Category: Viewpoints

I was saddened by the news that we will abandon our Federal Communication Commission (FCC)  license. The Administration decided to shift our radio station exclusively to digital broadcasting, perhaps through the service we used to call iHeartRadio. An FCC license has granted us the ability to be a voice for the public interest for the…

Due in large part to the high-profile, celebrity status of many billionaires, wealth inequality in the United States has become glaringly evident, often prompting public criticism. Yet, most liberal critiques of inequality (i.e., of opportunity) focus on demonizing the uber-wealthy rather than the economic framework that produces and maintains them. As a result, such critiques…

This is an epitaph for the airwaves, but WOO 91 is far from dead. As I’m sure you’ve heard, this summer WOO 91 lost its radio tower. While I understood how and why this decision was made, Harry Todd ’18, Nick Wilcher ’18, the 17-18 management team and I lobbied hard against it. The beauty…

It was on a warm, sunny day like this three years ago that I too was left marveling at the beautiful architecture of this wonderful college. I was looking forward to the best years of my life at this college, spending them in class and also with the many friends I did not know I…

Diversity training was a perfect storm for the Res Life staff, concocted from stress, tiredness and confusion. While I cannot speak for all of the professional staff and every Residential Assistant, the many that I talked to agreed on one thing: this could have gone a lot better. Let’s take it back a couple days.…

Going into a new school year can be daunting, to say the least. While college can introduce the most rewarding memories, people and lessons, there comes a certain level of anxiety that can arise from being away from the normalcy of family and friends at home. Finding someone to talk to about these changes is…