Will Critchfield '21, Guest Writer
December 10, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Hannibal Ad Portas. Translated from Latin this term means “Hannibal at the gates,” and was used by Cicero in his first Philippic when he believed Rome was in imminent danger. When this term was used thousands of years ago, it ...
Shane Shuma ’22, Opinion Columnist
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As a first-year student entering my first semester of college seemed a daunting task. I wondered if the work would be entirely different from high school, if friends would be harder to make, and if I would be able to become a...
Bryce Dunio ’22, Opinion Columnist
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
On August 13th, 2018, a Gallup poll was released with startling results: 57% of Democrats and left-leaning independents viewed socialism positively compared to 47% viewing capitalism positively – a 10% difference. The Democratic...
Kevin Ssonko ’20, Guest Writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
My mother grew up in post-colonial Uganda, formerly under British rule. When I was growing up, she shared countless stories with my siblings and I about my grandfather who died before I was born. My grandfather hated the British...
Maia Baker ’19, Opinion Columnist
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The main point of “Their Body, Your Choice,” as the author says, was not that we should ban abortion but to caution against it: he writes, “I simply want people to understand that abortion is a serious thing….I think abortions...
Binam Poudyal ’22, Guest Writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
An article popped up in The Guardian about two weeks ago about a man in the Netherlands who wanted to change his age. His official age was 69 yrs. old, but he claimed that he actually feels 20 years younger, and that even his do...
Sara Burke ’21, Guest Writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Not long ago, environmental science was an overlooked field of study in high schools and college institutions. According to Middlebury College, it wasn’t until 1965 when the first college offered an environmental studies program...
Bryce Dunio ’22, Opinion Columnist
November 29, 2018
Filed under Opinion
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech with as much relevancy to his time as ours. While the entire speech itself is truly a linguistic masterpiece, one quote especially stands out among all as a necessity...
Shane Shuma ’22, Opinion Columnist
November 29, 2018
Filed under Opinion
My first problem with the abortion process in the United States is that tax dollars are used indirectly to fund abortions. I am not against federal funding for Planned Parenthood regarding women’s health services and education...
Julia Chandler ’22, Guest Writer
November 29, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Two weeks ago, our campus’ Britton Plaza was invaded by fire and brimstone. As our campus prides itself on free speech, social and religious diversity, and inclusion of all walks of life, we accepted the presence of a certain...
