Opinions

Zachs Hillel House: Expanding the Conn Bubble

February 17, 2014• Opinions

The Life and Death of a Lab Rat

February 17, 2014• Opinions

Many science majors are familiar with the use of lab rats in their hands-on education. In biology they are dissected, and in psychology,...

Teach for America: Who does it benefit?

February 17, 2014• Opinions, Uncategorized • 2 Comments

Arriving at Connecticut College, I had a feeling I wanted to be a teacher, but I was not quite sure how I would get there. After...

Obama’s Fifth State of the Union: Promises Kept and Broken

February 3, 2014• Opinions

Human Rights Activists Worldwide Reflect on Inaction in Syria

February 3, 2014• Opinions

In a January 26, 2014 New York Times Letter to the Editor titled “Human Rights Inaction,” Professor Tristan Anne Borer wrote, “Human...

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

Last Thursday night, I walked into the campus bar with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream and threw four plastic...

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

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

You’ve seen it before, but you know it by a different name. It plays out like this: your friend walks into a dining hall or the...

Weighing Prospective Changes in Gen-Ed Reform

December 10, 2013• Opinions

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