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Given the nature of some of the responses I received over my article "The Oppression™ Olympics," it is clear that I failed to effectively communicate my point. To those who interpreted my article as laughing at the experience of…

If you’re tired of following the traditional Olympics, tune into this year’s Oppression™ Olympics. During this event, participants compete to see who’s the most oppressed by the cis-patriarchal power structures that dominate society.…

When the intrepid journalist Brian Corgi Boonius ’18 was driving back to St. Lawrence at 4 a.m. on Monday, he was driving quickly to make his 10:40 a.m. class. Somewhere in the Adirondacks, he reached a speed so fast that he managed to…

With the 2017 NFL season officially over, the league unveiled a new version of fantasy football for the upcoming season in a star-studded gala. Johnny Sportsman, an NFL spokesman, told the crowd that the new version was designed to drum up…

Before I wade into the controversial topic of the #MeToo movement and sexual assault, here is a quick disclaimer: I’m a guy. I also was born white, born to the sex with which I identify, and born heterosexual. If you find yourself itching…

Due to a widening budget gap, St. Lawrence University plans on reducing expenditures and raising revenue by $12 million over the next three years. “You can’t sustain a situation where your expenses are growing faster than your revenue, and…

At Middlebury College, a new crisis is brewing. The group Social Justice Warriors Against Oppression Always Everywhere Yesterday (SJWAOAEY) recently unveiled a vocal new campaign against the sun. “If you think about it and aren’t an…

Last week was Thanksgiving, a day when most American families get together to enjoy a tasty meal and each other’s company. In the lead-up to the holiday, millions of school children will receive their first lessons on Native American and…