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<p>Dear Reader, “Of course you’re a swimmer. You have such broad shoulders. You just look so… athletic,” he said, waving his hand up and down in an assessment of my body. He: a middle-aged, male college interviewer. Me: totally creeped out. By the time he made this assessment, I was already uncomfortable. He had interrogated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Feb 27, Bill Ayers, former leader of the radical left-wing domestic terror group Weather Underground Organization (WUO), visited Deerfield to speak to the community about his life as an activist. As the group’s leader, Mr. Ayers helped organize a multitude of protests, some of which resulted in the destruction of government property. Wilson Fellow [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to the results of a recent school-wide survey conducted by the Scroll, 92% of Deerfield students believe that there is a hook-up culture on campus. The Student Life Office and the Health Center have both expressed that it is crucial that there is programming to inform students and to promote a dialogue about healthy [&hellip;]</p>

<p>At present, our country seems separated. Justice Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court appointment highlights all aspects of division in the United States: #MeToo, political maneuvering, biased media coverage, issues with social media and more. Many choose to scrutinize the current allegations against Kavanaugh in deciding his legitimacy to sit on the Supreme Court. This is unconditionally rational. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>At one point in his testimony, the following dialogue between Brett Kavanaugh and Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator, occurred: WHITEHOUSE: Did it relate to alcohol? You haven’t answered that. KAVANAUGH: I like beer. I like beer. I don’t know if you do&#8230; WHITEHOUSE: OK. KAVANAUGH: &#8230; do you like beer, Senator, or not? WHITEHOUSE: Um, next&#8230; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sonja O’Donnell has taught English and philosophy at Deerfield since 2000. She has spent the last 18 years immersing herself in the lives of Deerfield students as an academic advisor, head swim coach, assistant crew coach, hall resident, Feminism Club advisor, literary and arts magazine Albany Road advisor, and debate and public speaking coach. Ms. [&hellip;]</p>