A plea to Kim Kardashian: expose these ‘celebrities’
On July 17, 2017 (otherwise known as my own personal Christmas), Kim Kardashian exposed Taylor Swift via SnapChat. In an act of pure justice, Kardashian released a recording of a…
Nick Barone
Left resistance must shed narratives of exceptionalism
On Jan. 27, 2017, former host of “Celebrity Apprentice” and President of the United States Donald Trump signed an executive order that closed America’s borders to immigrants from seven Muslim-majority…
Trump’s rise signifies long road ahead for writers, artists
Since the election of Donald Trump on Nov. 8th, I have not written a single word for the Opinions Section of The Miscellany News (a publication for which I have…
Candidates must acknowledge #NoDAPL
On Oct. 31, more than one million Facebook users “checked in” to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. This was done in response to a post purporting that inundating Facebook with…
Student, faculty activists deserve full campus support
On the morning of Oct. 18, over Vassar’s fall break, “[A]t least thirty posters appeared at various outdoor locations on campus targeting specific members of Vassar’s community … The posters…
‘2-2-1’ plan presents opportunity to refine academic life
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Vassar’s faculty will vote on the “Proposal on rebalancing the curriculum and the teaching load (2-2-1).” The proposal would alter a professor’s yearly course load from…
Hillary Clinton, though flawed, must be next president
On April 21, 2016, I expressed my support and admiration for Senator Bernie Sanders and his groundbreaking campaign to become the Democratic presidential nominee. Sanders was not and is not…
UChicago distorts purpose of safe spaces, trigger warnings
As universities and colleges open their doors to first-year students across the country this fall, old, festering, familiar controversies are once again creeping up. Students, faculty and administration nationwide are…
Donald Trump’s fear tactics necessitate informed critique
On March 22, 2016, three bombings struck Belgium, two at Brussels Airport in Zaventem and one in the Maalbeek metro station. 32 civilians were killed and 316 were injured. Given…
“Bernie or Bust” rhetoric proves toxic to election discourse
After gaining significant momentum from his victories in the American West, Senator Bernie Sanders continues to gallantly fight Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. However, as I’ve written before,…