http://thecollegevoice.org Connecticut College's independent student-run newspaper Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:58:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thecollegevoice.org/2012/02/05/watching-the-tea-party-fall-to-pieces/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2012/02/05/watching-the-tea-party-fall-to-pieces/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:11:43 +0000 Seth Nigrosh http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11793 It’s been about three years since the Tea Party first emerged on the scene, and the air of invincibility the far right has had in the last few years is finally starting to...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2012/02/05/watching-the-tea-party-fall-to-pieces/feed/ 4 http://thecollegevoice.org/2012/01/30/the-continued-trampling-of-civil-liberties/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2012/01/30/the-continued-trampling-of-civil-liberties/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:28:24 +0000 Seth Nigrosh http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11784 In the absurdly prolonged run up to the 2012 elections, the media has been chock full of stories about the continuing Great Recession and who has the best plan to reverse the frightening...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2012/01/30/the-continued-trampling-of-civil-liberties/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/23/pat-robertson-doesnt-joke-around/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/23/pat-robertson-doesnt-joke-around/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:17:17 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11752 I usually try to post about religion on Sundays, but this upcoming Sunday is Christmas. And, even though I only marginally celebrate it, this recent article about Pat Robertson got me really fired up:...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/23/pat-robertson-doesnt-joke-around/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/22/right-wing-foreign-policy-apathy/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/22/right-wing-foreign-policy-apathy/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:54:36 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11717 Sometimes I really do not know if the right-wing understands anything about diplomacy or foreign policy. Apparently, certain members of the right-wing media are up in arms about Jimmy Carter expressing condolences over...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/22/right-wing-foreign-policy-apathy/feed/ 2 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/21/why-is-kim-jong-ils-death-good/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/21/why-is-kim-jong-ils-death-good/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:54:33 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11716 In the aftermath of Kim Jong-Il’s death, a stampede of happy tweets, Facebook statuses, and emotions gushed through the Internet. Of course, why is this death a good thing? Aside from the moral issues with...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/21/why-is-kim-jong-ils-death-good/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/20/finding-our-camel-pride/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/20/finding-our-camel-pride/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:50:16 +0000 Multimedia http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11696 The College Voice investigates whether or not our campus has school spirit.]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/20/finding-our-camel-pride/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/20/kim-jong-il-super-villan/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/20/kim-jong-il-super-villan/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:54:31 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11715 Whether it be the depressing satellite images, the disturbing images of North Koreans crying, or the fact that 2011 has sucked for dictators, the media has focused on North Korea more intensely than I thought possible. Rick...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/20/kim-jong-il-super-villan/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/19/occupywallstreet-is-not-just-like-the-tea-party/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/19/occupywallstreet-is-not-just-like-the-tea-party/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:09:36 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11714 The right-wing, whenever discussing the #OccupyWallStreet protests and the issue of criminal behavior arises  always makes the same comment: “Do you remember the Tea Party doing this?” One far-right blog went as far as...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/19/occupywallstreet-is-not-just-like-the-tea-party/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/17/donald-trump-bill-maher-and-violence-in-comedy/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/17/donald-trump-bill-maher-and-violence-in-comedy/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:54:25 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11713 Don’t really know how I feel about this one: Watching #Trump on Wolf Blitzer – OMG there’s nothing about this guy that a crippled Japanese nucleur reactor couldn’t fix I don’t like Donald Trump...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/17/donald-trump-bill-maher-and-violence-in-comedy/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/an-interview-with-accent-nycs-best-kept-secret/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/an-interview-with-accent-nycs-best-kept-secret/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:18:16 +0000 Jeff Baird http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11666 It’s time to get familiar with Accent. This talented emcee has been rapping for eight years, delivered a terrific opening set at the Kinetics & One Love concert on November 19, and just...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/an-interview-with-accent-nycs-best-kept-secret/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/for-womens-hockey-no-shortage-of-offense/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/for-womens-hockey-no-shortage-of-offense/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:02:11 +0000 Igmar Sterling http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11641 The 2010-2011 season for the Connecticut College Women’s Ice Hockey team was successful. Their 12-11-2 record was the first winning season since joining the NESCAC, setting a new mark for the team. Despite...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/for-womens-hockey-no-shortage-of-offense/feed/ 1 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/atlas-world-news-7/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/atlas-world-news-7/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:59:22 +0000 ATLAS http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11652 ]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/atlas-world-news-7/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/half-way-there/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/half-way-there/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:49:41 +0000 Jazmine Hughes http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11637 The past nine issues have been scary. The server, where we keep the files of the Voice from the past fifteen years, has occasionally failed; our software has randomly quit, citing a “modal...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/half-way-there/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/gambino-not-so-childish/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/gambino-not-so-childish/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:13:48 +0000 Jeff Baird http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11626 “Hard for a Pitchfork, soft for a Roc-A-Fella/Music was my side chick, but now we’re moving in together,” read the opening raps on Childish Gambino’s EP, the first rap project from the multi-talented...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/gambino-not-so-childish/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/all-that-jazz/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/all-that-jazz/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:06:35 +0000 Chris Giri http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11621 Last Wednesday, the college’s Music Department hosted its All That Jazz concert, highlighting the school’s Traditional Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble. Both bands feature students, alumni and members of the staff and are...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/all-that-jazz/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/dissecting-descendants/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/dissecting-descendants/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:01:52 +0000 Heather Holmes http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11617 I had my doubts from the beginning. George Clooney, a script full of daddy issues and the perpetually pregnant girl from The Secret Life of the American Teenager all in one movie? And,...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/13/dissecting-descendants/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/best-study-spots-on-campus/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/best-study-spots-on-campus/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:50:34 +0000 Multimedia http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11579 Photo editor Hannah Plishtin captured the most secretive and studious rooms that she could find on campus.]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/best-study-spots-on-campus/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/this-week-at-conn-december-12-2011/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/this-week-at-conn-december-12-2011/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:22:45 +0000 Multimedia http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11559  ]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/this-week-at-conn-december-12-2011/feed/ 0 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/right-said-fred-fred-discusses-the-social-stigma-surrounding-polyamory/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/right-said-fred-fred-discusses-the-social-stigma-surrounding-polyamory/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:02:59 +0000 Frederick McNulty http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11554 Dear Fred, I find myself in a bit of a pickle. I am in the midst of a bit of a love triangle. I have feelings for two girls at the same time....]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/right-said-fred-fred-discusses-the-social-stigma-surrounding-polyamory/feed/ 3 http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/transcending-gender/ http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/transcending-gender/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:51:05 +0000 Jazmine Hughes http://thecollegevoice.org/?p=11545   “Will you make sure to put the star after you type trans*?” Lamar Ok ’12 and Matty Burns ’13 are sitting behind me in the College Voice office. After throwing old copy...]]> http://thecollegevoice.org/2011/12/12/transcending-gender/feed/ 1