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.”

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.