Opinion - Page 142

We have the tendency to make quick assumptions about others without knowing them. So when a bearded man with a turban walks down the street, he is quickly assumed to be a religious fundamentalist — most likely an Islamic one. This is

Nearly two years ago, I wrote on these same pages how the deficit reduction “supercommittee” that was supposed to reign in the nation’s debt was “predictably unsuccessful.” Perhaps the same goes for the current situation in Washington. Over these past two years,

The discussions that started last semester around issues of diversity and inclusion were much-needed, and brought to light many problems that had previously gone unaddressed. The recent Diversity and Inclusion Report as well makes clear suggestions for actions that the College could

Stanley Milgram, Christopher Browning, Dave Grossman and Randall Collins have all provided important contributions to the academic debate on the attitudes of humans toward violence. All of these projects have attempted to answer the same question: “How willing are we to commit

I have discovered that I elicit three types of responses when I say that Shakespearean plays are some of the greatest, worldliest and most touching works of literature in existence. The first reaction is that of indifference, which I can accept. The