by Peter Truax in Opinion
In response to Andy Pragacz's articles on Global Citizenship, I disagree in full with his contentions. Global citizenship is not the embodiment of Western universalism, Greek rationalism, neo-liberal consumerism, or belligerent democratization, though some might choose to believe these things are global citizenship.
by Catherine Reagan and Sarah Halvorson-Fried in Opinion
In light of the recent discussion in the Mac Weekly opinions section about the role of Residential Assistants, we would like to redirect attentions and address Residential Life as a whole.
A friend recently underwent an experience with Residential Life that brings up questions surrounding the hegemonic nature of our community model.
by Jack Eisenberg in Opinion
Given the highly contentious opinion pieces appearing in the Mac Weekly recently, it seems that there is still great disagreement about where the school is going, as both an institution of higher learning and a haven for civic activism. This is unquestionably a delicate topic, but to me, a soon-to-be-graduate, the central problem is and will continue to be the student body and its willingness and capacity to think 'critically.
by Sarah Mintz in Opinion
I've heard a lot of discussion around Macalester lately about Sexual Assault Awareness Month and sexist slang on campus. However, what is often forgotten in discussion of how to make our Macalester community a safer space is the implication of assault within the larger Twin Cities community.
by Sam Heidepriem in Opinion
When, in striving to account for cosmic phenomena counterintuitive to known models, astronomers invoke the shadowy categories of dark matter and energy-unobservable celestial factors imagined to constitute most (around 95%) of the makeup of the universe-they are not supplanting the field of astronomical knowledge in the same manner that they might in devising new techniques of describing stars and moons; where the latter are positive, material insights into determinate celestial entities, dark matter and energy acquire significance only in terms of the incompleteness of positive astronomical determinations of cosmic objects, an absence on whose basis alone dark matter and energy are theorized in the first place.
by Corbin Cavellaro in Opinion
I want to say thanks. I want to thank my Springfest partner coordinator Jenny Chon. I want to thank the rest of Program Board too, Ben and Paul and Katie and Lexi and Eboni and of course Allison Greenlee. I want to thank professors whose classes I've missed, I want to thank every hardworking person in Facilities, and I want to thank all the staff that worked with us in putting this together.
by The Mac Weekly in Opinion
We've gotten a lot of fiery submissions for the Opinion this semester that seemed to transform the Mac Weekly into a virtual battleground for students with disagreeing opinions. Some people seem to see this as problematic; we received a critical paper criticizing the critical nature of most of the op-eds this semester.
