Graphic by Ella Gonzalez A recent letter from the University of Chicago to the incoming class of 2020 went viral after it denounced “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” in higher education in August 2016. The letter has since sparked debate over political correctness, First Amendment rights and the limits of freedom of speech on college campuses across the United … [Read more...] about Trigger Warning, Safe Space Use Sparks Debate
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Nobody Knows it All
Graphic by Nate Barton As a senior, I am somehow still introducing myself to people. Even with our small class, as strange as it can be to think about, not every person knows where your sister goes to school or how you take your coffee. When introductions happen, names, grades and abroad programs are exchanged. But once pleasantries are pushed aside, people want to know … [Read more...] about Nobody Knows it All
Why Snowden Got it Wrong
Art by Peau PorotesanoThe latest blockbuster hit "Snowden" weaves an over embellished narrative that the NSA is paying its workers to spy on individuals having sex in their homes, read their private texts, listen to their phone calls and pilfer through emails. I mean, how uncomfortable, right? Isn’t there a constitutional right to privacy or something?The reality that the … [Read more...] about Why Snowden Got it Wrong
Why Snowden Got it Wrong
Art by Peau PorotesanoThe latest blockbuster hit "Snowden" weaves an over embellished narrative that the NSA is paying its workers to spy on individuals having sex in their homes, read their private texts, listen to their phone calls and pilfer through emails. I mean, how uncomfortable, right? Isn’t there a constitutional right to privacy or something?The reality that the … [Read more...] about Why Snowden Got it Wrong
Weisman Convo Highlights Early Faith Photography
Photos by Terra AtwoodBiblical characters were brought to life through the "Photographing Faith: Christian Subjects in Nineteenth Century Photography" exhibit last Thursday, Sept. 29.The lecture described how these photographers were essential to the development of photography as an art form; before, it was seen as a scientific and practical method of recording images."Seeing … [Read more...] about Weisman Convo Highlights Early Faith Photography