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“What’s the opinion here?” It’s a question I’ve asked countless times over the past four years, first as a writer and later as an editor. My time at the Massachusetts Daily Collegian has been defined by subjectivity. I’ve been lucky to voice my own opinions and to help others make their voice heard. Now, as I prepare to depart from the University of Massachusetts, I’d like to offer up a few opinions that reflect my time here. Opinion #1: Life has a funny way of working out.
Living in the half light By James Mazarakis, Head Op/Ed Editor April 23, 2020 I have a fond memory driving past the sunny pond near my home in the backseat of my mother’s yellow Volkswagen Beetle; it is late summer 2010. I was 13. We were reflecting on the song “We Used to Wait” by Arcade Fire and how life for children was different before the Internet. I had yet to experience high school, my gap year or college—let alone the COVID-19 global pandemic that would change our lives years later.
66 percent of young people lost their jobs or have someone in their immediate family who did. Anish Roy/Daily Collegian By James Mazarakis, Head Op/Ed Editor April 2, 2020 Anyone who thinks a $1,200 check is enough to get every American adult through the COVID-19 crisis is not looking at the bigger picture. Still, looking at who is acknowledged by the CARES Act is our best indicator of which communities this future stimulus packages might help.
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