Floralia Line-Up Announced
I remember walking into Harris the day SAC announced the Floralia line-up. I also remember walking right under the giant, colorful banner in the foyer, missing it completely before somebody in the dining…
No Fun Raised
I should start this by saying that I sympathize with the people who set up tables in Cro and Harris in order to promote events, sell things, run fundraisers, etc. We’ve all probably…
No Laz Left Behind
For those of you who never visited my brother’s apartment circa 2009, let me give you an image: a modestly sized apartment, the linoleum floor cursed with a dirty-looking off-white color, the walls…
Textbook or Checkbook?
After three-and-a-half semesters in college, you would think that purchasing books would cease to be a difficult or confusing process. Yet every September and January I end up staring at the shelves…
It’s the Finals Countdown
When you think about it, Thanksgiving break was hardly a vacation. Sure, plenty of us treated it as such, but for every minute I spent lounging around my home in a food-induced haze,…
A Male Perspective On Speed Dating
There is no dating scene at Conn. If this doesn’t sound shocking, that’s because it isn’t. The casual hook-up culture reigns supreme, and the traditional dating process is quickly becoming irrelevant in…
Google’s Brand New View
Google is kind of intimidating when you think about it. Since the company’s launch in September 1998, it has grown from a useful search engine to one of the most convenient and widely…
On the Value of a Liberal Arts Education
Last week, President Higdon wrote an article for the Huffington Post emphasizing the strengths of a liberal arts education, in response to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s desire for public funding for more “practical”…
No Pedals? No Problem: Music Novice Explores the World of Harpsichord Mastery
Up until last week, I probably thought about the harpsichord as much as the harpsichord thought about me, and so far that relationship has worked fine. I had heard it played somewhere before,…
Students March and Pledge to Eradicate Sexual Violence
The mood in Coffee Grounds was uneasy as Liz de Lise ’13 tuned her guitar during a lull in conversation. The chairs in the familiarly cozy environment were arranged in a circle to…
Nineteen Years in New London, One Year at Conn
On the morning of August 31, 2010, as I filled the back of my best friend’s car with bags and belongings, I remembered my guidance counselor from high school who had, a few…
Must She Get Down On Friday?
We do not live in an age with a shortage of bad songs. But are most of those bad songs pop songs? Short answer, yes. I often forget that the only real barrier…
Different Angles
The Strokes sound different. Remove Julian Casablancas’s vocals from their new album, Angles, and I would be surprised to hear anyone guess they were hearing the same band responsible for 2001’s Is This It. It’s…
The Road to the Oscars, Part III
After two and a half weeks of tracking down Best Picture nominees, my road to the Oscars is coming to close. While I wish this trilogy had a third installment as triumphant and…
The Road to the Oscars, Part II
The Oscars are fast approaching and my goal of watching all ten best picture nominees before February 27 is still at the top of my priority list. So how far have I gotten? …
