Category: Opinions
March 12, 2015
Opinions
LGBQ Inclusion: Community Covenant Amendment
The words “homosexual behavior” need to be taken out of the Community Covenant. Placing “homosexual behavior” within this context equates…
March 12, 2015
Opinions
Poverty Does Not Discriminate
2013: My senior year of high school. The year 45.3 million people were living in poverty. The year my family…
March 06, 2015
Opinions
Meta-Opinions from the Fishbowl
Everyone has opinions. I’ve got a lot. Sometimes, being generous, I like to share mine. Sharing apples leaves one with…
March 06, 2015
Opinions
Inequality Blues in the Ivory Tower
The original impetus to write this article stemmed from a frustrating discussion on Marx and the plight of the proletariat…
March 06, 2015
Opinions, Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Letter to the Editor 3/6/2015
Dear Editor: You may have noticed the posters which have recently been put up around campus advertising for the VOCA…
February 19, 2015
Opinions
Living in Tension: Climate Change, Critics, and Convictions
On Tuesday night, I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Katharine Hayhoe speak on the topic of climate change. Considering…
February 19, 2015
Opinions
What Feminism Should Do
A couple weeks ago in the STAR an opinions piece stated, “While I’m at an immediate loss for what exactly…
February 12, 2015
Opinions
Redeeming Gender: Title IX at Houghton
Last week’s STAR described recent mandates concerning the 1972 Federal law on gender equity known as “Title IX” to the…
February 12, 2015
Opinions
Looking Towards the Powerless
Last weekend, I and a group of eleven other Houghton students attended the tenth annual Faith and International Development Conference…
February 12, 2015
Opinions
Microaggressions
The Subtle Side of Racism We live in a world today that doesn’t pay attention to anything mediocre. Miley Cyrus…