I find it hard to believe The Social Network came out a decade ago. I watched it for the first time, believe it or not, this past weekend, now that it’s been available on Netflix for a while and I could no longer justify not having seen it. When the…
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Enough. Do you think it’s enough? I don’t. They killed him. They killed him in cold blood. It was the apotheosis of brutality, and the peak of shame. But it was not an aberration, not an absurd deviation from the normal. What happened to George Floyd happened by design, intentionally,…
They’re like pacifiers. Though it’s more involved than that; bad comparison. Something distracting and thought-provoking enough to avoid ennui,insulated enough to quell anxiety, and hopefully original enough to battle against the cliché that seems to be permeating this pandemic. More or less. Context: Online learning has been one of my…
September 17, 2018 (first term at Carleton): I love this so much. I am thriving. October 3, 2018: This is really challenging, but that’s why I’m here… November 4, 2018: Everyone is grinding all day every day, right? And I’m doing well in my classes, so I must be doing…
Joe Biden is all but confirmed as the Democratic presidential nominee. He is not the candidate that most of us at Carleton wanted, and there is work to be done within the Democratic Party to make sure the accusations against him are explored to regain trust among the public. So…
I’m just going to say it: I’ve never before had my considerable privilege taken away. Sure, I’ve had challenges in my life, but they’ve stemmed from completely expected occurrences—my great-grandmother dying of old age—to downright wonderful experiences—living abroad for a year (how horrible). And forget structural barriers. I may be…
For the past month or so, every time I’ve tried to log into the back end of our Carletonian website, WordPress has asked me to complete an “I’m not a robot” task. But it’s not just any “I’m not a robot” task. It’s the arduous kind. Grueling. The question reads:…
For almost four years now, I have been a member of Northfield’s chapter of ISAIAH, a progressive faith-based community organizing group that seeks to build power across Minnesota. Many in the community are likely familiar with the name ISAIAH, it being one of the most prominent political organizations in the…
“The term is pass fail, I should totally take that 5-days-a-week 1A lab science” Oh boy, do I regret thinking this. Five weeks into my physics class, I am ready to say that I should not have taken it. See, I, following the vision of the liberal arts ideal, thought…
Content Warning: This article discusses the ongoing political, cultural, and social crisis surrounding the Tara Reade story. Out of necessity to adequately address the severity of our failing of Reade, discussion of sexual violence follows. Let’s talk about Tara Reade. Or maybe not Tara Reade precisely. She has been discussed…