The average cost of attending one of The Claremont Colleges is now around 70,000 dollars for the 2017-18 academic year. In the three years since I started attending Scripps, the cost per year has gone up by 5,000 dollars, which is a 7.1 percent increase. The cost is blasphemously
Author: Jo Nordhoff-Beard
OPINION: Reliance On Food Makes Sub-Free Events Inaccessible
I’m someone who has always had a problem with eating in public. I eat more than the average person because of my body size. I do not always eat enough vegetables or the healthiest food. And sometimes, I feel insecure about what I eat when coupled with my lack of
OPINION: The Atlantic’s Loss Of Williamson Is No Tragedy
The Atlantic came to their senses and fired Kevin Williamson on April 4 because of new information that surfaced about his podcast and 2014 controversial tweets on abortion. It is still unacceptable and antithetical to the publication’s values that he was hired in the first place. If this current trajectory
OPINION: Traditional Conservatism Too Often Excused In Age Of Trump
I have loved magazines ever since I was a little kid. I love reading longform stories about subjects of which I know very little because they provide so much insight into an unexplored world. The Atlantic has always been one of my favorites, that is, until their recent decision to
OPINION: Nancy Pelosi — Still Relevant And Still Important, Despite Tenure
Nancy Pelosi is a 78 year old, 15-term Congresswoman from San Francisco who, with pride, admits that her favorite food is chocolate. Pelosi was the first woman to serve as House Minority Leader and Speaker of the House, a major achievement for women in American politics, and has led
OPINION: Although Popular, “The Bachelor” Remains Problematic
I started watching “The Bachelor” during my senior year of high school so I could converse with the middle aged, single women with whom I interacted at the foster kids organization where I volunteered every Tuesday. The day after the show aired and in the middle of January, I began
OPINION: Laura Moser — A Chance The Democratic Party Is Missing
Texas, a state a little bit bigger than France, contains the polar opposites of America amidst its vast size. Houston, the third largest city in America, is a stark contrast to endless stretches of interstate freeways dotted with towns that have populations lower than 30 people and mid-size towns where
OPINION: An Ode To Platonic Lady Love In Place of Female Competition
Good female friends are hard to come by, but can appear often when one least expects them and are one of life’s ultimate blessings. Female friendships are often overlooked in American society’s tendency to pit women against each other as competition for male affection. This pitting of women against each
OPINION: The Complacency And Hypocrisy Of Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Misogyny
CW: Domestic violence, sexual assault White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders has an immense amount of power to dictate the way in which the American public perceives the credibility of President Donald Trump’s administration. However, she grossly mishandles and obfuscates instances of sexual assault allegations against Congressional politicians and Trump
OPINION: The Perks And Pitfalls Of Self-Funded Politics
A few young, diverse, candidates who represent the more progressive component of the Democratic Party are choosing not to self-fund their campaigns or rely on political action committee (PAC) donations. Their strategy poses a threat to aging white Republican political donors who have invested enormous amounts of money into politics