For more than two decades, the accusation of Woody Allen molesting his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow was swept under the rug, hardly a shadow to his success as a film writer, director, and comedian. His work had been acknowledged fondly for years, most recently depicted in his winning of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at […]
Category: Opinion
We have all heard the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Likewise, political scandal is in the eye of the beholder – its perception greatly depends on one’s party affiliation. Grabbing the headlines of newspapers, we hear about them, but they are often accompanied by the predictions of various analysts. It is […]
In the annual State of the Union address, held in front of members of Congress last Tuesday, President Obama urged members of both parties to work together and to regain the trust of the American people. “The question for everyone in this chamber,” said Obama, “is whether we are going to help or hinder this […]
It is becoming difficult to get through a month, or even a week, without seeing some sort of tragedy break on the front pages. Even as I write this on Friday evening, I’m seeing reports about a shooting in the Los Angeles Airport, leaving one TSA officer dead and at least two others wounded. In […]
It’s been a bad few weeks for America. Between a meaningless government shutdown and a disastrous start of the Obamacare health exchanges, the government confirmed our worst fears about partisanship and incompetence. Hardline conservatives led the Republican Party on a suicide mission to shut down the government and threaten not to raise America’s debt limit […]
You’re no dummy. You know the government has shut down. You know the National Zoo’s panda cam isn’t working; you just don’t know why. So here’s a quick explanation of why the government shut down, what specifically is happening, and how it will end. The government is shut down because Congress didn’t approve funding on […]
When I was first told that club athletes did not have access to the athletic trainers on campus, I was shocked. After all, it is entirely possible to get injured during a club sport, and it would make sense that the student’s injury should be taken care of professionally. Rugby games are required to have […]
Something very scary is happening this week: President Obama is involving Congress in American foreign policy Asking Congress to approve military action against Syria will delay what should be a swift response, and will risk harming America’s international credibility by having established foreign policy cast aside by rebellious lawmakers. In an ideal world, Congress would […]
Dear Class of 2017, Welcome to Wheaton. I’m pretty sure you’ve heard that a lot in the past few weeks and by now you’re tired of icebreakers, but let me say it one last time. Hopefully by now, you’re moved in, your schedule is finalized and you know your way around campus. Let me start […]
In a Gallup poll published last Friday, public support for U.S. military action in Syria is projected lower than it has been for any recent conflict. Despite increasing evidence that Bashar al-Assad, the embattled President of Syria, used chemical weapons last month against civilians, the American public has been reticent when it comes to attacking […]