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The Barn Matters

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For those of you out of the loop, the Barn is the retired squash court next to the Sprout Garden. Its only resemblance to a legitimate barn is its fading red paint job.

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Legacies of Racism (Part 2)

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Media outlets, as a result of the fast-paced news cycle, may have largely moved past the deadly Aug. 12 clash that took place in...

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Legacies of Racism (Part 1)

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Let me start by saying that if at the current moment you are not threatened by the termination of DACA and thus deportation, it is your...

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Harvey and U.S. Hurricane History

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I was too young to truly understand what had happened when Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast. Most people attempted to explain to me that a huge thunderstorm had happened in the South, in states with names too long for me to spell, and that it made the moms and dads and even the kids like me who lived there very sad. They told me that since we weren’t affected, we had to help out as much as we could.

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Pathways to Nowhere? Critical Reflections on the New GE

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The revised GE (Connections) has not found enough space in the pages of our newspaper or even in conversations around the College that...

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Reflections on Hybristophilia: Investigating Dangerous Affinities

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When I first heard of  “people attracted to serial killers,” I thought the idea to be preposterous. “Sexual attraction to...

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Free Speech Concerns Persist at Berkeley

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A few weeks after the University of California Berkeley Republicans invited Ann Coulter to address the student body, university officials...

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CC Divest Triumphs with “Put a Price on It”

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We’ve done it. April 14 marks the validation of student voices and a recognition of the reality of climate change. Connecticut College is...

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“Speaking of Parking” Evidences Faculty Dissatisfaction

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With the exception of in-class and in-office laments, faculty concerns tend to be obfuscated from students by a separation of networks, but...

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The Thames River: A Hidden Ecological Gem Worth Preserving

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Dusk had just begun to settle as I stepped out of my car on Benham Avenue, and the only sound accompanying my footsteps was the hum of the...

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