At this point, I am sure you have received mounds of letters concerning Ben Heaton’s op-ed piece, “Marriage debate not new one”. I understood that the author was writing satire but I was not amused. Espousing racist views under the guise of humor is a protected right; however, it is not very admirable. It is shameful that our campus newspaper chose to broadly insult and denigrate African-Americans. It is terribly insensitive and immature to proclaim bigoted views and just say, “I’m kidding.” Considering how stringently this paper regulates the content of their comic section, it’s highly questionable why this article was printed.

Christopher HarringtonClass of 2004



I do, I don’t, I really don’t: The Marriage Pact story

Once again, if there’s anything I’ve learned, it’s that this school is goddamn tiny, and do you really want to marry anyone you took Calculus with?

This is not a joke.

This is not a joke. This is no laughing matter. It’s not intended to be funny or perhaps even humorous. I’m serious in everything that I’m saying right now.

A timely appeal to the youth: Mangelsdorf covers Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’

So I figure, good ol’ Tay Tay Swizzy is the bridge to make my anti-union stances clear—maybe these damn kids will finally shut the hell up.”