I. The Gallery If you had told me my freshman year that I would eventually kick off homecoming weekend by attending an art show on Vernon Street featuring students' work, I would not have believed you. If you had told me that the entire project was student-run, I probably would have asked if you were lost, if you were maybe on the wrong campus.
1 CommentsLet me begin this article with an apology to you, the reader. Because of the format of these opinion pieces, I thought it best to make very specific arguments, with the hope that I would be able to convince you in a few words every week regarding one issue, and then over time you would develop a broad understanding of the viewpoint I present.
3 CommentsEditor's Note: Alex Champoux and Sarah Khuwaja are members of the Writing Center. Around this time last year, President James F. Jones Jr. informed the campus that, due to the economy, we had sustained a considerable hit to our campus endowment. Since then the ripples have been felt throughout the College, and everything from printing dollars to Presidential Scholars have been threatened by the economic downturn.
11 CommentsJohn Downes-Angus: The Tripod ran an article last week which seemed extremely speculative and whose title seemed to contradict its content - at the every least, its content did not support its rhetorically confusing title. Its title read, "IDP Program Faces Possible Elimination.
1 CommentsThe most important part of homecoming is, by definition, those who come home. The returning alums, young and old: this weekend is about them. And though the rain this year may have kept some away, the roaring crowd at the football game and the crowded, soggy masses migrating up and down Vernon Street during the day and night were testament to the magnetic attraction bringing alumni back to our campus each fall.
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