From my vantage point, ours is a campus of vibrant exchange and interaction where individuals make a concerted effort to learn about something unfamiliar and where campus groups take remarkable pains to reach out to one another.
From my vantage point, ours is a campus of vibrant exchange and interaction where individuals make a concerted effort to learn about something unfamiliar and where campus groups take remarkable pains to reach out to one another.
It’s perhaps wise to stop here and not to wade any further into the murky waters of definitions of nationhood. They are poisoned by centuries of strife.
It’s perhaps wise to stop here and not to wade any further into the murky waters of definitions of nationhood. They are poisoned by centuries of strife.
Or do we? Every day the evidence to the contrary seems to mount, and to make such a sweeping claim in the face of so much national and global adversity feels fatuous, even callous and perhaps cruel.
What’s so beautiful about natural disaster? What’s so beautiful about the persistent threat of terrorism? What’s so beautiful about persecution of minorities across the globe? What’s so beautiful about a crumbling economy, a threatened environment, a climate system under attack, widespread poverty, and a world in disarray?
Or do we? Every day the evidence to the contrary seems to mount, and to make such a sweeping claim in the face of so much national and global adversity feels fatuous, even callous and perhaps cruel.
What’s so beautiful about natural disaster? What’s so beautiful about the persistent threat of terrorism? What’s so beautiful about persecution of minorities across the globe? What’s so beautiful about a crumbling economy, a threatened environment, a climate system under attack, widespread poverty, and a world in disarray?
As Thanksgiving approaches, Spectator Opinion takes a page out of the Pilgrims’ book as five students reflect on what they’re thankful for. Rami Levi gives thanks for his giving sister and for Thanksgiving itself, Juliana Storch is hot for the cold, Bennett Hong is grateful that the triceratops let him stomp to the beat of his own pre-historic drum, Amin Ghadimi gives thanks to an often unappreciated familiar locale, and Victoria Fox sings‑and types‑the benefits of Skype.
As Thanksgiving approaches, Spectator Opinion takes a page out of the Pilgrims’ book as five students reflect on what they’re thankful for. Rami Levi gives thanks for his giving sister and for Thanksgiving itself, Juliana Storch is hot for the cold, Bennett Hong is grateful that the triceratops let him stomp to the beat of his own pre-historic drum, Amin Ghadimi gives thanks to an often unappreciated familiar locale, and Victoria Fox sings‑and types‑the benefits of Skype.
But never before had I felt that ambiguous role Iran has played in my life more acutely than this summer, as the relationship between Iran, the ambiguous, and myself took another turn.
But never before had I felt that ambiguous role Iran has played in my life more acutely than this summer, as the relationship between Iran, the ambiguous, and myself took another turn.
Tomorrow is Judgment Day for more than 21,000 aspiring Columbians across the world. For them, the decision from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to be released at 5:00 p.m. will be a culmination—not just of a three-month wait that would have tested even Penelope’s composure, but also of four grueling years of grades, scores, and extracurricular activities.
Tomorrow is Judgment Day for more than 21,000 aspiring Columbians across the world. For them, the decision from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to be released at 5:00 p.m. will be a culmination—not just of a three-month wait that would have tested even Penelope’s composure, but also of four grueling years of grades, scores, and extracurricular activities.
