News I am Zachary Weaver, Carolinian news editor, and English major with a minor in Sustainability. I am a senior this year, and it will be my busiest (and hopefully most rewarding) year yet! Rather than pursuing academia or creative writing with my major, I hope to go into journalism as a career, though the day I write clickbait will be the day I die … Continue reading Editorial Introduction
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer As school is getting back into full swing, it is important to keep an eye on your stress and anxiety levels, especially for those of you who are freshmen and are experiencing so many changes. Some levels of stress are normal for any day-to-day routine, but if that stress starts to manifest itself as anxiety and begins interfering with your … Continue reading The Importance of Understanding Anxiety
Sarah Swindell Staff Writer When I was in the fifth grade, my class won a field trip to the gym at East Carolina University. To a ten-year old, this was the dream. I could spend a day on a rock wall and play games with my friends rather than studying math or doing reading assignments. That gym created a certain standard for me for … Continue reading It is Time to Embrace the Kaplan Center for Better or Worse
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor College is an ideal time for many people to get out and test the waters of the real world. Gone are the days of deferring to your parents on all matters legal and financial. Now, you are the one learning the ropes. One of the main freedoms that new college students have is the right to vote. We couldn’t always vote … Continue reading College Students Targeted in Political Activism
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor I am conscientiously objecting to voting in the upcoming 2016 presidential election. This is not to simply “throw my vote away” as many would suggest. I am sticking with the actual implication of this term. Historically, conscientious objection is an objection to serving in the military or armed forces for moral convictions, religious beliefs, or physical inability in some cases. I … Continue reading Conscientious Objection in 2016
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor Hateful and bigoted; these are among the things that social conservatives are labelled. There are many reasons to be called these things, but having a dissenting opinion is not one of them. The real question that should be asked is “What do these words mean, and when is it actually appropriate to use them?” All definitions provided will be from … Continue reading On The Importance of Denotation
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor I was torn apart when I realized my opinions did not matter. I was crushed, but realized that I had some massive rethinking to do; it was truly enlightening. Let me back this up a little bit. It all started one day after I finished talking about the unfairness of the diversity hire at my office. I knew several of the … Continue reading How to Check Your Privilege (and You Can Too!)
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor Tyrants, dictators and kings all horde power over the people, forcing others to conform to their will. The primary issue with this system is the lack of self-determinism that would be present in the people otherwise. The people like to be in charge of themselves, to determine their own direction and set their own path. The problem, then, lies with … Continue reading Victim Privilege
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor Every law is a moral law. Even the smallest laws, such as those restricting people from littering or going over the speed limit are moral laws. They make an appeal to the wellbeing of the environment or people respectively. The implications of these laws are that they determine certain behaviors as being right or wrong. One makes the judgment that … Continue reading Moral Agency in Legislation
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor Recently, many have taken up arms in the name of social justice. Judgments on proper, ethical treatment of people are being made left and right; but all of it comes with one great concern:unless there is an objective good, bad, right, and wrong, then absolutely nothing dictates any forms of behavior as being proper. The fight for social justice, the … Continue reading Subjectivity in Social Justice
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