Opinions

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…

The word of the year in 2017 was complicit, but what does being complicit mean? The dictionary definition mentions being a part of an illegal activity, but the word has evolved in recent times. Many people are using this word to describe…

It is a sad truth that many beloved intellectuals decompose. It happened to Gore Vidal, and it happened to Christopher Hitchens. It has now happened to Cornel West. Some event typically triggers this. For Vidal and Hitchens, it was 9/11…

Last December, Congress was required to pass a new budget and increase the debt ceiling or face the threat of another government shutdown.  This will be the 75th time in the last 55 years that Congress has sat down, realized it’s massively…

Over the past few years, the Dub has been fielding complaints that our annual “Consent is Wet Hot” tanks do not express how consent is also mandatory. I agreed, but recently I have been rethinking my opinions on those complaints. After…

The aim of this article is to explain to the SLU community some of my experiences with disrespect, sexism, and harassment as a Java Staff member. On December 3, Caroline Rose was playing at the Java Barn, and as usual, pre-show was met with…

Though Rousseau maintained that our natural inclinations are right and just, reality continues to offer devastating rejoinders. By now, no thinking person can study history and not confront the hideous face of human nature. This reflection…

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Republican senators of the United States Congress pulled off one of their greatest heists yet. Mitch McConnell and his hooligans were able to pull together the 51 necessary votes to pass a…