04 February 2010
By Teofil Wahr
It is amazingly difficult to be more tragic than Greek tragedy. The myth of Orpheus is the perfect example of quintessential Ancient Greek pessimism. Say what you will about the ancient Greeks, they knew how to pull at the heartstrings. Losing the love of your life once is bad, but twice is just devastating. Based [...]
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03 February 2010
By Kyle Lenkey
Awards season is by far the best time of year for a movie fan. Not only is it an opportunity to see stars and directors in their finest, it’s an opportunity to experience the best (popular) movies of 2009. My first experience with Oscar was in 2005. Being an overly overt fan of Finding Neverland, I would [...]
Posted in Current Affairs, Entertainment, Movies/TV, Technology and Games, The Campus DispatchComments (0)
31 January 2010
By Thomas Gilchrist
Amidst seemingly international pressure to have Plans for After College, I am applying to Teach for America. “At the very least, it’s a paycheck and full hours,” one friend points out. I encounter two camps regarding TFA. The first are academic types that say “TFA is a great opportunity,” pointing to the acquired professional and [...]
Posted in Current Affairs, Kalamazoo, Voices/The TimesComments (1)
20 January 2010
By Jim Shoemaker
Well, everyone worried about Ted Kennedy’s death and what it would mean to any meaningful change to the health care system in the United States. Apart from all the unwarranted hysteria about the Kennedy curse (he was old and he died…), I thought the press handled it pretty well, including The Kosmopolitan Online, which wrote [...]
Posted in Current Affairs, To the Left, Voices/The TimesComments (3)
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