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
Adam Griffin Staff Writer “Who’s gonna fill their shoes” goes the line from George Jones’ famous country song. The song’s chorus line and title are lamenting the loss of many of the great country singers who changed the landscape of country music. He asks us to imagine life without these great people and asks “Lord I wonder, who’s gonna fill their shoes?” This article … Continue reading “Who’s gonna fill their shoes?”: A Tribute and Lesson from Matriarch Indian advocate and educator Ruth Revels
Harrison Phipps Opinions Editor What is your legacy? What will your legacy be? Many are obsessed with trying to leave some form of impact on the world. Will we all be remembered equally, or will there be a select few whom history sets its eyes on? The brutal fact of the matter is that these words may very well be forgotten. It could be today, … Continue reading Leaving a Legacy
Mark Parent Opinion Editor In his breakthrough novel, “This Side of Paradise,” F. Scott Fitzgerald describes college as the golden years of a young man’s life. After all, it is during this time that friendships are forged, love is realized, hearts are broken and worldviews are relentlessly challenged. Along the way, we tell ourselves that feelings of hope and optimism are to be relished and … Continue reading Au Revoir, Carolinian
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