Category: Opinions
April 11, 2017
Opinions
Acknowledging Complexity
As children, most of us were probably lectured by our parents a number of times about the power of words.…
April 11, 2017
Opinions
A Call to Proximate Change
Donald Trump’s presidency felt real to me for the first time when, in between classes, a friend asked, “Have you…
April 11, 2017
Opinions
Not Statistics: People
As someone who appreciates trigger warnings: *trigger warning* this article acknowledges some realities of sexual violence that might be unsettling…
March 24, 2017
Opinions
Discussing Sexual Assualt
Take Back the Night, Houghton’s annual weeklong examination of the effect of sexual assault across college campuses, is fast approaching.…
March 24, 2017
Opinions
Beauty And The Boycott
The way popular forms of media create and imitate culture has always been a point of contention amongst consumers with…
March 24, 2017
Opinions
A Nice Hill To Die On
Millennials are terrible at picking causes. We just throw our attention and energy into the next cause that walks by,…
March 17, 2017
Opinions
Nuance Over Nonsense
For most of my young adult life my father worked in administration as the Provost of Greenville College, a small…
March 17, 2017
Opinions
Less Talk, More Action
As a native to the island of Barbados, there are many differences between the atmospheres of my homeland and Houghton.…
March 17, 2017
Opinions
Ignorance and Santa Claus
When I was eight I got into a heated discussion with some friends about the existence of Santa. I was…
March 17, 2017
Opinions
Promoting Political Diversity
More and more frequently, we read about conservative speakers being banned from college campuses because of their views on certain…