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Thoughts on the best mindset for navigating the last few weeks of college

Thoughts on the best mindset for navigating the last few weeks of college

Matthew Collins ’25, Opinion Editor April 17, 2025

The ground under our feet is constantly shifting, and the cliff face is fast approaching those of us about to graduate. Tertiary education is, by nature and by intention, a transitional period in the...

Challengers: a stylistic masterpiece or an over-produced TikTok edit?

Challengers: a stylistic masterpiece or an over-produced TikTok edit?

Sarafina Madden ’26 and Meg Stroup ’26 April 17, 2025

THUMBS UP First and foremost, the movie Challengers delivers on entertainment, with two hours of sex, jealousy, tension and competition. On one hand, Challengers is a story about tennis and a collegiate...

The flaws in Hamilton club funding

The flaws in Hamilton club funding

Eric Seeley ’26, Opinion Contributor April 10, 2025

Hamilton College currently hosts a wide variety of student clubs and organizations, most of whose funding is controlled by the elected representatives of the Student Government Alliance (SGA). Unfortunately,...

Hamilton Aligns With Project 2025 Advisor

Eric Santomauro-Stenzel ’24 April 3, 2025

Santomauro-Stenzel ’24 is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Monitor, and previously served as Hamilton’sstudent body president. He is currently earning his Master’s in Journalism at the Columbia...

The employment challenges first-year students face at Hamilton

The employment challenges first-year students face at Hamilton

Laiba Arif ’28, Opinion Contributor April 3, 2025

Starting college can be an exciting but overwhelming experience, especially for first-year students navigating the new environment. Among the many pressures that freshmen face, finding employment,...

Trump’s United States is conducting a war against immigrants

Trump’s United States is conducting a war against immigrants

John Bustillo ’28, Opinion Contributor April 3, 2025

On Jan. 20 of this year, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” which blatantly and disgustingly offends the Constitution of...

Cannavò: Time to Break the Glass

Cannavò: Time to Break the Glass

Peter Cannavò, Professor of Government April 3, 2025

It’s long past time to break the glass and pull the fire alarm. Whomever you voted for in the fall, even if it was Trump, you should be very afraid and very angry. What is happening in the U.S. goes...

The gradual death of the mainstream press

The gradual death of the mainstream press

Maximo Bratter ’25, A&E Editor March 6, 2025

Legacy media has been the United States’ blueprint for how to sustain its foundation to uphold the experimental edifice of democracy. Most other wordly structures have had to refurbish, renovate...

What could check a court-wary Trump? Consider the bond market

What could check a court-wary Trump? Consider the bond market

Akay Kaya ’25, Opinion Contributor March 6, 2025

Unlike the other branches of government, the judicial has no enforcement arm. Following SCOTUS rulings regarding checks and balances, the state adheres to the court’s say largely out of precedent...

Trump’s foreign policy builds toward one outcome: global dislike for America

Trump’s foreign policy builds toward one outcome: global dislike for America

Luiz Gandelman ’28, Opinion Contributor March 6, 2025

From feeding starving children in Congo, to providing maternal healthcare in Bangladesh, to countless other powerful and crucial programs, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...

On nuclear energy development and expanding the grid in New York

On nuclear energy development and expanding the grid in New York

Chase White ’25, Opinion Contributor February 13, 2025

As demand for clean power in New York continues to increase, a baseload technology like nuclear power is a safe and effective solution. Nuclear is an optimal technology to invest in for the state’s...

Editorial 1/30

Editorial 1/30

The Spectator February 3, 2025

  Photo Courtesy of Hamilton College Dear Hamilton Community, Welcome back! We hope you all had a restful and restorative winter break, and that your return to campus is neither...

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