Jerell Mays

Floralia Line-Up Announced

April 30, 2012• Arts

No Fun Raised

April 10, 2012• Opinions

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...

No Laz Left Behind

February 13, 2012• Opinions • 2 Comments

For those of you who never visited my brother’s apartment circa 2009, let me give you an image: a modestly sized apartment, the linoleum...

Textbook or Checkbook?

February 6, 2012• Opinions • 2 Comments

It’s the Finals Countdown

December 5, 2011• Opinions

When you think about it, Thanksgiving break was hardly a vacation. Sure, plenty of us treated it as such, but for every minute I spent...

A Male Perspective On Speed Dating

November 14, 2011• Opinions • One Comment

There is no dating scene at Conn. If this doesn’t sound shocking, that’s because it isn’t. The casual hook-up culture reigns...

Google’s Brand New View

November 7, 2011• Opinions

On the Value of a Liberal Arts Education

October 24, 2011• Editorials

Last week, President Higdon wrote an article for the Huffington Post emphasizing the strengths of a liberal arts education, in response to...

No Pedals? No Problem: Music Novice Explores the World of Harpsichord Mastery

May 2, 2011• Arts

Up until last week, I probably thought about the harpsichord as much as the harpsichord thought about me, and so far that relationship has...

Students March and Pledge to Eradicate Sexual Violence

April 19, 2011• News

Nineteen Years in New London, One Year at Conn

April 19, 2011• Opinions

On the morning of August 31, 2010, as I filled the back of my best friend’s car with bags and belongings, I remembered my guidance...

Must She Get Down On Friday?

April 6, 2011• Arts

We do not live in an age with a shortage of bad songs. But are most of those bad songs pop songs? Short answer, yes. I often forget that...

Author: Jerell Mays