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Maine Senator is an Orc Who Needs No Man

October 23, 2012• Opinions

Obama vs. Romney Round Two: Counterpoint

October 23, 2012• Opinions • 4 Comments

After Governor Romney decisively beat President Obama in the first of three debates, Obama desperately needed a boost in momentum. Luckily,...

Obama vs. Romney Round Two

October 23, 2012• Opinions

Governor Romney’s decisive victory over President Obama on October 3 put the two candidates neck and neck according to the polls. The...

Wait, I’m Smart Too! The Value of Liberal Arts

October 2, 2012• Opinions • 2 Comments

Mitt Romney and the 47 Percent

October 2, 2012• Opinions • 2 Comments

Percent signs have become a social fad. “We are the 99%,” the progressive drumbeat of the short-lived Occupy Wall Street movement was...

Sucks to Zuck: A Facebook State of the Union

October 2, 2012• Opinions

“The Facebook” held its initial public offering on May 18, 2012. From day one, the event that had been regarded as a “cultural...

#MuslimRage: Reactions to a Controversial Video

October 2, 2012• Opinions

Pickles and Ice Cream

October 1, 2012• Opinions

After a summer of inspiration from the domestic goddess Hannah Hart, host of YouTube’s My Drunk Kitchen series, and the magic of...

Immigration in the Hot Seat: Debate over Arizona’s Senatorial Bill 1070

April 30, 2012• Opinions • 3 Comments

As campaigns progress and elections occupy the minds of politicians and citizens alike, immigration issues have once again come to the...

Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Interviews with Two Fulbright Scholarship Recipients

April 30, 2012• Opinions • One Comment

Hark! They Approach! Prospective Students are Welcomed to Conn for Open House

April 30, 2012• Opinions

These past few weeks, our campus has been overwhelmed by flocks of prospective students. We see new faces appearing in our classes, and we...

The Not-So-Little Ivies

April 23, 2012• Opinions • 2 Comments

The NESCAC schools are "Little Ivies" or small, old, selective and competitive liberal arts schools in the Northeast....