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The Hale Donation: An Opportunity for Reflection

September 23, 2015• Opinions

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Are Staff Paid Living Wages? An Ongoing Investigation

May 5, 2015• Opinions

In the past months, we’ve turned a critical eye to how Conn students, faculty and administration treat issues of justice. Although...

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Dorm Damage Dilemma: How escalating damages in Park dorm represent a broken system

May 5, 2015• Opinions

Upon entering Park residence hall, one is immediately greeted by a large mural created by a Connecticut College student. The mural, which...

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Looking Back to the Archival History of Conn: Exploring 40 years of racial tension

May 5, 2015• Opinions

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What Language Obscures: Exploring the politics of “proper” English

May 5, 2015• Opinions • One Comment

I once overheard an older family member talking to someone else his age. I don’t remember the exact context, but he was trying to explain...

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Assessing Democratic Integrity in SGA Elections

May 5, 2015• Opinions

On Tuesday night, I drafted an article critiquing majority-rule democracy in the context of the recent SGA election. I asked questions such...

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On Reconciling with the Idea of SGA

May 5, 2015• Opinions

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Demystifying Media Bias Surrounding Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic Discourses

April 15, 2015• Opinions • 5 Comments

In light of recent events on this campus as well as articles in the media, we find it necessary to highlight a number of misconceptions...

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Whose Commencement?: A Call for Transparency and Senior Class Involvement in Ceremony Decisions

April 15, 2015• Opinions

Two weeks ago, I received a phone call from an unknown New London area phone number. It was Dean Arcelus, calling in response to my email,...

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Why are Centers Selective? Understanding the Limit of Admissions to Academic Centers

April 15, 2015• Opinions

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Race Education: The Imperative to Teach Social Awareness in High Schools

April 15, 2015• Opinions

Racism—whether as aggressive as the vandalism in Cro or unintentional as ignorance and inaction—does not spring up out of nowhere. ...

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The Friendship Model of Thesis Advising: Is it Replicable?

April 15, 2015• Opinions

This article was originally written in June 2014 with the editorial help of Professor MaryAnne Borrelli of the Government/International...

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