Daysia Hargrave Contributing Writer The best animal on the planet is the giant panda. It also just so happens to be my favorite animal. Perhaps that is irrelevant and entirely unnoteworthy. But if you’ve ever seen a panda eat bamboo in the rain, panda cubs …
Viewpoints
Learning leads to empathy
Gabriel McCreath Creative Editor Last semester, while I was listening to a lecture, the professor pointed to a spot on a blank map of the world and asked us what country she was pointing to. As I sheepishly listened to my classmates chime in with …
Wear your mask!
by Gianna Hayes I’m sure any observant student, faculty or staff member has noticed the extreme uptick in COVID cases on campus recently. It seems like every day I hear of another friend who has tested positive. With each case I hear about, I get …
A case for hope on campus
by Atlas Dwyer It’s January 29 as I start to write this Viewpoint — I had to press “tab” to insert the date on my keyboard because I can’t keep the days straight. Every day seems to bleed into the same dreary gray, dripping from …
A case for non-carceral care
by Co Clark I’m sure many of you have seen a slew of posters around campus with the goal of assuring people with thoughts of self harm or suicide that they are “not alone” and that there are “resources available” for them. I don’t really …
The power of language
Elizabeth Heatwole ’26 Contributing Writer As kids, we all received the same cliché advice on bullying: don’t show that the bully’s actions affect you. Take the enjoyment out of their aggressions. What we didn’t realize is that by doing so, we removed the power from …