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Shooting Back from Our “Gilded Enclave”: A Response to David Collins’ “Shame on Connecticut College”

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Last time I checked, my dorm room walls were not coated with gold but rather with peeling paint, off-white and revealing a sickly shade of...

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The Big Problem with Tiny Cups

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It was April 16, 2012, a day that is not only internationally recognized as my half birthday, but also my “Accepted Students Day” visit...

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One Billion Disagreeing?

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There are two different ways that Tour Guides engage in the art of deception. The first is unintentional deception, e.g. they will give a...

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Tour Guide Deception

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There are two different ways that Tour Guides engage in the art of deception. The first is unintentional deception, e.g. they will give a...

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The Effectiveness of Notes on Napkins: Senior Sarah Huckins Defends Dining Services Tradition

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Maggie D’Aprix ’17 hates cherry vanilla ice cream. “Seeing the light pink tub and feeling pure joy, and then seeing the ‘cherry...

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Inflation or Increase: ‘A’s for Effort?

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According to data compiled by the Connecticut College Department of Institutional Research, 50% of grades awarded at Conn are As. However,...

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The Ineffectiveness of Notes on Napkins

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If you walk into any dining hall on campus you will find a bulletin board that sports the slogan “Napkin Notes.” What will you find on...

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An Honor Code Retaliation: Senior Georgia Naumann responds to – and deconstructs – sophomore Ben Smith’s criticisms of the Honor Code in his ‘Letter to the Editor’ published this past December

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“We will never, by any selfish or other unworthy act, dishonor this our College; individually and collectively we will foster her ideals...

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