Tyniec Abbey When I was a junior in high school, I witnessed evil writhing on the stone floor of a Benedictine monastery about an hour outside of Krakow, Poland. I hardly ever tell this story, but in light of the Parkland tragedy, it seems appropriate. Every year during the first week of March, my high...
Category: Opinion
Immortalize Harriet Tubman on the campus Liberty Walk
Harriet Tubman deserves honor and recognition, which is why she was originally scheduled to replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, this may not happen after all. Last month, he said the Treasury Department has not decided whether it will change the bill. No matter what the department...
The Weekly: Journalistic ethics apply during tragedies
In a rush to report the most controversial news after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting last week, the Associated Press and other news outlets ran stories claiming the gunman had ties to white nationalists. The AP discovered the allegations were false and retracted the story, but the damage was already done. Twitter users quickly pounced...
Wi-Fi in Mossey Library needs improvement
I’ll admit it. I’m one of those students that stands in line to be the first to get at those four or five pleasant study spots — one of the three tables in the cloistral silence of the shelves on the left of purgatory, one of the four or five nice chairs in the Heritage...
Negative perception of police has increased unjust killings
The Westerville, Ohio Police Department received a domestic disturbance call around noon on Feb. 10. Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering, 17- and 30-year veterans of the small town department, arrived at the address from which the call was made, expecting a simple check-up. When they knocked on the door, however, they were greeted by...