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Perspectives

  • Sign-stealing unacceptable

    A Fellowship of Christian Athletes journal defined hypocrisy as the gap that exists between our public and private lives. Stealing is clearly done furtively, with the goal of secrecy. No thief would ever write about his actions in The Davidsonian or discuss them openly.

  • Hayden's Hopes

    Ideas for 2012 and beyond

    I'm going to continue this week by keeping up a high pace of ideas in hopes that one or more of them will catch on with time left in the semester to make them happen. Please contact me if you have an idea you think would be appropriate for this column! We have a lot of really talented visual artists at this school, but sometimes the VAC feels just a bit far away.

  • Code applies off-campus too

    Many of you may have noticed an unexpected e-mail in your inbox last Thursday from Dean Shandley.  Entitled "Concern over possible theft,"  the e-mail mentioned that over the Fall room inspection process, a number of street signs, of questionable origin, had been spotted adorning the walls of students rooms.

  • Ask Lundsfordamus

    Dear Lunsfordamus, I had an amazing study abroad experience during the fall semester. How do I readjust to the rigors of Davidson? -Enlightened Traveler     Welcome back! I am sure you had an incredible time discovering a new culture, and perhaps, discovering something new about yourself as well.

  • trash The “Trash Situation”

    Listen. I get it. I really do. The trash situation at Armfield has gotten ridiculous. All year, the ground has been littered with everything from broken glass, cans, vomit, bicycles, bras, shirts, pants, underwear covered with barbeque sauce, to that one mattress that has been circulating around the building since early September.

  • Where's the love?

    "Where is the Love" is an old Black Eyed Peas song but the title seems to have a striking relevance in today's politics.  Being away from the United States for a prolonged period of time has made me, I think, an even greater consumer of United States political news.

  • Paul's foreign policy misguided

    As the Republican primary winds on, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich seemed to be prepared to enter into a battle for the Republican nomination.  However, Ron Paul, a candidate with a libertarian bent has had unexpected success in the primary process, especially among young people.

  • SOPA and PIPA

    Last Wednesday, a number of popular websites, including Reddit, Wikipedia, and Google, either "blacked out" their content or otherwise tried to raise awareness of two sister bills going through the senate and the house, SOPA ("Stop Online Piracy Act") and PIPA ("Protect IP Act").

Staff Editorials

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.