Focus on your own family
Staff Editorial – Things have changed since the US Constitution was written. Someone forgot to tell Rick Santorum and Chris Christie.
Tuesdays just won’t be the same: Dan Jan’s lasting legacy
I don’t quite know how to deal with this. I usually don’t have to, because death is something I don’t normally have to confront. In [...]
February should be just another month
Dare I say Black History Month is not what it used to be? Excuse me, I meant to say National African American History Month. Just [...]
An introspective look at Blackman History Month
As it always does, the sun sets once again on Black History Month. BHM is a yearly tradition that began in 1926 and has served [...]
Put Shakespeare in his historical place
LONDON — Shakespeare has been one of the major aspects my of semester-in-London experience. I’ve visited his grave site at Stratford-upon-Avon as well as the home of his wife, Anne Hathaway. I have also read a number of his plays and have seen productions in various theaters throughout the city. How can one avoid Shakespeare [...]
Not crazy, just a little unwell
We’re not crazy, we’re just a little unwell.
The World Wide Cobwebs
I don’t think I need to stress how much the Internet has become a part of our daily lives. As college students, we are probably among the highest in Internet usage among all demographics. Between research and schoolwork, and the migration of our social lives onto sites like Facebook and Twitter, the Internet is now [...]
Human communication is more elaborate than the Internet meme
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or have somehow avoided the alluring siren song of Facebook, you probably have noticed a number of “meme” Facebook groups. Whether it’s in the context of “Binghamton Memes,” “Long Island memes” or “Memes for People Who Enjoy Memes,” the meme has blown up faster than the Shakespearean sonnet. [...]
A frothy byproduct of warped ideology
Former Sen. Rick Santorum’s (R-PA) victories last week in three primary races in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado have injected new enthusiasm into his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, along with the additional scrutiny that comes with the spotlight of front-runner status in a presidential campaign. Despite Santorum’s recent surge in the polls and electoral [...]
Civic pride at Trinity College would look good across the pond
DUBLIN — Going abroad this semester has opened my eyes to just how different cultures can be, and I don’t just mean cultures in the international sense, but in the collegiate sense as well. I am continually surprised by the differences in college culture that I experience on a daily basis. The biggest, and certainly [...]
Contraception progression
President Obama recently announced a mandate that will force employers to carry birth control coverage on their health care plans. In the endless contraception debate, this is a step in the right direction.
No cupids’ arrows attached
I may be a girl, but I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m not really into all that feminist crap. Of course I commend those women who fought day and night just to allow us the right to vote, but let’s not pretend like we’re still living in the Dark Ages. And yet, [...]
V-Day the proper way: Sex your partner up right
Looks like it’s that magical time of year again, you know, that time of year when romance is almost as abundant as depression and chocolate sales. To some people, Valentine’s Day is just another day, but to others, it’s a special chance to show how much you care about someone. There are some that go [...]
Fair-weather fans know no bounds
Everybody knows that the Giants won the Super Bowl last weekend. And any true die-hard fan knows about the phenomenon that follows after a team wins a championship. Out of nowhere, legions of fair-weather fans crawl out of their shitty, clueless holes to start ranting and updating their Facebooks about the winning team. This happens [...]