I write to take exception to Christian Papillon’s opinion piece, “Major League Baseball Needs Promotion and Relegation.” His proposal will be but a further step toward making our unique national pastime indistinguishable from all the other “rectangle sports” — and especially the execrably global one known abroad as “football.” The history of baseball teaches one...
I didn’t apply for any of my three college internships, nor did I apply for my post-grad job. In fact, all four opportunities stemmed — at least in part — from one stupid quip I delivered as a sophomore in Plaster Auditorium. “Ya ever hire interns from a state with a few more lakes?” I...
The first time I read Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life,” I ended up on the bathroom floor crying so hard I needed to use my childhood inhaler. Some call it empathy. Some call it effective writing. Some call it the consequences of BookTok, a subgenre of content on TikTok about books and reading. BookTok made...
When Peter Thiel said this February that he wants to bankroll a new Olympics that permits the use of steroids, critics slammed the billionaire entrepreneur for his views. But his idea is, in a way, excellent. We should welcome a reimagined Olympics that returns the games to their classical roots. Grigory Rodchenkov, a doctor who...
Students sang, prayed, and chanted in Christ Chapel during EvenPraise, a service of liturgical prayer combined with contemporary worship hosted by the Student Ministries Board April 7. The service lasted for approximately an hour and included traditional songs and chants, prayers officiated by College Chaplain Rev. Adam Rick, and modern worship music. Rick said EvenPraise...