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The Independent Student Newspaper of Davidson College since 1914

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Are Trump and Putin as close as people make them out to be?

Jack D’Angelo October 8, 2025

Months after infamously berating President Zelensky during his time at the White House in February, President Trump pulled a complete 180 on his Ukraine policy at the UN General Assembly by announcing...

Students volunteer at the Davidson community garden. Photo courtesy of CarlyAnn Underwood '29.

When service becomes a privilege

CarlyAnn Underwood October 8, 2025

When I first came to Davidson, not too long ago, I carried a simple belief about community service: if you are not doing something you care about, then what is the point? Service should not feel like a...

Davidson Community reflects back on in  Helene one year after. Photo courtesy of Delila Cruz.

Davidson reflects on Hurricane Helene one year later

October 1, 2025

By: Delila Cruz ’28 Returning to Asheville the winter break of my freshman year was not the homecoming I thought it would be.  Hurricane Helene hit in September 2024, right at the beginning of...

Davidson Democrats, Libertarians, and Republicans: We Stand Against Political Violence

As the presidents of Davidson College’s Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Clubs, we denounce in the strongest possible terms political violence in light of the murder of conservative commentator...

Community Beyond Academics

David Anderson Montes Lara September 17, 2025

Do you know your hall’s housekeeper name? Have you ever said thanks or asked how their day is going? During your time at Davidson, there are going to be dozens of people you pass by nearly every day...

Sign held during a protest in the Town of Davidson earlier this summer.

When the battle of ideas turns physical

Sören Potthoff, Perspectives Editor September 11, 2025

It is October 2022. A deranged man breaks into the home of then-Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and bludgeons her husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer. It is July 2024. Then-former President Donald Trump...

How Irresponsible StorytelIing Risked a Life in Gaza

Alexa Cohen September 10, 2025

Anthony Aguilar, a Davidson resident and former Green Beret, has recently catapulted to fame as a “whistleblower” against the alleged brutality of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at aid distribution...

The Hidden Conservative Bias of DFTD

Anonymous Student September 10, 2025

   Are the Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought and Discourse (DFTD) really promoting free speech on campus, or are their conservative biases simply increasing polarization on campus? DFTD is an alumni...

The impacts and future of AADR

As tour guides back through the doors of E.H. Little Library, with swaths of future Wildcats and curious families in tow, their voices carry surprisingly well across the carpeted floors. Gesturing toward...

Collegiate athletics are changing—but for the better

Asa Mccaleb ‘28 May 9, 2025

Imagine you’re a college basketball fan in 2007. After a dazzling freshman year at Davidson, Stephen Curry ‘10 captures the national spotlight during his sophomore season, becoming a household name...

Photo provided by Savannah Soraghen ’27.

 Eat Less Chikin’: What the new Chick-fil-A means for Davidson 

 Last semester, Davidson College announced its plans to construct a Chick-fil-A on campus by the fall of 2025. While many students were excited, and immediately took the announcement as a huge win for...

Night owls: The case for staying up late

Charlotte Frampton ‘27 April 30, 2025

My footsteps on the brick are brisk and quiet as I march onward past the daffodils, past the hammocks, to one of my many spots. On my way, I pass others, chatting and giggling with friends, relieved after...

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