Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinions Editor Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been swept up in a firestorm of controversy due to recent accusations of attempted rape, made by research psychologist, Christine Blasey Ford. Ford claims that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a party while they were […]
Henry Noe ’22 Opinions Editor Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand one’s feelings and the feelings of those around them. Employing emotions to control behavior and being emotionally aware of how to proceed with an interaction also fall within this definition. In earlier levels of education, these […]
Spencer Caron ’20 Opinions Editor Arguments in favor of a vegan lifestyle have been gaining traction lately due to celebrity endorsements and sensational documentaries. Evidence of veganism’s increasing, albeit still tiny following, is the ubiquitous nature of products like almond milk and tofu. Newer and more experimental foods […]
Allyson Noenickx ’19 Editor-in-Chief SBIP Leader “We’re all bumble bees.” I first heard these words as my sophomore year Spring Break Immersion Program (SBIP) group was gathered around the dinner table in Ivanhoe, VA, listening to one of our site coordinators, Mac, as she explained the miracles that […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor Over the past year or so, it feels like every time the news is turned on, there is a new piece on a sexual assault allegation. Recently, the newspapers have been putting out stories by the hour with updates about the allegations that […]
By Olivia Pan ’20 Chief Opinion Editor “It is your character, and your character alone, that will make your life happy or unhappy.” -John McCain (Business Insider) Senator John McCain, an American war hero and former two-time presidential candidate, passed away on August 25 at the age […]
Spencer Caron ’20 Opinions Editor One is rightly in awe when considering Aristotle’s breadth and depth of knowledge. It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Aristotle wrote about everything that matters: chemistry, physics, ethics, botany, the afterlife, so on and so forth. In […]
Maggie Connolly ’21 Opinions Editor After a summer of relaxation, a lot of college students (or at least professors probably hope this is the case) read, or even reread, some of their favorite books. Although I did read my fair share of novels this summer, I also found […]
By: Henry W. Noe ’22 Opinions Editor The preservation of poetry is absolutely crucial in contemporary society. This beautiful art form is wholly eclectic, as it can be used to teach lessons on the styles of language, on famous historical societies, and on understanding emotional articulation. Although both […]
Olivia Pan Opinions Editor It has been become common to accuse people, most commonly white people, of appropriating another racial group’s music, fashion, hair, etc. And it’s not just white people who are accused of cultural appropriation. For example, Bruno Mars, who is a mix of Filipino, Jewish, […]
Carly Priest Opinions Editor “Scandal: 96 Catholic Universities Have Homosexual Clubs.” That’s the title of an article written by John Ritchie of the group Americans for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP). I actually spoke with John Ritchie on the phone about three weeks ago, when […]
James Gallagher Editor-in-Chief Q: First off, what led you to the unorthodox decision to launch a campaign while still a senior in college, and what challenges has that presented? A: It really was a specific moment. I remember I was working at my dad’s office over […]
