Immigration in the Hot Seat: Debate over Arizona’s Senatorial Bill 1070
As campaigns progress and elections occupy the minds of politicians and citizens alike, immigration issues have once again come to the forefront of political discussion. In the hot seat this time is Arizona’s…
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Interviews with Two Fulbright Scholarship Recipients
In a proud moment for Connecticut College, on April 19 a public announcement boasted a record-breaking number of Fulbright Scholars for the upcoming year. Nine students, six graduating seniors and three graduates, received…
Right Said Fred! Fred tackles the issue of infidelity
Dear Fred, I have a crush on a guy, whom I will call Steve (not his real name). Steve has a girlfriend, whom I will call Julia. They have been in a monogamous…
Hark! They Approach! Prospective Students are Welcomed to Conn for Open House
These past few weeks, our campus has been overwhelmed by flocks of prospective students. We see new faces appearing in our classes, and we watch enviously as they casually leave at will….
The Not-So-Little Ivies
Allow me to take you back to junior year of high school: we all remember our college counselors selling universities to us like we were high buyers at a luxury car dealership. When…
Peckin’ on the Acquisition of Instagram
About a month ago, I wrote an article about Facebook’s mammoth public initial offering (IPO), followed by an article about Kodak’s bankruptcy a week later. Nowadays, we are discussing the acquisition that indirectly…
Reconsidering the Criminalization of Drugs
Though a few American states have been grappling with the issue of whether or not to legalize marijuana for recreational use, a more broad-based drug legalization initiative has emerged in South America. Many…
Right Said Fred!
Dear Fred, Without sounding awkward, I have always been a bit sensitive about the size of my cock. I have a girlfriend who does not seem to complain, but I cannot shake the…
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…
The End of Times (As We Know It)
The Times has decided to further refine its online subscription protocol: instead of twenty free articles per month, we (the internet-surfing, information-hording public) are now only entitled to ten. To this I say:…
A Jew’s Lament on the Commercialization of Passover
Sometimes when I think about Passover I get frustrated. Like many holidays observed by the world’s popular religions, Passover has become prone to the powers of widespread commercialization. What was meant to be…
The Entitlement Generation
This past weekend, I was asked by my Relay for Life team leader to volunteer with a group at a fundraiser to try and raise more money before the walk this Friday. The…
Where’s the Beef?
“Pink slime.” The name itself is enough to cause a stomachache. But if you eat meat—and you most likely do—then you’ve almost certainly eaten pink slime, too. According to ABC News, pink slime,…
Classism at Connecticut College
In recent years, there has been a growing discourse in the United States about social class and inequality. The Occupy Wall Street movement has made phrases like “the 99%” fashionable, and we are…
Homeless Hotspots at SXSW
A few weeks ago at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, the advertising agency BBH Labs put a radical new idea into action. The five-day festival includes musical performances, film…
