The joke is an old one: When talking to an English major, you usually end the conversation with “Yes, I do want fries with that.” Studying Proust or Joyce is not exactly economically sound.
If I asked you to picture a lecture in your head, it would probably look like this: 200 of your closest friends in a hall somewhere on Grounds, all listening — or, at least, pretending to listen — to a professor as he gesticulates wildly.
THE LATEST incarnation of the fight against illegal immigration is “self-deportation,” wherein laws make living conditions so intolerable to illegal immigrants that they leave the country of their own accord.
We as a culture believe that sports is a pillar of the community. Acknowledge the fact that NFL games air on Sunday right after church, and it becomes clear that sports is a kind of secular religion for a consumerist society.
The proper response to the recent shooting is one of precaution without paranoia.
People should avoid the consumerism that is popular during the holidays.
Petraeus made a private mistake and should not have had to resign.
College is a time to develop personal beliefs in addition to preparing for a career.
A student writes a letter to the winner of this year’s presidential election to give him a student’s perspective.
Today’s society of gadget lovers reflects our artificial need to be perpetually connected.
