Opinions

12 Seniors, 1 Intensive Week of Career Prep, They will never be the same…Editor in Chief Melanie Thibeault on ARC’s ‘Now Hiring’ pilot program

February 3, 2014• Opinions, Uncategorized

Fall of the Vassal: An alert to the present revolution in Ukraine and cautionary advice in navigating its coverage in American media

February 3, 2014• Opinions, Uncategorized

There is audible tension in the air. The live stream from Kievs Euromaiden (literally Euro Square) is filled with war drums, flash bang...

Res Life Policy Changes Threaten the Future of Earth House

December 10, 2013• Opinions • 4 Comments

Last spring, Liz de Lise ’13 published an article in The College Voice entitled “Whitewashing Tradition”, documenting the Office of...

A Plea to End the Glorification of Stress

December 10, 2013• Opinions, Uncategorized

Weighing Prospective Changes in Gen-Ed Reform

December 10, 2013• Opinions

We’ve all had to fit those Gen-Ed requirements into our busy schedules. Many groan at the thought of taking another class that has...

Honor Code: Respected or Irrelevant?

December 10, 2013• Opinions • One Comment

Art by Zander Asplundh “There’s a power that lies within the Honor Code for students,” argued Dean Cardwell. We just don’t always...

The “Dirty” South Takes a Bath: A freshman’s perspective

December 10, 2013• Opinions • One Comment

The Cost of Missing Class

November 18, 2013• Opinions, Uncategorized • One Comment

Missing or skipping class is a part of college life. Most of the time students miss class for excusable reasons: family emergency,...

GWS Professors React to V-Men Video

November 18, 2013• Opinions

“Why are vaginas important to you?” One hundred Connecticut College men were publicly asked this provocative question. In the...

‘Datability’ Goes Both Ways: A Gay Man’s Response to Conn’s Recent Ranking as the Ninth Worst College for Women to Meet Men, According to Cosmopolitan Magazine

November 18, 2013• Opinions, Uncategorized

The Chelsea Manning Case: A Platform for Discussion

November 11, 2013• Opinions

In July 2013, Chelsea Manning (previously known as Bradley Manning) was charged with espionage against the United States. Working as an...

Sanctions on Iran: Why Sanctions are so Deleterious and Should Not Remain the Status Quo