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The Independent Student Newspaper of Davidson College since 1914

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Demonstrators hung a Palestinian flag reading "ceasefire now" from the Chambers Building in spring 2024. YAF's complaint baselessly claimed demonstrators "staged a takeover." Photo courtesy of @yaf on X.

Professors, students question YAF complaint against Davidson

Abi Brissett, Writer October 22, 2025

National conservative advocacy group Young America’s Foundation (YAF) filed a civil rights complaint against Davidson College on behalf of two alumni, Cynthia Huang ’25 and Hannah Fay ’25. The complaint...

Mayor Rusty Knox standing next to former NC Governor Roy Cooper. Photo courtesy of @Rustyknox on Instagram.

Local politics in Davidson: A Q&A with Mayor Rusty Knox

Casey Scheiner, Politics Editor October 22, 2025

Rusty Knox is a real estate agent, musician and Davidson native since childhood. He has also been Mayor of Davidson since 2017. Since his initial run for Mayor over then-incumbent John Woods, Knox has...

TPUSA President Oliver Genovese ‘28 stands with former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley. Photo courtesy of Oliver Genovese ‘28.

Turning Point USA gains staff advisor, addresses Professor Watchlist

Casey Scheiner, Politics Editor October 15, 2025

Conservative student organization Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) efforts towards a Davidson chapter move closer to fruition as it completes key administrative matters and establishes a clearer event plan...

Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke about the need to set aside political disagreements in pursuit of the common good.

US Senators Klobuchar, Tillis visit Davidson

Casey Scheiner and Abi Brissett October 15, 2025

Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sat down Monday night with Davidson President Doug Hicks ‘90 in front of a packed house at the Duke Family Performance Hall. The event was the first...

Davidson's Commitment to Freedom of Expression is displayed in Chambers.

D- for Davidson on free expression survey

Casey Scheiner, Politics Editor October 1, 2025

Free speech watchdog the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) gave Davidson a D- grade and 60.4/100 score on its annual assessment of the College’s campus speech climate in a survey...

Oliver Genovese ‘28 heads TPUSA chapter on campus

Turning Point USA Chapter Coming to Davidson

Casey Scheiner, Politics Editor September 17, 2025

Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a nationwide conservative student organization founded by conservative media icon Charlie Kirk with chapters on over 900 college campuses, is coming to Davidson. With Oliver...

Burns delivers the Bank of America Dean Rusk lecture.

Former Ambassador to China delivers Dean Rusk Lecture

Casey Scheiner, Politics Editor September 17, 2025

Fresh off a four year stint as the US Ambassador to China, career diplomat Nicholas Burns addressed a sold-out crowd on Sep. 16 at the Tyler-Tallman Hall r for the Dean Rusk International Studies Program’s...

Cynthia Huang ‘25 led Davidson YAF in 2024.

Davidson YAF named “Rookie Chapter of the Year”

David Anderson Montes Lara, Managing Editor September 10, 2025

Davidson’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) has been named Rookie Chapter of the Year by the national organization, less than a year after relaunching on campus. As part of this recognition,...

Groups from across North Carolina gathered to protest UG Solutions' presence in Davidson.

Students and residents protest local private security firm operating in Gaza

Claire Ireland, News Editor September 3, 2025

A crowd gathered on the Davidson Village Green on Aug. 25 protesting an international issue with roots close to home: the rollout of aid in Gaza. Entitled “Bread not Bullets,” the protest's location...

The Town of Davidson mobilized for May Day, a day of nationwide protests, last Thursday, May 1.

May Day protests come to Davidson, residents march for change

Stella Mackler, Senior Editorial Advisor May 9, 2025

Upwards of 400 people rallied on the Davidson Town Green and marched down Main Street as part of nation-wide protests against the Trump Administration. May Day rallies, a tradition that dates back to 1886,...

Credit: Yale Law School, Photographer: Harold Shapiro

Akhil Reed Amar lectures students on how to understand American history

Ethan Tran ’28, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar began his lecture at Davidson College with a warning: “If you don’t know what the Constitution is and why we have it, we die as a people and as a world.”...

Dr. Alexandra Oprea speaks on the good democratic citizen

Ethan Tran ‘28 April 16, 2025

Should we value justice or democracy first? While intuition may guide us toward the former, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University of Buffalo Dr. Alexandra Oprea argues that both logic and experience...

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