On Thursday, Apr. 10, the students of Trinity College will vote in the Spring Elections for the Student Government Association (SGA). We're in the midst of intense campaigning and, quite frankly, it is a significant election. Regardless of whether or not you agree with my opinion, it is crucial that every student vote on Thursday.
0 CommentsOne of our staff members learned something interesting last week from a guest speaker she had in one of her classes: Trinity's Social Sciences Data Coordinator at the library, Rachael Barlow. She talked about her dissertation in which she examines how librarians and how library buildings co-construct librarians' professional identities.
0 CommentsThis year, two very strong candidates are vying to be elected as President of the Student Government Association (SGA). Both David Kimball-Stanley '09 and Nathan Kirschbaum '09 have been active and important members of the SGA, and both are more than qualified to serve as President.
0 CommentsWhen I first heard about a Playboy-themed party hosted annually by a fraternity, I was a little shocked. Doesn't anyone think that this seems backwards and anti-feminist? It called for the guys to dress like pimps and the girls to dress as scantily as possible, short of arriving naked.
40 CommentsCarver Diserens: With the recent news regarding Eliot Spitzer (former Governor of New York) and Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (Governor of Puerto Rico), I was wondering what you think causes people in positions of power to take such enormous risks. More succinctly, do you think that people must be preordained to that sort of behavior or does the power corrupt them? Jimmy Jones: I would really like to know how long it takes you to come up with these questions, Carver.
0 CommentsAmerica faces a great challenge. For the past 200 years, this land's abundant resources have yielded great wealth. We extracted minerals from our purple mountains' majesty and took sustenance from our amber waves of grain. Now, it appears that our contract with the planet has ended, and we must revisit our energy and consumption policies.
2 CommentsThank you for the kind birthday wishes on Israel's 60th, and for being very honest with everyone about your hatred for Israel. In essence, your argument is just a modern variation of classical anti-Semitism because anyone who can make such egregiously incorrect statements must be bothered by something more than a historical land conflict.
3 CommentsFirst, I want to say I am sorry - sincerely, not sarcastically. I am sorry about whatever happened to Fatima Jafri '08 that made her so angry, but I feel angry too. In the year that I spent living in Israel, I experienced countless humiliations and injustices.
0 CommentsTo this day, I can still remember the first time I ever saw the land of Israel. As the sun slowly started to rise from the corner of the sky, I looked down to see thousands of lights dotting the coastline. Streets, traffic lights, cars, hotels, large waves flirting with the white sandy beaches that seemed to stretch for miles, all shimmered in the inches of sunlight creeping up over the horizon of the Jordan Mountains.
0 CommentsThere are times when I lament the downfall of the Soviet Union - not because I agreed with its politics or because I have any illusions that it wasn't a state doomed to downfall, but because the Soviet Union served as a perfect counterpoint to the U.S. The idea that the U.
3 CommentsAs an alumna of Trinity College, I was dismayed to read that a student was sexually assaulted on campus last week. Having been a victim of rape myself while at Trinity, I am heartbroken. I extend my condolences to the victim and hope that she and her loved ones receive the counseling and support they will require now and in the future.
5 CommentsDuring our years at Trinity College, we have been educated not just to complete our majors, but also to become more global, socially conscious citizens. By signing the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility, it is a tangible way of committing yourself to improving the world through the creation of a just and peaceful society.
0 CommentsThe April 1 issue of The Trinity Tripod is proof, if anyone doubted, that profound thinking and excellent writing are alive and well at Trinity. Hoping not to leave anyone out, the Carver / Calder interview was superb for its agile style and provocative content, as were Ibrahim Diallo on race; Fatima Jafri on feminism, and also on Israel; along with the impressive statement by Hillel students regarding the defacement / removal of their posters; not to mention Noah Simcoff's humorous take on dining options and the defunct Zona Mexicana; Courtney Cregan's coverage of the Black Women's Speakers event; and Alessandra Siraco's review of Provincetown Follies.
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