John Downes-Angus: Our school houses a number of academic disciplines. It goes without saying that within each department, students learn lessons according to their chosen study - an English Literature major will not graduate having internalized the same lessons as a Chemistry major.
0 CommentsThe elections of 2009 were marketed in the media as either a referendum on Obama or a demonstration of a pendulum swinging right. They were neither. Instead, they were a reminder of the practical mood of the country, especially in this time of crisis at home and abroad.
0 CommentsOn Friday night's installment of 20/20, Diane Sawyer spoke to pop superstar Rihanna about her infamous and shocking domestic abuse incident with her boyfriend, the equally successful Chris Brown. Halfway through the revealing and emotional interview, Sawyer showed Rihanna some YouTube clips of people commenting on the situation.
1 CommentsThere are many topics which demand my urgent attention in this column; the economy, health care, foreign policy, personal liberties, and the elections, just to name a few. I also owe a general explanation of my libertarian ideas, and this is certainly forthcoming.
0 CommentsAs students at Trinity College, we are blessed with a beautiful, spacious campus, a rare feature in an inner-city college. One of my favorite parts of the fall semester is watching the leaves change along the Long Walk. Once October rolls around, I try to make sure my camera is with me whenever I leave my dorm so I can snap some pictures when the mood takes me.
2 CommentsTo the Editors: I'm a sophomore at Trinity, and frankly, I don't see why alumni feel the need to butt into our affairs so much. Why is so much space of the Tripod given to these old Bantams who cannot go gently into that good night? Come on! Don't you people have your own lives to lead? It really makes me wonder what life will be like after Trinity if so many alumni spend so much time and effort writing to a college paper.
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