Why I use “queer”
Kayla David RIC Alum “What is queer? I’ve only heard the term used in a derogatory way before today and now I’m confused? Is it another term for gay?” I get asked this question a lot and I always love …
Universal undergraduate theses
J.C. Lamantia Managing Editor For the past two years, I have been working on an honors thesis in political science. Last week,the Political Science Department officially approved the project. The
The poverty of democracy
Jesse Posl Rhinehart Opinions Editor In political science, we distinguish between several different forms of democracy. The form I like best roughly corresponds to the form democracy took in the
Don’t you love his bow ties?
The Anchor Editor of the week: Lloyd Matsumoto Having spent this past week dropping hints and leaving monetary “donations” in our newspaper offi ce, we’ve decided to name Lloyd our
He really rose to the occassion
The Anchor Staff member of the week: Jesus Of all the weeks to be named staff member of the week, this truly has been Jesus’ week. Given Passover, Good Friday,
Rebirth of Rothko
Nathan Gazebian The American painter Mark Rothko is a man who, after developing himself in the style of various artistic movements with little success, finally came into his own
A Nerf-wracking proposal
Jesse Posl Rhinehart Last week the administration took the first steps towards implementing its new campus security policy that will involve arming the officers who diligently patrol our campus.
Autistic Awesomeness Month
April is coming. For most of America, this means spring is showing, silly pranks are pulled and life goes on. For Autistics, April is a grueling month of
In Defense of Kate
In the March 18 edition of The Anchor, Nico Montari (a generous staffer with plenty of talent) chose to voice his opinions on a column frequently seen and
In Defense of Kate
In a society primarily dominated by men, feminism and women in general have gone under much scrutiny. A woman today either has to be considered a feminist, so





