As this is my last Pilot article of my college career, I feel the need to express my gratitude for the opportunity to have been a columnist these past few years. I extend warm thanks to my first upperclassman house roommate, Abby Becker. She was the co-editor in chief of this fine publication in 2007, and without her coaxing I never would have realized how much I enjoy journalism. Thank you to all who have read and appreciated my column. I cannot tell you how my heart swells when people tell me how they have laughed, thought, or considered vegetarianism because of my column. Writing for the Pilot is one of many, many blessings I will have to count as I look back on college. Principia is an excellent institution academically, artistically, and socially. However, for all that is grand about Principia, I would like to spend my last article reflecting on one thing I wish might have looked different by the time I graduated: the homosexuality policy.
Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
Less pot, more talk: addressing marijuana
Friday, May 28th, 2010Everyone knows “it” is going on, but very few people are talking about it on campus. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Some things simply sit a while before they are brought up, and that’s natural.
Wishing, and hoping, and thinking, and praying
Friday, May 14th, 2010With just a few weeks remaining in my senior spring quarter, I am feeling like I’ve just started to get the hang of Principia. It’s kind of funny because when I started out at Prin I assumed I would transfer. It just seemed so small initially – such an easy nut to crack. But, like most experiences, the more time I have spent here, the more intricate everything has become – I have learned more lessons and discovered more opportunities. I figured the least I could do in my last quarter was pass on some of the most practical wisdom of my college career. Without further ado:
British election follow-up
Friday, May 14th, 2010My last update on the British election was a story of the Liberal Democrat party’s increasing dominance in the world of British politics. However, in the last week they have lost that dominance, as the election held last Thursday left them with a much smaller number of Members of Parliament (MPs) than expected. The party received 57 seats, as opposed to the 62 they got in the 2005 election, according to the BBC. The election resulted in a hung parliament for the first time since 1974, when there was a Labour/Liberal Democrat party coalition.
Non-traditional life on campus
Friday, April 30th, 2010Non-traditional students can often seem invisible or decentralized. Most live in housing on the outskirts of campus or in spare rooms in dorms; two of the students interviewed here live in the basement of Joe McNabb. Yet they are still a crucial element of life at Principia with amazing perspectives and ideas to share. Their ability to reenter college life after years spent either in the professional world or at other schools, sets an inspiring example of flexibility, ambition, and perseverance. The Pilot interviewed five domestic and international students who don’t fit the typical Principia student mold, but are working to find their niche.
Diversity celebrated at cultural festival
Friday, April 30th, 2010Walking around the campus between morning classes, it’s easy to see that Principia College is a truly international institution. Latin-American, African, European, and Asian students talk and laugh with students from all over the United States as they stroll down the paths.
Just don’t ask that question
Friday, April 16th, 2010Please don’t ask me what I’m doing next year. Albeit bratty, it’s an honest request. I can’t speak for all of my senior peers, but I can speak for myself: Don’t ask me what I’m doing next year. I appreciate your kindness, your interest, your sincerity, but please, just don’t ask.
The fundamentals of morality
Friday, April 16th, 2010I want to share some perspective I’ve gained on the purpose of this institution since leaving Principia, perspective on the cause it serves and what my experience has meant to me.
