ONE-LINERS
FROM THE VAULTS
“But, behind the heavy-handed jokes and largely groundless literary references (I had never read ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’), I was starting to establish an argument.” Kayla Kibbe, Connecticut College Why Feminism Is Bad for Feminism “Local officials and residents see these young people as a threat to their city’s reputation—depraved savages, hell-bent on bath salts and cheap vodka.” Devin Ross, Middle Tennessee State University The Uncertain Future of Spring Break in Panama
How to Come Out of the Closet to Your Roommates Written by BYU student Andy Winder, a transgender man, the article had a special resonance, given that his school officially forbade homosexuality. As such, Winder’s article touches on the delicate trust between roommates when it comes to sexuality, a dynamic more fraught with risk in some colleges.
City Beach “It has become clear, over the past six years, that the favorite team in the Eastern Conference is whichever one Lebron plays for.” Yoni Yardeni, Pierce College My Somewhat Early Predictions for the 2017 NBA Playoffs ifers.board.net
SPOTLIGHT
“For the guy, it was always a big move to hand over the letterman jacket that cost his parents $50.” Rachel Seamands, IUPUI
Why Conspiracy Theories Are Not Only Dumb, They’re Dangerous Ben Zhang, a Computer Science major at Duke, penned this piece shor tly af ter Kyrie Ir ving admit ted to believing that the Ear th is flat. In the ar ticle, Zhang touches on the deeper epistemological issues of conspiracy theories, especially the corrosive ef fec t they can have on empirical science and the concept of “ fac t ” itself.
Dating Is Dead “Think Jimmy’s neighborhood in the ‘Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius’ movie when all the parents get abducted by aliens, except everyone has fake I.D.’s and is sexually active.” Terry Mooney, Ohio State University The Hypocrisy of College Drinking Culture
FIVE TIPS FOR LANDING AN INTERNSHIP YOUR JUNIOR YEAR By Jasmin Suknanan, Stony Brook University
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Kill Two Birds and Intern Abroad
Career Center Yourself
Apply Above Your Qualifications
ONLINE CLASSES This month on the website, learn how to: Feel better about your slacktivism // Charm European professors who flunk you // Appreciate the irony of homogenous pro-diversity groups // Tentatively embrace K-pop // Talk about BDSM with your mom // Celebrate the progressivism of professional wrestling // Imitate Mugatu’s “Derelict” line // Avoid censorship // Make sense of Kellyanne Conway
