Connor Briggs ’14 Smaller magazine size, ban on as- sault rifles, background checks: com- mon sense gun control measures will not affect the gun culture of the Unit- ed States nor the illegal means people use to get a gun. These common sense measures, the frequent buzzwords of politicians, will do little to change an [...]
Chris O’Connell ’13 In the last two years, I have been a part of 24 issues of the Tartan; writing, editing, panicking, editing some more, printing and hoping that the student body will pick up the eight pages of paper that myself and my team have endlessly worked on, and read. After 2 years of [...]
Naama Mendes ’13 & Jennifer Hyde ’14 The Boston Marathon bombings have created an outpouring of patriotism, support and prayer for the individu- als and families affected by this trag- edy. Runners quite literally went the extra mile in order to donate blood, citizens of Boston offered up beds and meals for traveling family members, [...]
Faith Gerdes ’15 Men’s basketball is not the only Division III sport this college offers. Neither is men’s soccer. In fact, the Bennett Center is home to 18 other athletic teams throughout the fall, winter, and spring seasons. But why is it that men’s basketball and men’s soccer seem to be the only sports this [...]
Mallory Moench ’14 In chapel on March 4, President Lindsay made a bold call to action for Gordon women to step up to leadership positions on campus – more specifically an order to “get busy, women”. While some commended the President’s directness and the intent of his message, others, particularly women leaders involved in various [...]
Henry Hagen ’15 On January 15, New York State legislature signed into law the “NY SAFE Act,” which Governor Cuomo described as the “toughest in the country” on gun control. The bill’s provisions seem fairly reasonable. Some of its most notable features include an expanded ban on the possession of high capacity magazines, an expanded [...]
Aaron Gehr ’13 Last week my news feed had an all-out war, and I’m sure yours did too. The battle lines were drawn with red equal signs and political articles versus Bible passages and Rick Warren quotes. My status kept silent in keeping with my personal policy of no politics on Facebook. However I [...]
Jack Hanke ’15 In the wake of recent referendums in Colorado and Washington, it is now legal for marijuana to be sold to any and all adult comers in two of America’s 50 states, and 16 other states, as well as the District of Columbia, now allow citizens to purchase marijuana for medical purposes. Many [...]
Amber Fiedler ’13 In one of the last chapels before spring break, President Lindsay put a call out to the women of Gordon. In short, he challenged us to step up and became active members in leadership positions around campus. As a woman who has pursued numerous leadership positions on campus and [...]
Chris O’Connell ’13 On Feb. 15, students received an email detailing next year’s tuition costs. For second semester seniors like myself the information inside was given no heed, but for students of any other grade, the large sum of $42,660 for the ’13-’14 school year probably dropped a few jaws. But, the email stated, this [...]