What’s it like to play an instrument in space, or sing without gravity? How about duetting with Earth-bound rock stars while you’re in orbit, or recording a podcast after repairing the Space Shuttle? Bandella, which includes three astronauts and the spouse of another, will bring...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - July 11, 2019 in Columnists
Here’s how to beat Trump
“We have a Republican party with no principles, but a spine, and we have a Democratic party with principles, but no spine.”— Allan Lichtman, author of The Case for Impeachment Surveying the wretched hellscape of the American presidency and the Democrats’ efforts to combat the...
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David Weinshilboum
Columnist - July 10, 2019 in Columnists
The gray hair piece
I’ve never been one to predict the future, but the aging process and its impact on my hair has given me a glimpse into divination. It will happen on week two or three of the fall semester. I’ll finish lecturing, and a back-row student will...
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Kristen Marie
Columnist - July 9, 2019 in Columnists
Before the coffee is even poured
It’s 6 a.m. My eyes are halfway open and coffee has not been poured. Yet the demands keep rolling in.
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Maya Stiles Parsons Spier
Columnist, Editor-in-Chief - July 9, 2019 in Columnists
Not being his “type” is likely exactly why Trump feels free to assault women
It’s one thing to deconstruct and analyze and condemn the institutions of patriarchy and their flaws. It’s another one to feel their bruises on your skin, and their grasping hands pulling your hair and covering your mouth as you scream. Alice Minium Women quickly learn...
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Maya Stiles Parsons Spier
Columnist, Editor-in-Chief - July 4, 2019 in Columnists
Not much to celebrate on this Fourth of July
“The important thing is the presidency,” Nixon continued. “If need be, save the presidency from the President.” Bob Woodward, The Final Days It’s funny what makes you think. And what it makes you think about. I was driving home in the rainy dark, Washington State...
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Kate Laddish
Columnist - July 3, 2019 in Columnists
‘Playing a guitar without gravity is messy’ — Astro-musicians talk space, upcoming Bandella show
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David Weinshilboum
Columnist - July 3, 2019 in Columnists
Leaving Davis
In 1997, I arrived in Davis, a small university town in Northern California. It had cultural activities, good schools, and lots of parks; at the time, it was a fantastic fit for me, a displaced Midwestern boy unaccustomed to the insane frenetic energy of the...
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JL Nash
- July 2, 2019 in Columnists
Domestic violence against men — where is the help?
Does domestic violence affect only the two people in an intimate relationship who live together? Should it be extended to partners who don’t live together and to all victims of domestic violence including children and family members? Is physical violence the only type of domestic...
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Terri Connett
Columnist - June 30, 2019 in Columnists
The skinny on the 2020 twenty
I'm bettin' Beto's chances are zippo. I believe he's sincere and probably a little too honest. If he couldn't beat Grandpa Munster, no way can he take on the anti-Christ.
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