Historical Geology with Anthony Swinehart “He is the best teacher and very passionate about fossils. His love for fossils is infectious and has now made me love fossils. It’s also his favorite class to teach, so it’s great to hear him talk.” – Evan Anthopoulos, Applied Mathematics Administrative Law with Joseph Postell “That’s exactly...
Category: Opinion
Arguing against the aid package
As we write, Congress is considering whether to send a large tranche of military aid to a faraway country under attack by a powerful neighbor. What follows is a short guide to some of the talking points favoring this aid that seem particularly unconvincing. We don’t pretend this discussion is comprehensive and stress that intelligent...
The Old Snack Bar: Campus’ best-kept study secret
It’s the only place you can get a Slim Jim at 2 a.m. and the best-kept secret study spot of campus: the Old Snack Bar. There’s nothing quite like the OSB, and in my humble opinion, there is no better study spot on campus than the former snack bar. Now converted to a multipurpose space,...
Vatican’s ‘Dignitas Infinita’ challenges us with radical consistency
To those more familiar with Pope Francis from headlines and Fr. James Martin clips, the Catholic Church’s outright condemnation of surrogacy, euthanasia, and gender theory as grave violations of human dignity may come as a surprise. But it shouldn’t. Pope Francis was in the news again last week with the Vatican’s release of “Dignitas Infinita,”...
Growing pains: Too old to live, to young to die
Being a college senior is awful because, for the first time in my life, I feel both too young and too old. Freshmen vex me. Meanwhile, most of the friends I’ve made here have already left. I need to start paying a mortgage, but I don’t really know what one is yet. Worst of all,...