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No. 6 – Plateau

By Sarah Kim November 23, 2014

My decision to take a gap-year after completing my second year of college was met with very little support and plenty of questions. “But wont you be falling behind? “Are you sure that’s...

Volume VI: Close Encounters

Volume VI: Close Encounters

By Amy Von Hoyatrapp November 22, 2014

Hi Ams! So, here's my problem. I keep running into the cutest guy at the Vital Vittles checkout line. He's one of the cashiers. I don't even know his name. But we've most definitely built up this...

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Eye of the Beholder: Art and its Audience

By Olivia Huppman November 20, 2014

Affirmation: Artists should be beholden to their audience because art is created for the audience. By its nature, art is intended to be displayed and appreciated, and therefore the audience is integral...

Interpreting ISIL's Muddled Meaning

Interpreting ISIL’s Muddled Meaning

By Emma Lux November 19, 2014

The American public is horrified by the terrorist group ISIL’s beheading of journalists, systematic civilian killings, and public shootings of homosexuals in the presence of children. However,...

The Big East Needs a Big Year

The Big East Needs a Big Year

By Connor Maytnier November 19, 2014

The 2013-2014 basketball season kicked off a new era for the Big East Conference. Fresh off the exodus that saw traditional Big East powerhouses Syracuse and Pittsburgh head for the ACC, the Big...

Non-Conformity and Its Discontents

Non-Conformity and Its Discontents

By Ayan Mandal November 19, 2014

“Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous...

Don’t Be Afraid of GMO’s

By Lauren Gros November 14, 2014

What’s a GMO? This is the question Jimmy Kimmel recently asked those shopping in a farmer’s market during his ask the public segment. Most of the interviewed stumbled over the acronym unsure what...

The Democratic Downfall

By Kate Riga November 13, 2014

Tuesday night brought a sound shellacking for Democrat candidates on all levels. Dismayed Democrats looked on as state after state turned deep red. Races that pundits predicted would be neck and neck...

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No. 5 — Cycles

By Sarah Kim November 9, 2014

June 10, 2012, 4:28 p.m. I’m sorry for giving you such a burden, but take this as a part of growing bigger and stronger. You are grown, but you have a lot more growing up to do. You worked very...

The Ways and Woes of The College Experience

The Ways and Woes of The College Experience

By Contributors November 6, 2014

Resolved, a bi-weekly column on Chatter, features viewpoints from members of the Philodemic Society on the topic of this week’s debate. This week, Philodemic debates the changing face of modern...

Affirmative: The Definition of Education

By David Edgar November 6, 2014

College isn’t just a place to pursue intellectual passions; it provides the unique opportunity to become a more complete, adult human being. Anyone with access to the Internet knows the image: freedom,...

Negative: ‘College,’ So-Called

By Jeff Naft November 6, 2014

Is there a so called ‘College Experience?’ Most parents and students would say that the answer is yes. The ‘College Experience’ can be defined as challenging yourself and making new friends...

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