On Jan. 19, 2010 the Democratic Party and President Obama took a hard hit when Massachusetts chose to elect its first Republican United States Senator since 1972 to fill the late Edward Kennedy's seat. As the Associated Press declared State Senator Scott Brown the winner, the Democrats' filibuster proof majority in the Senate suddenly evaporated and key aspects of the Obama agenda came to a screeching halt.
4 CommentsI have worked with Terry Reilly '12 on the SGA for only a short amount of time, but in his one semester at the helm of the Academic Affairs Committee, he has successfully caught my attention as a capable, passionate, and trustworthy leader. He has been a key advocate, and often the driving force in establishing that all textbook ISBN numbers will be available to students during pre-registration (meaning that you can order your books from alternative sources other than the bookstore before the semester begins).
0 CommentsYou probably know Will Yale as the ever-present campaigner who can't stop talking about politics. On the high school stage, he's been shot with his pants down in bed with the shooter's fiancé, and in Trinity musicals played the drugged out guy who sleeps with two girls a night.
2 CommentsPrior to being accepted to Trinity, during that fateful period of time in which the majority of my pleasure reading was consumed by the Princeton Review Guide (seriously, it was pleasure reading), I remember hearing about a certain piece of information that I thought would be a nice bonus to attending Trinity College.
0 CommentsWe're supposed to think the Student Government Association (SGA) isn't doing anything productive. We are supposed to think of them as people working in vain against an apathetic student body and an administration with no money. I would major many students, particularly underclassmen, couldn't name who the SGA president is (Andrew Grubin '10), who the Vice President of the EAC is (Chase Caillouette '10), what any of the executive positions actually do, or who fill the other three steering board positions, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Finance, and Vice President of Multicultural Affairs (MAC).
1 CommentsWho is a New Yorker? That's something that New Yorkers will debate as newcomers like Harold Ford Jr. try to do what Hillary Clinton did in 2000-move there, buy a home and launch a bid for one of the most coveted offices in the American political landscape.
2 CommentsThis summer I made a last-minute decision, one I have not (yet) regretted: I decided I would not go abroad this spring semester. The decision was more visceral than reasoned. I do not harbor any doubt towards those who find going abroad redeeming-I'm sure it is, in most cases-but it didn't feel right to me.
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