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Hart Crane and his promise of imagination

Jacob Martin April 24, 2015

A path once weaved through the Freiberger Field where the iridescent window walls of the Tinkham Veale University Center now stand. I walked that way to class often as a freshman in 2010, relishing the...

What Greek Life recruitment can teach us

Zak Khan April 24, 2015

As we look back at this year, one thing I notice is the focus on Greek Life. All of the focus on Greek Life problems got me thinking: Greek Life is very good at getting rather uninvolved students to participate. They...

Assmus and Galipo In response to “What we lack”

Abby Assmus and Anna Galipo April 24, 2015

To the editor, In response to the article “What we lack,” by Andrew Breland and Jacob Martin in the Opinion section last week, we would like to identify that some of their examples of "free speech"...

Worden in response to “What we lack”

Colin Worden April 23, 2015

To the editor, I’d like to preface my letter to the editor by stating that I am friends with both Andrew Breland and Jacob Martin, and that I respect their commitment to pressing the envelope on a...

Am I pretentious?

Abby Assmus April 17, 2015

Too often I find myself taking school too seriously. I realize this when I talk to other people that are not in school. I also realize this when I sometimes find myself angry that they don’t care to...

Derailing the one track mind

Chandler Holcomb April 17, 2015

As the end of my junior year approaches, I find myself in a peculiar yet liberating position. Normally my major and minor alignments dictate the vast majority of classes I have to take each semester....

The skinny on shaming

Sarah Jawhari April 17, 2015

If you haven't noticed the trees budding, you can't have missed the complete lack of snow piled up on Cleveland’s sidewalks. For girls on campus, this means we can finally replace our jackets with...

Lessons from behind the desk

Mike McKenna April 17, 2015

The end of the year quickly approaches; it might not be the time to be particularly reflective, considering a deluge of projects and finals. However, in taking over the executive editor role (thank you...

What we lack

Andrew Breland and Jacob Martin April 17, 2015

In March, University of Oklahoma President David Boren summarily expelled two members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for a racist chant. Similarly, last month, Bucknell University President John...

The cost of a costume party

Heather O’Keeffe April 17, 2015

College and parties are like peas and carrots: They are an inevitable combination. Parties can be fun and all, but costume parties are where it’s at. Costume parties encourage creativity and are a...

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