Students Petition for Transparency in Commencement Speaker Selection Process
In one short week, a petition calling for more student input in choosing Connecticut College’s commencement speaker has garnered signatures from over 230 students and alumni of the college. The petition comes after…
Occupying Homes and Hartford
Several months ago when the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spawned Occupy protests across the globe, critics predicted that activity would slow, particularly in Zuccotti Park, as winter neared. Despite the mass…
CC Dissent, At Crossroads, Discusses Student Loans
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth installment in a series covering the Occupy Wall Street movement and its effects both on and off campus. On Thursday, November 18, Connecticut College hosted a discussion…
CC Dissent Sparks Debate on Campus
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a series covering the Occupy Wall Street movement and its effects both on and off campus. On Guy Fawkes Day, also known as “the fifth…
Occupy Conn College: The OWS movement influences formation of CC Dissent
Now in its sixth week of action, the Occupy Wall Street movement has gained momentum across the globe, in local communities and on college campuses. Focused mainly on protesting social and economic inequity,…
Occupy…Bank Street
The Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York has spread to dozens of U.S. cities and countries around the world, including the New London community. Protesters have “occupied” Parade Plaza across…
Camels On Wall Street
Editor’s note: This is the first of many in a series covering the Occupy Wall Street protests that Megan Reback will be writing in the following weeks. After several meetings, dozens of conversations,…
Conn Kicks Off Alumni Speakers Program
In its centennial year, Connecticut College is hosting a series of events called Great Beginnings: Conversations with Alumni. The series is meant to tout the successes and stories of Conn alumni by encouraging…
Freedom Brings Opportunity, Opportunity Makes Your Future
My – and everyone’s – favorite line from Risky Business is when Curtis Armstrong’s character, Miles, is trying to convince a young Tom Cruise, i.e. Joel, to abandon his inhibitions, discard his fear: “Joel,…
xoxo, Robinson Crusoe
It has been some time since I last posted; time has flown. My first English assignment for the course Romance to Realism was to read Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. My professor really hyped it up before…
T.I.N.C.
Click-hello Connecticut College, friends, family, ladies, and gentlemen. Had I gone abroad to Europe or South America, I would have started this blog with a familiar “Hola” or “Bonjour.” However since I am…
Safe is Sexy: “Get Yourself Tested” campaign returns to Conn, offers free STD testing
This Thursday, April 29, is Connecticut College’s annual Get Yourself Tested (GYT) day. From 9-5pm students can go to the Student Health Center and get tested for gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV for free….
Revitalizing Connecticut Cities
Tom Condon, Hartford Courant editorial page editor, and Bruce Becker of Becker & Becker, one of the most influential developers in urban revitalization, discussed the revitalization of Connecticut cities during last Friday’s Common…
V-Week Climaxes With The Vagina Monologues
As I write, I am concluding the most mentally and emotionally exhausting week of my entire life. This week was Connecticut College’s first V-week, a week celebrating women: our struggles, our magic and…
Consider Your Rights
We discussed the question of human rights in International Politics last week. Yes, the question of human rights; no, human rights are not necessarily universally implied. Professor, male, American, Argentinean, social constructivist, father…
