Marriage debate to be held
A debate on the nature of marriage will come to Dow A&B on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. “What is Marriage?” is sponsored by the Lyceum and the Symposium, student groups which receive funding from...
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A cordial ethical debate drew such a crowd to the Dow Leadership Center on Tuesday night that a live feed was broadcast to overflow seating in the lobby. The standing-room-only crowd gathered to see...
View ArticleMunn runs, gets none
“Why will a man strive for an impossible goal?” asked the Collegian in 1967. The article referred to the then-Associate Academic Dean of the college, Earle Harold Munn, who had just accepted the...
View Article‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ and the sincerity of subtext
Last week’s highly enjoyable Tower Players production of The Drowsy Chaperone was a surprising exploration of how individuals understand art and apply it to their own lives. The frame narrator, a...
View ArticleProfessors present various views on justification
The fruits of a fall semester seminar on justification were on display last Friday at a panel event hosted by the Lyceum, a student organization funded by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. At the...
View ArticleBanning tips does not deny one’s humanity
The Collegian’s Feb. 19 staff editorial, “Keep tipping student workers,” sounded a feel-good call to aid the beleaguered student employees of A.J.’s Cafe and Jitters Coffee Cart. Its haughty tone...
View ArticleSAI bringing old and new
It won’t be a wedding, but the women of Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity will have “something old, something new” for campus at their spring concert 8 p.m. on March 27 in McNamara Rehearsal Hall. The...
View ArticleReading between the lines
Arthur M. Melzer, professor of political science at Michigan State University and author of “Philosophy Between the Lines: The Lost Art of Esoteric Writing,” will be speaking this Sunday at 8 p.m. in...
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Charger Chatter: Nathaniel Nobbs
Nathaniel Nobbs is a junior studying marketing management and finance, and when he’s not studying or practicing, he enjoys being outdoors. How did you discover track and field? Track and Field has...
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A summer among legends
Traveling into one of the most dangerous regions discussed in modern news never phased junior Ramona Tausz. When Tausz first heard of the opportunity to earn a summer journalism internship at the...
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Alumna interns at Image
Caption: Mindi Popovich ’15 interned at Image this summer.Courtesy Photo | Mindi Popovich Mindi Popovich ’15 lived an English major’s dream this summer as an intern at Image Journal in Seattle,...
View ArticleHow to win an argument
A recent Collegian editorial urged you to ‘debate with decorum’, which as a certain kind of advice is exactly what we ought to be saying to you—in order to keep society knit, we all off our neighbor’s...
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Career Services’ staff changes
Job-seeking students will see some changes coming to the Career Services office this semester, with new staff and programs following Executive Director Michael Murray’s move to the college’s...
View ArticleCraig in recovery, will return to campus in January
Professor of Politics Mickey Craig said he is confident about a return to the classroom in January, and his doctor predicts that his symptoms will disappear within a few weeks. “I am recovering, slowly...
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James Sewell Ballet pirouettes onto campus: Friday performance to feature...
James Sewell Ballet dancer Eve Schulte. The James Sewell Ballet performs at 8 p.m. Friday in Markel Auditorium. James Sewell Ballet Facebook page | Courtesy The James Sewell Ballet from Minneapolis,...
View ArticleFrom books to movies: the art of translation
There are few experiences more low-consequence, high-emotion, or controversy-laden than seeing a film adaptation of a popular novel. It’s naturally and essentially pregnant with anticipation. Seeing a...
View Article‘The Force Awakens’ In Review: Senior Chris McCaffery argues we should...
The Force has awakened, because J.J. Abrams’ long-anticipated “Star Wars” film is exactly what it ought to be. Since it has been well over a month now since “The Force Awakens” was released in...
View ArticleWhat is charity?
Christ claimed that the poor will always be with us, an uncontroversial prediction in the Roman world. As Jeremy Beer details in “The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American...
View ArticleWhat do we talk about when we talk about voting?
What do we do when we vote for a President of the United States? It’s a fair question to ask ourselves when facing a looming apocalypse of political discourse on the national stage. I refer, of...
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In Review: Manning’s ‘The Common Man’
Maurice Manning’s poetry in his 2010 collection “The Common Man” is an invitation to converse with the unique voices of his rustic Kentucky home. Manning uses each poem as an opportunity to narrate a...
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