Riches among Rags: India’s richest man has built the world’s largest home in poverty-stricken downtown Mumbai
Let’s talk about moderation and excess for a few minutes. Over the past few days I have thought about the completion of Mukesh Ambani’s skyscraper-mansion with great distress. For those who haven’t been…
Kids Know Best
If you find yourself needing both your shoelaces double-knotted in less than ten seconds, I’m your girl. If you need to learn geometry in Spanish, give me a call. If you need a…
Anyone Can Have a Cock!
“Anyone can have a cock,” chirps Dvora Walker ’11, gesturing with an iridescent strap-on modeled after Edward from Twilight. She’s a small, pretty girl in an oversized sweatshirt. She stands next to a…
Spokespeoples’ Wheels Keep on Turnin’
Far be it from me to jinx the recent spree of warm autumn weather we’ve been blessed with, but you have to admit, the timing is quite convenient. With so few ideal bike-riding…
Miss Lily’s Classroom
My days this semester begin at 6:30 AM, around the time that I would generally get back to my apartment in Spain this time last year. It is this aspect of student teaching…
Don’t Say That!
Dear Connecticut College Community, In addition to the slight variation in this column’s title this week, please notice my lack of descriptors. That’s mostly because I’ve been doing some quality thinking, and though…
More AEDs ASAP!
There are 190,000 Google results for the phrase “student died cardiac arrest.” Many of these stories quote devastated friends and parents who describe the victim as healthy and athletic. They say that they…
Why I’ll Be Nervous on Election Day
I just sent in my absentee ballot for the midterm elections on Tuesday and for the first time I have to admit I’m nervous. Massachusetts has a gubernatorial election that makes our normally…
Harris: End the Early Bird Special!
Around six o’clock every evening, as I’m sitting in Coffee Grounds pretending to be productive, I hear my stomach start to growl and I begin to experience that sinking feeling of dread as…
A Closer Look at Going Abroad
“Whatever you do, go away!” exclaimed a SATA professor at this week’s study abroad info session. Eager sophomores packed into Hood Dining Room late Tuesday afternoon, anxiously inquiring about going abroad and the…
PEep This: CC Curtiss’ Army of Educators
Among the students of Connecticut College, one question and one question only burns within their collective souls. What the heck are CC PEeps? Although this is a vast exaggeration, it is not entirely…
Bring Back My Channels!
Late night TV is not the same without Regis Philbin. With the switch this year to the cable service provider MetroCast, there has been a change in our channel lineup. The change has…
Mother, Should I Trust the NGOs?
The images on television of fat-bellied African children staring at cameras with fly-filled eyes, or Latin American indigenous groups fighting to preserve their ancestral homelands always moved Mary Jane to the point of…
The Social World of The Social Network: A film that tries to define this generation does us little justice
Matthew Gentile’s article in last week’s issue of the College Voice heralded The Social Network, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s latest box-office triumph, as “a perfect movie.” Maybe it’s just me, but is there even…
College in the Present Tense: A freshman revisits the college tour
After a day of hiding indoors from the crowds of prospective students at Connecticut College’s fall open house, I went to the second floor of Cro with my roommate and our friends. We…
