Taking Responsibility for the Daily Jolt Controversy
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The pages of Smith's Daily Jolt forum are notorious for the hateful, bigoted and disturbing comments that they produce. A poisonous mixture of boredom, irritation and anonymity makes the Jolt a breeding ground for expressing dark and vile thoughts. The recent statements made about Muslim, Jewish, African-American and transgender students are a perfect example of the stomach-churning anger that the Jolt produces and should be condemned.
by Natasha Haney in Opinions
"I am so-and-so, and I approved this message." This is the familiar phrase that comes crammed in at the end of today's political ads accompanied on-screen by a rippling American flag and picture of the candidate looking "visionary." The statement has acquired high status in the American cultural vocabulary.
Somewhere Over the Apple Bowl
by Dana Glass in Opinions
Welcome, dear reader, to the annals of the Smith College archives, where disarmingly amiable librarians stand guard over an increasingly huge stash of yellowing paper. Together, we will find some greatest hits, more greatest misses and lots of references to people named after our buildings - or is it the other way around? Either way, by the time our metaphorical pencil is thoroughly gnawed, we will hopefully have stumbled across something noteworthy.
by Lindsay Humes in Opinions
Imagine handwriting your thesis on a napkin, over lunch, the day before your defense, and you will have a pretty good explanation of the recent economic bailout bill. The biggest problem with the bailout plan is not what it does or does not include, not who thought of it, what it entails or who supports it.
by Maggie Mertens in Opinions
Due to the busy nature of campus in these cramped weeks before Fall Break, I haven't had my usual hours to devote to the ingestion of up-to-the minute campaign coverage. This week, I'm afraid, my knowledge has been reduced to sound-bites and spin-offs, to Jon Stewart and the scrolling banner on FOX News or CNN that I catch while walking through the Campus Center - in short, to that of the average American voter.
by Victoria McCarroll in Opinions
For the first nine years of my schooling, I wore a uniform. It was the typical Catholic schoolgirl outfit - white knee-highs, black shoes, a plaid skirt and a white dress shirt. I didn't mind the uniform and when I went to public high school, I occasionally dragged it out and wore it to school.
by Amy Tayloe in Opinions
Mention video games and learning in the same sentence, and someone is bound to laugh. It is hard to see what educational value Grand Theft Auto could have, unless it is comparing the psychology of gang members and teenaged boys. It is even harder with games like the Mario series, which, let's face it, consist of jumping on mushrooms and running away from giant turtles.
by Kate Paik in Opinions
Current New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is attempting to amend a current legislative mandate that restricts a mayor to only three terms. New Yorkers have shown through recent polls, that Bloomberg, with an approval rating of 75 percent, should be granted a third term.
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5. Start your Fulbright Application.
4. Huddle for warmth while apple-picking in the rain.
3. Resolve not to attend Monday classes in protest.
2. Get inexplicably angry every time you hear bells for the next week.
1. Write Carol Christ a tear-stained Dear John letter: it's over.
