Category: Opinions
September 24, 2014
Opinions
How Not To Be A Sexist Pig
Catcalling- the art of whistling at women so they’re made aware of a man’s attraction to them. It happens daily,…
September 24, 2014
Opinions, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was a little bothered by Hope Schwartz’s opinion piece titled, “Worship: the Tension Between Ritual and Reflection,”…
September 20, 2014
Opinions
Worship: The Tension Between Ritual and Reflection
Worship is a lifestyle. The expression of worship as a lifestyle can constitute many different spiritual disciplines. Some of these…
September 19, 2014
Opinions
The Greenest Grass is Where You Water It
“We are approaching the end of civilization. Take one last look, so you remember what it is like,” I joked…
September 18, 2014
Opinions
On Interruption
Don’t waste your life never being interrupted. I continually find it true that it is better to be a person…
April 26, 2014
Opinions
Do You Live in a Generational Bubble?
After four years at this college, I have heard my share of depreciating remarks about the “Houghton bubble.” We’re a…
April 26, 2014
Opinions
What are Peace and Reconciliation to Me, Anyway?
With the popularity of the term ‘peace’, there seems to be a rather simplistic or impersonal understanding for its potential…
April 12, 2014
Opinions
Why I Don’t Care About Abortion
In the aftermath of the L.I.F.E. Club panel, a good portion of the resulting conversation has been devoted to whether…
Two Views: What are the moral dimensions surrounding the immigration debate?
In 1783, George Washington proclaimed, “the bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respectable stranger,…
Two Views: What are the moral dimensions surrounding the immigration debate?
In 1892, Annie Moore became the first immigrant to cross the threshold of Ellis Island and soon came to symbolize…