Opinions

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

December 10, 2013• Opinions • One Comment

Art by Kristian Maestri As a newborn baby Camel taking my first steps in the desert of New London, I was frequently faced with the...

The Cost of Missing Class

November 18, 2013• Opinions, Uncategorized • One Comment

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

When I was considering applying to Connecticut College, I looked at academics, club sports, the lack of Greek life and the international...