Dear editor, I wanted to comment on the Letter to the Editor by Tim Dixon that appeared in the April edition of the Pilot. Mr. Dixon says that the response of the college last spring to cases involving drug dealing and theft was “shocking” because the college “took a hard line with the wrongdoers and worked with [...]

As a college senior, most of my conversations these days end up with questions about what I am going to do with the rest of my life. Generally, I try to subtly change the subject before anyone realizes I haven’t got a clue. So, in a conversation with my dad earlier this year, I attempted [...]

There are less than 100 days before the 2012 Olympics begin in London, and there is already great excitement in Britain about this once-in-a-lifetime experience. The ability to host this event has generated greater national awareness and unity. There is certainly no other event where such a varied and mixed group of athletes and fans [...]

America’s total debt is currently $15,600,000,000,000 (trillion) – Total debt (approximate) Here are a few more numbers to put that figure into perspective: 29,700 BC – One trillion seconds ago 590,551 – Number of seasons Albert Pujols would have to play under his current contract ($25.4 million a year) in order to earn $15 trillion $10.6 trillion – Total [...]

A few months ago, I met a man named Mike Roy who’s certainly as interested in cars as anyone I’ve ever met. After we had talked for a while, he told me that he owned a 2008 Aston Martin Vantage. He offered me the chance to test it and write about the experience. Given the [...]

Why are you in college? Probably because someone told you somewhere down the line that it would be a good idea. In fact, several people probably told you the same thing several times. Those people were probably right. College offers a chance to get out on your own before actually having to face the real [...]

Cue Donna Lewis’ “I Love You Always Forever.” Okay. So it’s a song you won’t know till you hear the chorus. And once you hear it, you’ll wish you hadn’t. The entirety of your afternoon will now be spent repeating the title of said song and the embellishments that come with it. I don’t love [...]

Syria’s uprising against the current regime of President Bashar Al-Assad has been bloody and has received worldwide attention for the disturbing scenes we see on our TV screens. The images of bloodshed are horrendous, but how many people consider the risk those who are exposed to this kind of abuse actually take? Journalists – whether [...]

In the previous issue of the Pilot, we heard from my esteemed colleague Oliver Simpson, who presented a European perspective on this year’s bunch of GOP presidential candidates. But how, you may be asking yourselves, do American conservatives view Europe? The short answer: None too favorably, though there is still some (faint) hope. The long [...]