A Crusader for Food Justice Speaks on Abundance in a Time of Lack
On Thursday, March 3, Francis Moore Lappé gave a talk titled “From Famine and Fruit Loops to Food Democracy,” officially kicking off the Goodwin-Niering environmental conference called, “Smart Growth?”” Government Professor Jane Dawson…
On Paper Cups
At the beginning of this semester, I approached the General Manager of Dining Services, Mike Kmec, about the possibility of implementing a reusable mug system in the dining halls at Connecticut College….
Bed Bugs Found in North Campus
Shannon Brady ’14 woke up Tuesday morning with strange bites on her leg and ankle. She assumed they were spider bites until she spoke with another friend in Wright who had the same…
Cablegate: exploring WikiLeaks
Last week, the organization WikiLeaks published the first installment of a massive stockpile of U.S State Department cables that detail their daily exchanges with various embassies and consulates. WikiLeaks was founded in 2007…
Evaluating the United Nations
Students filled the Blaustein lecture hall on Friday as government professors Tristan Borer and William Rose, and economics professor Maria Cruz-Saco discussed aspects of the United Nations to celebrate Sunday, the annual UN…
In response to “Are We As Involved as We Think We Are?”
Dear Amelia, I, like you, was disillusioned when I got to campus last year. I yearned to hear multiple languages in dining halls and debate over political issues at dinner. My first assignment…
Midterm Elections: Yes, They Do Matter
On Election Day 2010, myriad reasons will inevitably dissuade students from exercising their right to vote: I don’t know where to vote. I don’t know how to vote absentee. I didn’t register to…
You Are What You Eat
At first glance, the banana appears benign: the curved, soft, cheerfully-yellow fruit is the most consumed fruit in the United States and the European Union, but a closer look into the production of…
You and Me, Baby, Ain’t Nothin’ but Mammals: Results of the ConnSexual survey
So what does love have to do with it? According to the ConnSexual survey conducted last fall about the sexual behaviors and attitudes of Connecticut College students, not much. The study, which garnered…
Holleran Center Senior Projects Culminate in Conference, Banquet
The trek from the Connecticut College gatehouse to the Homeless Hospitality Shelter on Federal Street in New London takes 29 minutes on foot, 13 by bicycle, and 6 via car. It is a…
Two Months After Quake, Conn Reveals Haiti Fundraising Plans
Almost two months ago, a devastating earthquake that rattled Haiti has left 230,000 people dead and 1 million homeless. Our NESCAC peers have already begun vigorous fundraising campaigns: Colby College has raised $21,600…
Bleak Future for Conn’s Zipsters?: In Light of Toyota’s Massive Recall, Zipcars Have Left the Building
Due to Toyota’s recall of the newer models of the Venza, Corolla, Matrix and Prius vehicles, Conn’s Zipcars have disappeared. Zipcar, the worlds most recognized car-sharing company, arrived on campus in the fall…
Response to “Tights Are Not Pants!”
This is a long and much-overdue response to an article in the last issue entitled “Tights Are Not Pants!” by Sarah Weiss. Inspiring much criticism (a -6 ranking on The College Voice website),…
Post-Racial Politics?
Dr. Ricky Jones, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville, gave a lecture titled “The End of Race: Racial Moments and Movements in the Age of Obama” during last Friday’s…
The Naked Cartoonist: New Yorker Cartoonist Bridges the Gap Between Religion and Humor
Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor for The New Yorker and author of over nine hundred cartoons, is not a cartoonist who draws naked, but he is the author of a book titled The Naked…
