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A Generation Defined by Mass Shootings

March 9, 2018• Opinions

While reading the New York Times a couple weeks back, my self-identity received a serious blow. I was born on October 6, 1996;...

Walking Out: It’s About Time

March 9, 2018• Opinions

To my own bemusement, the presence of Connecticut Second District Representative Joe Courtney did not bring an air of power to the March 1...

With Community Meals, BRIGAID Makes Nutrition Public

February 25, 2018• Opinions

“You’re trying to change food for people to be healthy and to try new things, but before that there’s the need for people to eat,” said Dan Giusti, the former head chef of Noma in Copenhagen

“Guest Student” Programs: A Saturated Market for Symptomatic Treatment

February 25, 2018• Opinions

The narrative surrounding Hurricane Maria is ongoing and gruesome. It’s one we’ve all heard before and yet one we haven’t heard...

“Backpack Full of Cash” Offers a Partial Critique of Charter Schools

February 25, 2018• Opinions • 3 Comments

With an hour and a half of interviews, heartbreaking testimony, and brief animation, “Backpack Full of Cash” will leave the viewer...

Olympic Injustices: The Planning Perspective

February 23, 2018• Opinions

With the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics last week, I once again started to think about the Olympics, and the last time I was so excited to watch them.

Considering a First Look at Conn, Three Years in

February 21, 2018• Opinions • 2 Comments

Have you ever wondered what prospective students see when they visit Connecticut College? Like most other Conn students, I’m often kept...

Olympic Priorities: A Focus on Figure Skating

February 21, 2018• Opinions

Every four years, for roughly three weeks, American society is enthralled with figure skating. The costumes, artistry, drama and of course...

Title IX Coordinator Debate Continues

February 20, 2018• Opinions

Within a week of the announcement of Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion and acting Title IX coordinator B. Afeni McNeely Cobham’s departure, students gathered in Cro to discuss the shortcomings in Conn’s approach to upholding Title IX requirements.