Thoughts on the Real World, from the Real World
This morning I awoke to my own voice mumbling, “Wake up. Wake up.” My dream was nightmarish: I was sitting in a fancy dress, drinking wine at a graduation party on the night…
Connecticut College, 1960s and 1970s
The 1960s and 1970s are close to impossible to summarize in a short editorial. The early 1960s maintained the traditions of the decades before, but with a newfound appetite for dissent: singing on…
A Plea for Digital Relevance
In the fall of 2008, I took my first course with a New Media scholar named Alison de Fren, who had come to Conn for her post-doctoral fellowship. De Fren taught courses with…
Connecticut College 1950-1960
The 1950s were the last of five decades in Conn history built on perpetuated traditions. The girls had no locks on their doors; they used the common rooms to drink tea, play cards…
Connecticut College, 1940-1950
The 1940s was an unsettling decade for the College and the world. In 1941, the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor and the country officially entered World War II. A group…
One More Night
Last Thursday, SGA suggested starting a petition to allow graduating seniors an additional day after Commencement to pack and and prepare to leave campus. The editorial board of the Voice supports this endeavor…
Redesigning Harris: Dining Services announces plans to renovate Harris’ organizational structure
Floor plans illustrate proposed changes to Harris floor plan. Existing plan on above, proposed changes below. Click for bigger versions. After This summer, Dining Services will be launching a $250,000 initiative…
Connecticut College, 1930-1940
The Voice has been an establishment under many other names: from the College News in the early 1900s to Conn Census through the 1950s, to Sadyagraha, or “truth force,” for a short stint…
Connecticut College, 1920-1930
The Voice has been an establishment under many other names: from the College News in the early 1900s to Conn Census through the 1950s, to Sadyagraha, or “truth force,” for a short stint…
Reestablished in 1916
The Voice has been an establishment under many other names: from the College News in the early 1900s to Conn Census through the 1950s, to Sadyagraha, or “truth force,” for a short stint…
Wireless Network to be fixed soon
If your wireless connection is still not up to speed, it should be by the end of the week. According to Bruce Carpenter, Director of Technical Support, one of the systems in our…
Where the Money Goes: Financial breakdown of Connecticut College operations from 2010
After Jazmine Hughes’ editorial on November 9th entitled “On Being Number One,” we asked President Higdon if he could answer the question on many students’ minds, “Where does our money go?” with a…
On Going Half the Way
Many of us realize after our junior internships that the world out there is full of templates and politics. In here, we have freedoms: the freedom to avoid Friday class, the freedom to…
On Defining the Issues
My least favorite saying on this campus, more than “campus bubble” or “student apathy,” is the phrase “Engage in conversation.” SGA has taken on a new Facebook initiative called “Fireside Chats,” with Nate…
On Both Sides of the Desk
Last spring I took an Advanced Essay Writing class with eight students and Professor John Gordon. Each week, we were asked to write one nonfiction essay and edit three of our peers’. The…
