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Olympic Injustices: The Planning Perspective

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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.

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Considering a First Look at Conn, Three Years in

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

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Olympic Priorities: A Focus on Figure Skating

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

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Title IX Coordinator Debate Continues

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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.

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2018 Olympics: A Chance for Peace

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The world came together in anticipation of the 23rd Winter Olympics currently taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea...

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Aster Gilbert Challenges Conventional Notions about Porn

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Though social taboos about sexuality make us loathe to admit it, a majority of people consume pornography in one way or another....

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The Mysterious Ways of the Walter Commons

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Its look is bold yet minimalistic; its name, the opposite. Although the Otto and Fran Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement may be a mouthful, the space’s ergonomic aesthetic brings to mind the language of efficiency.

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New Medicaid Work Requirements and Lockouts Threaten Lives of Thousands

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In July of 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Social Security Amendments, establishing Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance...

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Eagles Take Down Mighty Brady, Patriots

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The offensive showcase put on by Philadelphia and New England made for one of the most entertaining Super Bowls in history....

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Unequal Suffering: The Trial of Lawrence Nassar

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“You do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time, are now a force, and you are nothing,” Aly Raisman, six-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics, told Dr. Lawrence Nassar, a former doctor for the women’s Olympic gymnastics team.

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Super Bowl LII: Here’s to the Underdogs

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The Philadelphia Eagles will finally hoist the Lombardi Trophy....

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Rethinking Charles Manson

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If one were to poll pedestrians on a city street anywhere in the country, not all of them would be familiar with the Oklahoma bomber,...

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