Is chivalry a good thing? Where does it cross the line? K: Chivalry was exercised in the middle ages as a way for knights to court women. Little acts of what is considered modern chivalry towards females are things like opening the door, pulling out their chair, carrying their book/bag..etc. Now, those acts aren’t [...]
Tensions at MCTC have been mounting throughout the semester. Faculty vs. administration, black vs. white, students vs. everybody. As this tension has grown, the conversation across dividing lines has grown angrier, and more like shouting. Within the editorial board, we talk about everything that you’ve said to us. We’re students too. We’re black, white, Latino, [...]
The advising system at MCTC is broken, and needs to be radically reworked. Scaling the program down would save MCTC money they need for other projects. Maybe some students find it useful to talk with advisors, but many just don’t need to. When I looked on my account and saw I had a registration hold [...]
How do you avoid the friend zone? K: The friend zone actually has thin borders. It can isolate you as “friends only” or it can be entry to something more. Test the waters by acting as more than a friend. Perhaps pay that person a little more special attention. If you’re worried about overstepping [...]
The political theorist and Father of Classical Liberalism, John Locke crafted the idea of the Social Contract. The Social Contract is the idea that the People give up rights in order to have others protected, such as Life, Liberty and Property. John Locke also made clear that in the event the Legislation was not holding [...]
A lack of focus seems to pervade many of the courses here at MCTC. A science course that turns out to be about the politics of medicine. An English course that turns out to be about the wars in the Middle East. A general poli sci course that turns out to be about racism almost [...]
Social mores are the accepted, expected ways of behaving in a culture. In America, these are things like saying please and thank you and telling the truth. Violating these social rules is abnormal and rude for most of the year, but not on April Fool’s Day. On April Fools Day many of these accepted rules [...]
Should you spend more time with your partner than you do logged into Skyrim? K: If you’re in a relationship, essentially you should want to spend more time with your partner than you would a video game like Skyrim. Interpersonal interaction is more enjoyable in a relationship than solo video action. Time to yourself to [...]
You know what they say about opinions. Everyone has one, and in that respect they bear a resemblance to a certain body part. When exactly did it become acceptable within the purview of polite society to fling your most judgmental and hypocritical opinions at whomever happens to be standing within poo-flinging distance? It is especially [...]
How do you keep the flame alive when a relationship becomes long distance? K: Long distance relationships require mutual effort and creativity. Technology is a good tool when it comes to communicating, like through phone calls, texts, video recordings, and Skype. The creative part comes in by sending care packages or little surprises via mail [...]
