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
Ian Lamar Courts Guest Writer “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” (John Locke) Law, the law, legal code, Constitutions, etc. are different words used to describe one of the key elements to any … Continue reading Letter to the Editor
Katerina Mansour Staff Writer Globalization and capitalism have completely changed our world and society in more ways than one. Materialism and consumerism are two major outcomes of capitalism that have so many more consequences than most of us could ever imagine. Fast fashion is a fairly new phenomenon where the emphasis is on corporations creating clothing in the cheapest and quickest … Continue reading Fast Fashion
Ailey O’Toole Staff Writer Throughout this past year, I have been lucky enough to write articles about mental health in order to provide our campus with more information about different disorders, treatments and also to hopefully begin a revolution of destigmatization about mental illness. This issue is very near and dear to my heart because I have struggled a great deal with mental illness … Continue reading Mental Health: My experience in a psych ward
Katerina Mansour Staff Writer During my semester at The University of Cape Town in South Africa, I gained incredible insight on the political, economic and social struggles South Africa has faced since its liberation from apartheid. One of the prominent issues is the country’s continual problem with widespread xenophobia and eruptions of xenophobic violence. This semester, I have chosen to write my … Continue reading The underlying threat of South African xenophobia
Mark Parent Opinions Editor It is the most critical act in all governance. It is also in the hands of, perhaps, the most powerful person in the world. It is a position created by some of the finest minds in all of American history. So why is it that the president’s power to go to war has been utterly and unquestionably monopolized by the executive branch, … Continue reading The threat of presidential war power
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