columnists Joe Sweeney ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 contemplate the pleasures of eating in Val in our post-to-go box era.

Amherst for All: An Equity Problem

In the debut of “Amherst for All,” Columnists Tim Carroll ’25 and Zane Khiry ’25 call on the college to reckon with the socioeconomic inequities of admissions.

Exercises in Thought: Why I Am So Wise/Why I Am So Clever

In their column debut, Staff Writers Tim Carroll ’25 and Joe Sweeney ’25 face off over the college’s mission statement to beg the ultimate question: why should we value thinking?

Jukebox: “Ambulance” (2022)

Miles Garcia ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 discuss the 2022 action movie “Ambulance,” directed by Michael Bay.

Jukebox: Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

In the third episode of Jukebox, Miles Garcia ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 discuss Disney’s 2009 comedy-fantasy film “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.”

Jukebox: “A Clockwork Orange” (1971)

In the second episode of Jukebox, Miles Garcia ’25 and Tim Carroll ’25 discuss Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film “A Clockwork Orange.”

Go Plant-based: For Yourself, for the Environment, for the Animals

Contributing writer Tim Carroll ’25 outlines the tangible reasons and ethical philosophies of why we should convert to plant-based diets.