Cate Goodin ’26 (she/her) Now, why might someone be mysteriously heading to the VAC at 7:00 pm on a Thursday night? A group of students crosses main street, they call a number posted on the door to be let in (not all of us are lucky enough to have VAC Catcard access) and they disappear …
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Katherine Marshall ’26 (she/her) Upon writing this profile of this January’s Winterfest, I dove into some Davidsonian archives with a curiosity about the origins of this annual party in Union. According to a 2012 February 1st edition of the paper, the idea for Winterfest came out of SGA in 2010 as an effort to unite …
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Katherine Marshall ’26 (she/her) Ridley Browder ‘24 (he/him) recently sat down to talk about his new book of poetry Blurred Years, which was inspired by the years between 18 and 21 which are typically referred to as landmark years, while the ones in the middle are often overlooked. Katherine Marshall: Why do you write poetry? …
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“A Wedding on the Beach” The sun shines down on the emerald coast, A man stands along the balcony, ready to give a toast, “To the bride and groom,” he says, Sun rays upon the guests, revealing life’s threads, Moments of day and night, of laughter and spite, Leading two special people into this oceanic …
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Stella Mackler ’26 (she/hers) Staff Writer Patterson Court Council (PCC) organizations take up a majority of the social scene on Davidson’s campus, and from the outside, it may appear as though that is their only purpose. However, that is not the case. Georgia Morris ‘23 is the president of Turner Eating House. She thinks it’s …
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Arshi Husain ’26 (she/hers) Staff Writer A decade ago, Davidson students protested the lack of diversity among faculty. Sarah Welty ’13 wrote in a 2012 edition of The Davidsonian, “Public tenure records show that five of the last seven professors who received negative tenure decisions have been faculty members of color.” This public pushback marked …
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Madeline Richard ’26 (she/hers) Staff Writer On November 8, voters across the country cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm election. The election focused on several contentious topics, including abortion rights, inflation and economic policy, climate change, and immigration. While the Senate race remained undecided for several days, the Democrats retained control. There were many …
Claire Kelly (she/hers) Staff Writer Over the years Davidson has undergone many iterations of composting. Most recently, they have partnered with Crown Town, a business whose goal is to make composting easy for everyone. The company started by biking from door-to door, picking up people’s compostable items in a bin. Today, they have grown throughout …
Bianca Hassan ’26 (she/her) Endia Beal is an artist, curator, and author of the monograph, ‘Performance Review’ with a background in art and art history from UNC Chapel Hill and MFA in photography from Yale University. She exposes personal experiences of marginalized communities and individuals, using them to paint a bigger picture that portrays the …
Madeline Richard ’26 (she/her) Davidson’s Mental Health Ambassadors (MHAs) are students deeply committed to raising awareness about mental health issues on Davidson’s campus. They aim to destigmatize discussions about mental health, help students in need, and create a more supportive campus environment. According to the American Psychological Association, over 60% of college students show signs …
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