Category: Viewpoints

I was looking for something new to watch on Netflix this weekend, and I stumbled upon Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. I think that Gore’s message, though 10 years old now, is no less relevant or salient in 2016 than it was in 2006. Humans and the modern industrialized society we have created for ourselves…

In 1962, an eccentric man by the name of James Rouse first proposed his vision for an egalitarian, “new town” utopia situated midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. His proposal was met with skepticism, underneath which grew a latent curiosity. Rouse believed that with Gatbsy-esque extravagance, a city’s structural design could be engineered to influence…

I feel as though I must first begin this viewpoint by saying that we, the members of 4 Paws for Ability, truly appreciate the love, support and interest shown, not only in our dogs, but also in our program by members of the campus community. We wouldn’t be able to socialize our dogs to the…

The idea of the lesser of two evils is thrown around a lot. I have a strong disagreement with this idea — it is both pessimistic and dangerous. This idea leads voters to believe that no matter who we elect we are still electing “an evil.” In light of this philosophy, it is easy to…

Both Lindsey Zelvin’s letter and Madeleine Jacobs’s lecture from late October implied that humanities and sciences are two distinctively separate fields that are incompatible with each other. This runs aground when compared to the College’s motto, “Scientia et religio ex uno fonte.” Both humanities and sciences seek to challenge assumptions of the world using complex…

It started with a childhood friend. Scrolling through Facebook, I’d always noticed his name, but never thought much of it. He always posted Republican rhetoric, NRA ads and pro-life propaganda that sometimes left me reeling, but usually, I just continued about my day. He had the right to his opinion just as much as anyone…