Lessons from a broken article
About a week ago I broke my ankle. I am now in a cast for the next two weeks, and you’ve probably seen me hobbling around campus on crutches.
Raymond Rieling
Contributor
TRADITIONS
Doghead is special because of the camaraderie
What I think makes Doghead such a special weekend is that it is a communal experience that is shared by a large portion of the student body.
Congrats on a great effort
I believe that congratulations are in order for all who have been involved in the process of advocating for the development of a Gender and Sexual Diversity (GSD) Resource Officer.
Coming around on the GSD Center
Discussion on campus the past few weeks has been largely centered on the need for a Gender and Sexual Diversity Resource Center.
MULTICULTURALISM
Ways to address diversity
Diversity has become the go-to buzz word around school over the past few semesters, and with good reason.
Is there a Discourse in the real world?
Here at Colby, we are afforded many opportunities: discussion panels, classes, lectures and, yes, even the Civil Discourse.
The yin and yang of the political spectrum
As I grow older, I feel like I’m turning into the clichéd example of the bright-eyed young idealist that steadily becomes more conservative with age.
SGA
Sam Andler and Raymond Rieling, SGA President and Vice President
What makes Colby College yours? Academics, athletics, clubs, diversity initiatives or any combination these or others aspects of our community? Colby is something different for everyone, but we, Sam Andler and Raymond Rieling, want to make it the best Colby for all.
U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
I have been taught since grade school that America is a “melting pot,” that our nation is filled with a myriad of people, cultures, religions and heritages.
Is Rhetoric dead?
It’s not like America is lacking the conflict or challenges to spawn impressive rhetoric; we just seem to be lacking truly great orators.
Against democracy?
Winston Churchill once said that the greatest argument against democracy was to spend five minutes with the average voter.
STUDY ABROAD
One lesson from the Irish
What makes Irish sporting so amazing though, is not just the games themselves, but the fact that the entire GAA is amateur.
Community Digest of
To be perfectly honest, the idea for this editorial started out as somewhat of a joke. My roommate and I were discussing the 90's reggae artist Shaggy in jest, and eventually came to the conclusion that one would be hard pressed to find somebody who actively disliked Shaggy.