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Joel Gehrke speaks on Ukraine and Tolkien
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Joel Gehrke speaks on Ukraine and Tolkien

After the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian people will either follow a Western model or a Soviet model, said Joel Gehrke ’11 in a lecture hosted by the Dow Journalism Program Feb. 5. Gehrke spoke on the connections between the Russo-Ukrainian War and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as the overall implications of the...

SAB to host Faculty Revue in Plaster
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SAB to host Faculty Revue in Plaster

Professors will exchange the classroom for the stage at the third annual Faculty Revue this Friday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Plaster Auditorium. According to an email from the Student Activities Board, acts will include stand-up comedy, trivia, story-telling, and musical performances from professors including Jason Gehrke, Jason Peters, and Nathan Schlueter. Juniors Donny...

Lessons from my mother on work and identity
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Lessons from my mother on work and identity

We wrestle with the fallout of feminism.  Think what you will about feminism’s tumultuous social and political history, but it’s hard to dispute the troubling findings on women’s mental health. Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers from the University of Pennsylvania found women’s self-reported happiness has declined since the 1970s both overall and in comparison to...

Being an RA: More than a discount
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Being an RA: More than a discount

When I set foot into the library, SAGA, or A.J.’s these days, my ears are flooded with fellow freshmen chattering about how long their essays should be for their resident assistant application or whether or not they should apply to Kirn or Olds. It is great that so many are eager to jump at the...