The first of three consecutive senior art shows, featuring the artwork of five graduating art majors, debuted with a reception on April 5 and concluded April 8. The gallery, “Meditations,” showcased the artwork of seniors Anna Julia Bassols, Emma Widmer, Julia Epstein, Kiri Forrester, and Sophia Frigerio. “We ended up settling on ‘Meditations,’ because we...
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,...
Under the Microscope with Dr. Houghton
David C. Houghton is Professor and Chair of Biology and the Director of the G.H. Gordon Biological Station. His research focuses on caddisflies. Courtesy | David Houghton What is it that first got you interested in this research? I have always loved being out in nature, whether hunting, fishing, hiking, paddling, or just chasing frogs...
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,”...




