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The death of the lounge

The death of the lounge

Wyatt Gessner ‘28 April 23, 2025

The housing selection process two weeks ago was nothing short of an absolute mess. A litany of issues left students angry and confused, but not surprised. At this point, it feels like almost everyone has...

A pro-choice view on YAF’s “Exposing Planned Parenthood”

A pro-choice view on YAF’s “Exposing Planned Parenthood”

Phoebe Olszowka ‘25 April 23, 2025

First-year Phoebe would be shocked to discover that I, a spirited member of Davidson College’s Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) chapter, who has a strong passion for reproductive health and...

The map features trails and attractions of the Davidson College Ecological Preserve.

Use it or lose it: Support the Ecological Preserve!

Where can you find team-building ropes courses, safe places to exercise, academic research, line dancing, natural gas pipelines, campus-wide drainage systems and baby bats all in one place? The Davidson...

How tourism fuels fast fashion in local Vietnamese communities

How tourism fuels fast fashion in local Vietnamese communities

Oliver Poduschnick ‘25 April 16, 2025

Over winter break, thanks to the Dean Rusk Exploratory Learning Grant, I had the opportunity to travel to Vietnam with a seemingly simple goal: explore the impact of fast fashion on traditional tailors...

“With what is Davidson College apologizing?”

“With what is Davidson College apologizing?”

Anaya Patel ‘25 April 9, 2025

Throughout my four years at Davidson College, I have been closely involved with Davidson’s public history efforts. Since co-founding the Historical Campus Tour on colonialism, enslavement and white supremacy...

How Davidson became more than just my hometown

How Davidson became more than just my hometown

Connor Hines ‘26 April 2, 2025

I always knew I wanted to come to Davidson College. Growing up in Mooresville, just a fifteen-minute drive from campus, Davidson always felt like a second home. My connection to the College was ingrained...

Redesigning knowledge: The loss of a library

Abby True ‘25 April 2, 2025

Change is inevitable. We get old, graduate, find jobs, meet partners, settle down. Our bones begin to creak and our muscles begin to ache. Life goes on, different than it was. Nothing remains exactly...

Will Davidson live up to its purpose?

Will Davidson live up to its purpose?

Clyde Dwyer ’25 March 27, 2025

Davidson College prides itself on fostering an environment where “faith and reason work together,” where students and scholars pursue truth without fear and where the dignity of every individual is...

The 2021-2022 Davidson Wildcats cheer on their teammates.

Davidson men’s basketball: Please make me care again

Aidan Diggs ‘26 March 27, 2025

The spring before I arrived at Davidson, I watched our men’s basketball team suffer a heartbreaking loss at the hands of Michigan State in the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament. I took this loss...

The existential horror of trying to fit in at Nummit

The existential horror of trying to fit in at Nummit

Sören Potthoff ‘27 March 19, 2025

The following article attempts to explain why I feel like a fish out of water in Nummit. Interspersed throughout are ridiculous little fragments representing my internal monologue: Perhaps you, dear...

Davidson College Republican and Davidson College Libertarian Presidents: We stand for free speech at Davidson

Davidson’s public commitment to free expression is admirable, but recent anti-speech actions by the College contradict its guarantees to students and set dangerous pro-censorship precedents. This paradox...

Your well-being is worth more than a grade

Your well-being is worth more than a grade

Miriam Smith ‘25 March 5, 2025

My friend is one of the most accomplished people I know. Recently, I had a conversation with her in which, amid tears, she shared that she felt like a failed daughter, friend, and student. We had barely...

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