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Hazing: The Dark Side of Indoctrination
Dr. James Arnold studied the dynamics and inner-structures of fraternities on four separate college campuses in the Midwest between 1991 and 1995. In an interview, Arnold asked a fraternity member who was at the time a pledge-educator about his views on hazing. The young man responded, “Obviously, anytime you want to indoctrinate somebody, the way…
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The Lofts and the Changing Face of the Loop
Over the week of August 17, 2014, the first students moved into the Lofts of Washington University. While late August is an exciting time for any college student, students moving into the Lofts had the added bonus of moving into Washington University Residential Life’s new lofts-style housing. The Lofts are housed in a development that includes…
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Students on the Margin
Senior Trinidy Combs would like to be more involved on campus, but she finds it hard to be engaged in the Washington University community while working 22 hours a week at an off-campus job. On top of taking out $17,500 in student loans annually, Trinidy works two 11-hour waitressing shifts each weekend to make ends…
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Game Theoretic Understanding of Presidential Elections in the United States
BY STEVE KIM When Mitt Romney failed to make Barack Obama a one-term president, conservative leaders blasted him for not having been conservative enough. During his campaign, Romney made deliberate efforts to move left. Did Romney fail because he was too liberal for a Republican candidate, or did Romney fail despite his attempt to appear…
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Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down These Bricks: Tetris and the Cold War
BY DAN BRAM Let’s think, for a moment, about the popular culture of the American 80s. We were a culture of excess with much to spare: everyone wanted a piece of Americana, from South Africa to Czechoslovakia, Australia to Nicaragua. Ironically enough, one of the main cravers of American pop culture was our then-eternal nemesis—the…
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The European Union: The Broken Convergence Machine
BY NAHUEL FEFER Europe is in the midst of a crisis. On January 13th Standard and Poor’s downgraded the debt rating of 9 countries within the Eurozone – including France, raising their borrowing costs. Greece has unofficially defaulted, as it has finally, after weeks of negotiations, struck a deal with private holders of Greek debt,…
