Opinion
Straight out of Compton (Vol. 6)
By Susie Compton | March 5, 2009I've finally been outted by an online comment (don't we just love www.thecollegianur.com?) - I'm not really from Compton.
I've finally been outted by an online comment (don't we just love www.thecollegianur.com?) - I'm not really from Compton.
There are still several things that really trouble me as I listen to the conversation on this campus.
As of late, the opinion section of The Collegian just hasn't been doing it for me. Most of the articles are pretty negative, dealing with who should do what and why life is miserable in some way.
People take themselves too seriously sometimes. Everything's so important, so crucial, so consequential. But with Spring Break mere hours away at this point, I'd like to drop all those pretensions of seriousness and just give you some recreational reading to get you excited before school breaks.
Quite a lot was written about Prague in the '90s, the city being trumped up as the new "left bank" for expats with a bohemian bent.
The day after last year's presidential election, I was scheduled to meet with one of my professors about an academic paper.
I'm sure there are countless articles and editorials in this week's edition of The Collegian recapping the wonderful snow day we all saw on Monday.
So last weekend -- what a doozy. After the week from hell of two five-page papers and a test, I thought I was going to explode.
The other day I revealed to my mom the philosophy of my life: my faith in God, love of people and desire for productivity.
Last holiday season, I received a number of text messages on Christmas Day from several of my friends wishing me a Merry Christmas.
Ahem ... Ahem ... AHEM. OK so, now that I have your attention, I was hoping we could get this meeting started as we really have a lot to get through tonight and that deadline isn't getting any further away. Firstly, you will all be happy to hear that the editorial staff has finally figured out what those red and green squiggly lines under your submissions in Word are, and no, Ben, they do not have anything to do with Christmas.
As my tenure at the University of Richmond draws to a close, I've noticed a growing feeling of nostalgia and togetherness among members of the senior class.
To the Editor: At the Centre for European Studies of the Jagiellonian University, we very much value the small but brilliant stream of Richmond students who have studied with us in Krakow in recent years, and trust that they have generally been satisfied.
Throughout my four years here at UR, I have felt strongly about many articles published by The Collegian, but have never felt so compelled to respond to anything until now -- yes, I am talking about Straight out of Compton (Vol.
We live in a society that runs on hierarchy. If things go wrong, we blame the leaders instead of ourselves.
Spring break is approaching more quickly than I think I can handle, given that before flying back to St.
You never realize how life-shatteringly dependent we all are on our cell phones until you lose it for a few hours.
To the Editor: For the fall semester of 2009, 343 students have applied to study abroad. There is significant interest in studying abroad at Richmond in recognition of the fact that an academic international experience is an essential part of today's liberal arts undergraduate education. According to the latest Open Doors publication from the Institute of International Education, Richmond ranks among the top U.S.
Your experience at this university is what you make of it. There are some things that you get used to; there are other things that you learn to avoid.
As an alumnus of Richmond College and a current trustee of this great university, I offer my own voice to a recent dialogue on campus sparked by the "Letter from the Closet" from Anonymous and by the online response from Amicus last week.