The Nature of the Beast: Take Ebola Seriously
When I think of government in abstract terms, I think of one of two things: an organization dedicated to keeping ...
Opinion
Honestly, It’s Boring To Me
Lately, I’ve been bored. Not unhappy, not anguished. Just bored. I’m especially bored by things that once produced franticness. Take ...
Why Due Process Doesn’t Apply: Stop Judging and Start Understanding the Constitution
I want to talk about due process. For many, that phrase, as well as others that have over the years ...
Sexed and Perplexed: When Sex Isn’t Fun
“It hurts when we have sex…but my doctor said that’s just how it is for some people.” My friends and ...
A Matter of Course: Registration Guidelines for the WesMaps Struggle
It’s that time of the year again: the time when WesMaps triumphs over Facebook as our main procrastination tool, when ...
Be Yourself? Who’s That?
It’s Halloween, and we all know what that means. In a PG-13 world, at least, it’s time to break out ...
A Matter of Course: Technology in the Classroom
On the first day of the new semester, the professors for three out of my four classes mentioned that they ...
Unpopular Opinion: Demystifying Conservative Talking Points
Recently the Opinion section published an article called “The Elephant in the Room,” in which Jenny Davis calls for conservatives ...
A Matter of Course: Defending Theory
I have always enjoyed living in the world of theory. I love thinking about abstract philosophical concepts, speculating about the ...
In Sickness And In Health: On Empathy and Ebola
Pretty soon, robots could be doing humans’ dirty work. On Wednesday, the New York Times announced that the White House ...