Op-Ed

Didn't See That Coming: First-Year Expectations vs. Reality

Didn’t See That Coming: First-Year Expectations vs. Reality

Op-Ed October 12, 2022 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Jessica Albright | Staff Writer With movies like Pitch Perfect and Monsters University, the college experience oftentimes appears to be a grand and lively time for young adults. Although this may be true for some, many people find that college is quite a different experience than they expected. From dining hall food to the social life, the first monthRead More

Amazon and Tolkien's Vision: The Case Against "The Rings of Power"

Amazon and Tolkien’s Vision: The Case Against “The Rings of Power”

Op-Ed, Uncategorized October 12, 2022 at 8:00 am Comments are Disabled

By: Jane Benz | Staff Writer Is the art of film in decline? Can endings no longer be endings? Can a work of art be great without being done violence? Resurrected endlessly for profit until it is no longer great? Do we need a new Lord of the Rings saga? And by Amazon, no less? Our relationship with the mediaRead More

Op-Ed: The Heap Problem and How One Philosophical Dilemma has Created Nearly All of America's Political Division

Op-Ed: The Heap Problem and How One Philosophical Dilemma has Created Nearly All of America’s Political Division

Op-Ed September 29, 2022 at 2:41 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Thomas Langan | Staff Writer Imagine yourself standing in front of a clean table. Sitting on the table is a small bucket of dry sand. You take the bucket and pour it out onto the table. Setting aside the bucket, you examine your handiwork. Instead of a bucket, you have created a heap of sand. If we can agreeRead More

Op-Ed: Salve's Lifted Mask Mandate is a Step Toward Normalcy

Op-Ed: Salve’s Lifted Mask Mandate is a Step Toward Normalcy

Op-Ed March 4, 2022 at 4:08 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Liam W. Cooney | Staff Writer “Effective at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 3, masks will be optional inside Salve Regina buildings, with a few exceptions.” This was the highlight of the email that hit everyone’s inboxes around 2:30PM this past Wednesday, March 2. In this monumental email, the University stated the following: “Throughout the course of this pandemic, ourRead More

Op-Ed: Tom Brady's Retirement Farewell is Heartbreaking... and Disappointing

Op-Ed: Tom Brady’s Retirement Farewell is Heartbreaking… and Disappointing

Op-Ed February 14, 2022 at 4:17 pm Comments are Disabled

By: Eilis O’Neil | Social Media Manager I knew this day would come, but I was not expecting it for another season or hopefully two. January 29, 2022, was a dark day for New England Patriot fans as Tom Brady officially came out with his retirement announcement, following news sources making the announcement earlier in the week. Initially, when BradyRead More