A group discussion with visiting speaker Mark Edmundson led to a discussion on childhood, what it means, and how we reflect on it.
Column, Opinions
Behind A Wall Of Anonymity, Our Worst Tendencies Come Forth (Or, Our Sacrifice To The Yak-Gods)
We are capable of awful thoughts, and anonymous message board such as Yik Yak give us the ability to voice those thoughts without any consequences. That does not make it good for us.
Column, Opinions
Our Battle Over Privacy
At the same time as we are sharing more and more of our lives online, we are also concerned with our privacy. We want to have our cake and eat it too, and we have found a way to do so.
Column, Opinions
In Defense Of Good Music
In both writing and use, pop music’s place on campus frustrates the musician in me. There is so much more music out there, and it will lift our minds if we let it.
Column, Opinions
Being Truly Prepared For What Comes Next
In the tension between a liberal education and the working world, one must find time to prepare for the realities of what lies beyond the college gates.
Opinions, Column
BC’s Ivy-Anxiety And Educational Advantages
In an achievement driven educational environment, we are left navigating between material success and the intellectual life.
Opinions, Column
Sainthood Today
The recent canonizations of popes John XXIII and John Paul II have inspired a number of people to become modern-day Dantes and put the canonized pontiffs in hell.
Opinions, Column
The Problems With #BC2018
This topic has already been addressed, so for the sake of originality, I have to ask: what remains that is worth saying or repeating?
Column, Opinions
The Problems With #BC2018
By: Victoria Mariconti
This topic has already been addressed, so for the sake of originality, I have to ask: what remains that is worth saying or repeating? Only that you endorsed underage drinking on this campus for the mere sake of cultivating an attractive social media presence. For those of you just tuning in, this is regarding the “Welcome #BC2018″ video that was released to greet the accepted students of the incoming class.
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Read, Repeat
By: Victoria Mariconti
You must work for this one. “It’s said that some time ago, a Columbia University instructor used to ask a harsh two-part question. One: ‘What book did you most dislike in the course?’ Two: ‘What intellectual or categorical flaws in you does that dislike point to?'”
