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The NESCAC High

The NESCAC High

Yuri Kim, Illustrator October 14, 2020

The Gender Dynamics Of Debate And Politics

Miles Nabritt, Managing Forum Editor October 14, 2020

“Mr. Vice President, I am speaking.”  A week after watching the Vice-Presidential debate, I want to take the time to recount some of the important takeaways from the exchanges between Senator Kamala...

Xi’s Reach: Propaganda and Self-Censorship on Campus

Roy Mathews October 14, 2020

Here in the United States, we lack an official government mouthpiece; a publication solely dedicated to trumpeting the governments every action. Fortunately, China’s Xinhua News, China Daily, People’s...

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Knowing When to Cut the Mic

Jem Costello October 14, 2020

As the country enters the final three weeks before the long-awaited general election, where  President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden will compete for the presidency, many have turned...

A Liberal Bastion Of Inequality: Income Disparity At Bates

Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor October 14, 2020

It is oftentimes far easier to condemn than to commend. With that being said, it is also easier in times of calamity to run to one’s corner instead of facing tumult head-on. The latter truism is often...

Now I am Angry: Bates’ Problematic and Hidden Past

Now I am Angry: Bates’ Problematic and Hidden Past

Skye Brown, Managing Features Editor October 7, 2020

After writing my last article, my fatigue has shifted into an outrage. Now I am angry. Bates, as an institution, you are the problem. In addition to pressuring the BIPOC community on campus to shed their...

Voter Suppression: A Real Issue We Should All Care About

Katherine Merisotis October 7, 2020

Seventy-three million Americans witnessed the disgraceful presidential debate that sent waves of frustration through Americans' heads due to distrust of the United States democratic system. Every presidential...

No Really, What is Anarchism?

Eric Fleischmann October 7, 2020

The terms ‘anarchist’ and ‘anarchism’ are returning to the center stage of political lingo in the twenty-first century. To quote my own article on Center for a Stateless Society: “President...

A Consequential Week: Looking Back At Trump v. Biden Debate

A Consequential Week: Looking Back At Trump v. Biden Debate

Miles Nabritt, Managing Forum Editor October 7, 2020

For many people across the country, it has been a complicated and turbulent week, to say the least. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, we were witness to the horror of the first of three presidential debates featuring...

Masked Transparency: Solutions for Floundering Latin American Government

Gabriel Coffey, Managing Forum Editor October 7, 2020

As Mexico is scorched by COVID-19 cases, their president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), attacks small-scale newspapers for criticizing his handling of the pandemic. In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro has...

Student Must Take Virus Standards to Another Level

Roy Mathews October 7, 2020

This article is a work of satire. It's now the tenth month of the coronavirus pandemic, and it's been a wild year. With everyone stockpiling hand sanitizer and everything from bandanas to World War...

Quarantine for Athletes

Quarantine for Athletes

Yuri Kim, Illustrator September 30, 2020

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