Peace, a farewell term; Or: Engaging in Non-Engagement
Listen: When I came to this school, it had a radical presence. It wasn’t by any means the main scene in town, but it – we – existed, and we organized, and it…
Barbara Kingsolver Discusses Peter St. John Plagiarism Case
In reaction to last week’s article “The Revelation of St. John ’09”, writer Barbara Kingsolver agreed to answer several questions from Samantha Herndon ’10. Q: What would you consider to be an appropriate…
Best Buddies Program Forms Lasting Bonds
Walk, bike or meander past Cro late on a Sunday morning, and you’re likely to see the smiling faces of party of buddies. The band of friends might be playing with a rainbow-hued…
New Healthcare Law Seen Alternately As Victory, Insufficient, Communist
“Yes, we did!” cried Gary Ackerman, a Democratic Congressman from New York, as President Barack Obama signed the healthcare bill into law. On March 23, while Conn students ended Frisbee tournaments in Georgia,…
Women and U.S. Politics Class Hears from a Man in Politics
Joe Courtney visited with a Government class on February 11
Coming Back, Going Places
We had a looong break. For some of us, it included travel: a NOLS trip to the Himalayas, service work in Appalachia, visiting family in Mexico. The respite from academia did not function…
Prestigious NAACP Lawyer Alum Visits Gov Class
It’s not every day that students are able to meet with litigators who have argued in front of the Supreme Court
On Partying at ‘Mo Sun’ — Or, Not
Educated on the pervasive injustices in our society, we know too much to be irresponsible about where we spend our time and monies…
This Weird Week
Puerto Rican Blazes, Church Stabbings, Morrissey Health Scare & More: A Concise Compilation of Notable Goings-On On Campus and In the World
Honduras: Common Hour Lecture, Central American Crisis
This summer, in the first military coup in Central America in a quarter of a century, Honduras abruptly changed leadership— literally overnight. On the morning of Sunday, June 28, 2009, elected president Manuel…
Greening the Block: New London’s Community Garden
A day of service, learning and fun — on September 18, forty Connecticut College students answered President Barack Obama’s call for community action. Eager Camels biked and carpooled down Williams Street to the…
All Tomorrow’s Parties 2009: A Retrospective
A well-run music festival with a collection of artists sparklier than the family jewels can invigorate the spirit and can bring a soul back from the edge of Top 40-saturated despair. This year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties in New York was exactly this sort of festival.
