“An Act of God”: Post-Spring Break Flooding in Dorms
The Tuesday after break I woke up at 6 AM to the rhythmic patter of water splashing into puddles on the floor of my dorm room. I’ve known that Branford is not the…
Muse No More: A New London favorite says goodbye after just three years
Last Wednesday New London bade a Whaling City farewell to The Muse. An eclectic fixture in the arts scene for the last three years, Muse was a gallery, shoe store, skateboard shop and…
PERSPECTIVE: Inside the Housefellow Selection Process
The Office of Residential Education and Living has scoured our campus for the leadership-hungry and handpicked a dynamic crew that will be calling the housefellows of 2010-11. As the current Housefellow of Branford…
Using Non-Military Tactics to Prevent Genocides
Director of the Mass Atrocity Response Operations Project, Michael C. Pryce, spoke in Blaustein last Wednesday about America’s failure to prevent genocide. Pryce, a former professor of Conflict Resolution at the US Army…
Activism and Self-Promotion: Vinnie Angel Comes to Conn for V-Week
Purveyor of social and environmental justice consumer products Vinnie Angel appeared on campus last Tuesday in the Women’s Center with a stack of his coveted tampon cases and a slideshow depicting his rise…
Open Your Doors Say Hi : Students’ social lives depend on their own initiative, not their residence halls
I’ve grown increasingly tired of hearing people say that our college’s social scene is irrefutably synonymous with heavy drinking in rooms and heavy petting at dances. In my frustration with drinking-based theories of…
Hygienic Art XXXI Displays Student, Community and Phallic Art for All
The ruckus was evident throughout the city as Hygienic Art XXXI opened last Saturday at Hygienic Art Gallery with a collaborative exhibit more akin to a cabinet of curiosity than an art show….
