Opinion: Want Healing? Abolish the Filibuster
By Carter Hanson, Staff Writer The Republican Party has become, through the gradual rise of the far-right and its embrace of destructive conspiracy theories, the party of untruth and authoritarianism. Most recently illustrated by the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, this dangerous brand of politics directly threatens American democracy. President Biden and the Democratic Party have a rare opportunity and a solemn duty to right the...
Opinion: The Case for a Student Senate Lottery
By Carter A. Hanson In the most recent episode of my podcast, The Consent of the Governed, I argued that the purpose of democracy is to hold meaningful elections, open to all, with universal suffrage and opportunity to run for office if so desired. I still believe that, but I am not so sure about our democratic system’s efficacy. Recently I discovered, through Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History (which is one of my go-to’s...
College to Roll Out New Classical Studies Major in Upcoming Fall Semester
By Carter Hanson, Staff Writer The Classical Studies Department is inaugurating a new version of the classical studies major, which will be available for all incoming first-years and rising sophomores and juniors in the 2020-21 school year. The new major will remove the ancient language requirement and continue expanding the number of classes cross-listed with classics. In order to attract more students, the Classical Studies...
Teacher Certification Programs Adapt Field Experiences as Coronavirus Closes Schools
By Carter Hanson, Staff Writer With the novel coronavirus outbreak and subsequent university and school closures, the music education program and education department have had to dramatically alter their teacher preparation programs, suspending all field experiences and observations through the end of the semester. Despite the shift online, all graduating music education majors and education students pursuing teacher certification are...
Opinion: The Longest Three-and-a-Half Years
By Carter Hanson, Columnist And now, as the lilting rhetoric of Adam Schiff fades into the monotony, Lisa Murkowski has determined she will vote against including new witnesses and documents in the Senate Impeachment Trial. Though the verdict of the Trump Trial may not be released until next week, this almost surely dooms impeachment. This outcome is not unexpected, but it was not until Murkowski declined new evidence that the...
