Eleanna Davos ’20 Staff Writer For the last year we have had our own personal ghost town at Trinity, which goes by the name of Vernon Social. Last spring, we received the news that Goldberg’s would not be renewing their contract with Trinity and would permanently close come the end of the year. It’s with… Continue Reading
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Category Archives: OPINIONS
Northam: Nothing More Than A Racist Hypocrite
Sam Taishoff ’22 Contributing Writer When it comes to human beings, it is important to look not only at the person they were, but also the person they are now. For Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia, the person he was and the person he is today are rather inseparable and both are deeply racist. At… Continue Reading
Berger-Sweeney Response To Title IX Not Sufficient
Daniel Nesbitt ’22 Staff Writer On Jan. 30, President Berger-Sweeney submitted the College’s formal response to the Department of Education’s (DoED) proposed Title IX changes. While the response raises some valid concerns, its interpretation of the proposed provisions is quite myopic. In particular, the College tries to dilute the increased due process protections that Title… Continue Reading
Watching the Super Bowl Ignores NFL’s Race Issues
Hendrick Xiong-Calmes ’21 Contributing Writer I am one person, and the fact that I did not watch the Super Bowl did not matter at all. However, I do stand by my decision from a moral aspect, rather than an impactful one. In this day and age, I am learning that the actions we make have… Continue Reading
Trump’s Troop Removal Purely For Domestic Gain
Aidan Turek ’20 Staff Writer In December of last year, President Trump announced an unexpected withdrawal of American forces from Syria, and earlier this year announced that peace was at hand in Afghanistan. On Jan. 31, 2019, the Senate advanced legislation which expresses opposition to Trump’s handling of the war in Afghanistan in a 68… Continue Reading
2020 Dems: Not Perfect, But Better Than Trump
Coleman McJessy ’22 Contributing Writer We are still six hundred and some odd days away from the next general election and more than a year out from Iowa, and yet already nine Democratic candidates have declared that they are running for President, with approximately another twenty possible contenders. And yet, in traditional Democratic eating-our-own fashion,… Continue Reading
Trump’s Shutdown: Not So Bad in the Grand Scheme
Eleanna Davos ’20 Staff Writer 800,000 federal employees versus 800,000 federal employees furloughed. 16 days versus 35 days. 2013 versus 2018. Full versus partial government shut down. Democrat versus Republican. Healthcare versus border security. Which numbers correlate to former President Barrack Obama’s full government shutdown and which are numbers that relate to current President Donald… Continue Reading
50 Years of Women; But Trinity Can Do Better
Carey Maul ’21 Staff Writer January 11, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Trinity. While this is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the women who pioneered coeducation at Trinity and paved the way for myself and my female peers, I also feel that this is as good a time as any… Continue Reading
Satirical Savery: Campus Crisis, Humor to the Rescue
Hunter Savery ’20 Opinion Editor Trinity College is in a moment of unparalleled crisis. Like the death throws of the Roman Republic, there is chaos and the potential for dictatorship. The sky is gray, Goldberg’s is shuttered, and Trump is in the White House; the word of the day is malaise. There seems to be… Continue Reading
Misleading Euphoria: Harris’ Presidential Candidacy
Kabelo Motsoeneng ’20 Staff Writer In 2008, I was a thirteen-year old seventh grade student in an unknown township in South Africa when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. When Obama won the presidential race, everyone wanted to claim him: In Kenya, where Obama’s father was born, celebrations raised the dust and… Continue Reading
