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A snapshot of video footage from Gaza released by UG Solutions.

Private security firm accused of excessive force in Gaza once linked to Hurt Hub

Stella Mackler, Managing Editor August 4, 2025

UG Solutions, a private security firm founded in Davidson, has attracted national attention recently for its work providing security services for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) at aid sites in...

General Manager Frank Dominguez has been at WDAV since 1994.

WDAV and public radio stations around the country grapple with funding cuts: A Q+A with Frank Dominguez

Stella Mackler, Managing Editor July 27, 2025

Public radio stations across the country are still reeling from the House vote last week to rescind $1.1 billion dollars of previously allocated funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)....

Wildcat Den is known for its fresh and healthy lunch options.

Dining Services reverses decision, Wildcat Den will remain open

Aidan Marks, Editor in Chief July 23, 2025

Wildcat Den will remain open for the foreseeable future in a major reversal from Dining Services. The College backtracked on the closure in light of student feedback following news that the location would...

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,...

Davidson to end partnership with Posse Scholars program

Davidson to end partnership with Posse Scholars program

Aidan Marks, Politics Editor May 9, 2025

Davidson College announced on Friday that it will end its partnership with The Posse Foundation, leading current Posse Scholars to reflect on their time with the program and causing some to speculate that...

Rallygoer holds up a handmade sign at an Immigrant Justice Coalition event earlier this semester. Photo by Alex Marron ‘27.

Concern for free expression, international and undocumented students prompts calls for administrative changes, removal of trustee

Stella Mackler, Senior Editorial Advisor May 9, 2025

For months, fear has defined daily life on college campuses. Student activists have been subject to heavy police response at institutions like Emory University and Columbia University. Speech has been...

Three Davidson seniors continue education through noteworthy scholarships

Three Davidson seniors continue education through noteworthy scholarships

Claire Kelly, Co-Editor-In-Chief May 9, 2025

As the semester comes to a close and another class of seniors look to graduate from Davidson next week, three standout members of the class of 2025 will head across the pond thanks to prestigious scholarships....

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.”...

2024 cycle of Davidson Fulbright Program finalists.

Fulbright Uncertainty Unsettles Students

Claire Ireland ’28, Website Designer April 30, 2025

The United States Fulbright Program, a prestigious cultural exchange program, is weathering a period of uncertainty amid increasing threats of extensive budget cuts to the U.S. State Department. Overseen...

President Doug Hicks ‘90 addressed the campus community this week via a webinar.

President Hicks ‘90 hosts webinar, addresses state of higher education

Aidan Marks, Politics Editor April 30, 2025

Davidson College President Doug Hicks ‘90 hosted a webinar for students, faculty and staff on Monday, April 28 to address community concerns about uncertainty surrounding freedom of expression, federal...

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