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Perspectives

  • Davidson State of Mind 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.

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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”.

  • 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.

Staff Editorials

College’s 175th Anniversary Common Hour A Success

Classes started on campus on March 12, 1837, according to Davidson’s Facebook page. To commemorate its 175th anniversary, the College hosted a Common Hour gathering in the Union yesterday that drew hundreds of students, faculty, staff and alumni. There were even two members from the class of 1937 in attendance! President Quillen spoke about the many ways the College has changed since its establishment in 1837 as well as the ways it has maintained long-standing traditions.

Reassessing the meaning of honor

This week's top story, "Honor standard inconsistent in academic, social settings," paints a grim picture of how honor currently operates on campus. The idea that academic honor is held to a higher standard than honor in social settings is problematic.

Davidson’s Pub: A new social space

Staff Editorial

The Davidsonian supports Hayden Higgins' argument in this week's Perspectives section that the College would benefit from having a campus pub. We envision the pub as a place where different people can go to have different experiences, depending on their personal preferences.

Faculty awards inspire future

Staff Editorial

Dear Readers, Tuesday marked a historical occasion in the life of Davidson College: the inauguration of Davidson's 18th president, who is also the first female president of the college. This year's ceremony also included the annual Fall Convocation, during which The Davidsonian was encouraged by the two professors selected to receive this year's faculty awards.

Internships: enhancing a liberal arts education

  Dear Readers, The Davidsonian commends the Office of Career Services for their latest attempts to help students secure professional learning experiences outside the classroom. Specifically, the hiring of Ashley Neff, Assistant Director for Internships; the new 100 Internship Challenge; and Davidson's recent membership in the Nationwide Internship Consortium (NIC) will help boost the range of opportunities available to Davidson students during and beyond their years at Davidson.

Effective Journalism: Maintaining Integrity

Dear Readers, We've received several questions recently about our policies, specifically regarding prepublication review by our sources.  Though this is often requested as a way to prevent inaccuracies in our articles, most newspapers do not allow sources to see quotes or pieces of an article before it goes to print, as this has the potential to turn the paper into a sole source of propaganda.

The Davidsonian’s new perspective

Dear Readers, The Davidsonian is pleased to announce a number of exciting changes and new aspects of our paper that we think will make it more interesting and pertinent to our wide range of weekly readers, which includes students, faculty, staff, friends of the College, parents, and alumni.