Quite the Year: considering the year’s major events

Beginning with summer heat and ending with inchworms and pollen, by all accounts it has been an active school year. As the 2011-2012 academic year comes to a close and the seniors prepare for graduation, it’s time to reflect on what has made this year so special and memorable. Full story

President Quillen discusses the year’s events, changes

Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Davidsonian Logan Lewis and Kelly Wilson sat down with President Quillen for a discussion of her first year as President of Davidson College: Q: What do you believe were the College’s greatest accomplishments in your first year? A: I think I can approach it in a couple of ways. Full story

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Laurie Heyer

Laurie Heyer, Associate Professor of Mathematics, encourages her students to understand the underlying mathematical and computer science principles in biology. This semester, Heyer is teaching two math classes, as well as a seminar on artificial intelligence. Full story

Tenure deferral prompts debate over tenure process

This month, the college administration chose to delay a decision on Dr. Hun Lye’s tenure status until October. That “non-decision,” as some have called it, sparked much debate and speculation among faculty and students, culminating in a student protest/ “race-based” bake sale last Thursday. Full story

Reflecting on the year

Staff Editorial

Dear Readers, This is The Davidsonian’s final issue for the 2011-2012 academic year. As Co-Editors-in-Chief, we have enjoyed serving you and hope that the paper has been interesting and pertinent to our wide range of weekly readers.

Oh Davidson!

Although we as students always hear the Davidson College Statement of Purpose one-liner “The primary purpose of Davidson College is to assist students in developing humane instincts and disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service,” we rarely ever hear any other line of the 40-lined document.

What I want at Davidson

They were all so happy. And I, a senior in high school with too many college acceptances but not fully understanding the options, was not. They were just too happy. Davidson seemed like the front of a Hallmark card to me, and each tour guide was like the tasteless message in san-serif font pasted on the inside. And with all of their over-prosed greetings there was one repeated word: “diversity.”

Defending Davidson

This article is in response to Aria Halliday’s article titled “Oh Davidson!” and Cidney Holliday’s article titled “What I want at Davidson.” Our intention is to provide an alternative perspective, illustrating our belief that Davidson embraces diversity and takes pride in its liberal arts curriculum.

The Davidson State of Mind

An Online Exclusive

On the day I found out about the TenureGate, I walked into the Union and saw Dr. Hun Lye and his wife sitting on the couch, dejected. On the last night of frolics, when everything was to be forgotten before we fell back into reality, I was there in the BSC and witnessed the Fight of the Year, stunned. Full story

Open Letter to the Finger Pointers

An Online Exclusive

I am a Black Woman. I was at the Black Student Coalition House the past Saturday when what I will refer to as “the incident” occurred and I have seen this “incident” as a race issue. And the problem is not that it’s a “race issue”. Full story

A legacy of love: Mrs. Gloria Wilson Cole

As a community that strongly encourages its members to get to know each other and build relationships that transcend the day-to-day business of the institution, I was appalled when I found out that, the Superintendent of Building Services, Mrs. Gloria Wilson Cole passed away on Saturday, April 21st and there was no mention of her passing officially to students, staff, or faculty.

WARN ME!!

By now, the extraordinary events of Saturday night at the Black Student Coalition house are known to the entire Davidson campus. In the immediate aftermath of Saturday night’s events, however, the situation was not so clear.

More than just “the gay marriage amendment”

On Tuesday, May 8th, North Carolinians (including Davidson students) will have the opportunity to vote on Amendment 1, a proposed amendment to our state constitution that reads, “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized by this State.”

On Photography

Since the dawn of the mupload, we have instantly shared our latest shenanigans, a beautiful nature scene or a recent plate of fondue that so changed our lives one night we just had to show it.