Brown Bag Lunch Series: Dr. Ashley Cross Discusses Literary Dialogue and Queer Panic in Robinson’s Works

SENIOR WRITERS: PAMELA SEGURA AND CAROLYN QUEST Dr. Ashley Cross, chair of the English department, spoke at the most recent brown bag event, a series hosted by Manhattan’s Women and Gender Studies (WAGS) program. Students and faculty members gathered in Cornerstone on March 26 to hear Dr. Cross read bits from her forthcoming book, “Mary Robinson and the Generation of Romanticism: Literary Dialogues and Debts, 1784-1832.” The event was entitled, … Continue reading Brown Bag Lunch Series: Dr. Ashley Cross Discusses Literary Dialogue and Queer Panic in Robinson’s Works

7 Pieces of Advice to Rising Seniors, From an Expert Senior

BY CAROLYN QUEST SENIOR WRITER Hey. I’m a graduating senior. And I’m not going to tell you rising seniors to take advantage of the city while you’re at MC and to do all the senior trips. Nor is this Op/Ed a therapeutic list to secretly preach the things I wish I did but didn’t really do at all, (Ex: utilize Dante’s salad options a month … Continue reading 7 Pieces of Advice to Rising Seniors, From an Expert Senior

#SochiProblems: A Malfunctioned Winter Olympic Games

BY CAROLYN QUEST SENIOR WRITER Sochi 2014 opened with a close. Literally. The now infamous malfunctioning Olympic ring in Sochi’s opening ceremony symbolized many of the debacles that took place at the games. More seriously, it represented Russian politicians’ closed-minded nature about equality and human rights that was discussed and protested throughout the games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chooses a country where the winter … Continue reading #SochiProblems: A Malfunctioned Winter Olympic Games