The Democracy-Debasing Debacle Deemed Debates: Why Political Debates Should be Abolished
Now that I am an “adult,” capable of voting and therefore of (maybe?) influencing our Great Nation, it has become ...
Opinion
The Age of Critical Theory: Choosing Between Progressivism or Postmodernism
Nothing is more prevalent in the contemporary academic approach to the humanities at Wesleyan, whether in the classroom or beyond, ...
Why Upholding a Purely “Western Canon” Creates an Exclusionary Classroom
Different people have different ideas about what academia is, what it should strive for, and what cultural values it should ...
The Importance of the Little Things in Fighting Climate Change
I was having a conversation with one of my friends recently, as one does, when somehow the conversation turned to ...
Financial Aid Is Failing Wesleyan Students. The Wealthy Need to Know About It.
At Wesleyan, you often hear the line of reasoning that goes, “Maybe low-income or middle-income students face many challenges, but ...
Rent Control: A Challenging Problem to Navigate
Rent control is in the news again. Huh. This is dumb and should not happen. Price ceilings like rent control ...
Felicity Huffman’s Sentence Isn’t Enough to Resolve the College Admissions Scandal
In light of Felicity Huffman’s recent trial and sentencing, we’re forced to reconsider whether the measures taken after the college admissions ...
Climate Charlatans at Wesleyan University
This speech will be given at the Global Climate Rally & March on Sept. 20 outside Usdan University Center at ...
We Owe $72,000, They Owe Us an Explanation
If you’ve been at Wesleyan for any amount of time you know that many students view the college’s administration negatively. ...
“I’m Not Really Here for That”: Dating Abroad
I can only speak for myself and people who share similar experiences to me. I’m a tall, relatively fit, white, ...