Students and faculty at William & Mary have walked over and around the new “Reveley’s Deadline” graffiti displays on campus. But what is the deadline? It’s the newest maneuver of the Living Wage Coalition, a conglomerate of members from several student groups. The deadline is for President Reveley to craft …
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Free STI testing is vital for university health
The scariest part of living in a world where the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection grows ever higher is the potential for a silent infection to destroy a future. Numerous infections can go without symptoms for years. Without any impetus for testing, such as the expected drips and …
Read More »Mandatory 4-20 reading: A libertarian’s argument for the legalization of marijuana
April 20th has finally arrived, and my editors decided that an article discussing one of America’s most enduring plants would be appropriate. Having known people so partial to this dried flower that they’ve risked bodily harm by smoking it out of aluminum foil and plastic bottles, I hope that they …
Read More »Civil Debate more effective at change than screaming
The events of the past few weeks have certainly shown that William and Mary students can be extremely passionate about the issues that concern them the most. Unfortunately, these events have also shown that the passion certain students feel about such issues often eclipses the necessity for civil debate. One …
Read More »Choosing the lesser of the two evils
Donald Trump is officially the most powerful man in America; he made me consider for two seconds the possibility of voting for Barack Obama. As we all being playing the 2012 Republican Nomination parlor game, everyone with a vaguely palatable agenda comes crawling out of the woodwork to sell themselves …
Read More »Action Without Purpose
Action is a part of being a student in college. Many students here are passionate advocates for whatever cause they believe in, whether it is student rights, helping the poor in foreign countries, engaging in community service, and yes, even supporting living wages. Personally, I am a cynic. I have …
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