Posted on 22 September 2009
By Ryan Pilarski
How does one fight discrimination? Ask Marc Adams, gay activist who spoke at the College on Sept. 17. He’d tell you about questioning his sexuality, religion and family to find himself at the forefront of an unpublished struggle: aiding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students in suppressant religious schools. Coming from a fundamentalist Baptist family, [...]
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Posted on 15 September 2009
By Ryan Pilarski
Adding new meaning to the phrase ‘fall harvest,’ James Taylor, professor of philosphy, ran the Sept. 10 Politics Forum, titled “Why markets in human transplant organs should be legalized.”
Taylor focused primarily on kidney transplants and the theoretical trickle-down effect of the transplant system. Taylor also introduced incentives to warm people up to the idea of [...]
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Posted on 08 September 2009
By Ryan Pilarski
While no one likes to admit when he or she is wrong, our true character is displayed only when we admit our faults. I realized the value of this after spending 10 months mentoring students in Philadelphia’s Olney High School East as a Corps Member of CityYear Philadelphia, where I saw teachers planning a demanding [...]
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Posted on 08 September 2009
By Ryan Pilarski
West Library, named after former president of the College Roscoe L. West, who served from 1930 to 1957, is undergoing several major renovations in the 1968 Wing, according to Matthew Golden, executive director of Public Relations and Communication.
Upon completion — the tentative completion date is set for Dec. 24, 2009 — most of the staff [...]
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