Fear of the “O” Face
By Miss. C Miss C loves her orgasm. Whether a group activity or a solo exercise, I love my orgasm like Bubba Gump loves his shrimp- regardless of method, seasoning or mental capacity of the sous chef. In fact, I’m entirely confident that if I did not in fact get happy at least once a [...]
Vixen Life Lesson III: Dorm Sweet Pigsty
By Asha Godfrey ’14 You wake up one beautiful Saturday morning. The sun is shining through the window above your bed, and the smell of fresh linen surrounds you as you peep your head up from underneath your down blanket and duvet. You step out of bed and onto a dirty sock; it’s just a [...]
53% Say: Occupy Wall Street does not represent us
By Emily Weiland ’15 “The problem is, you 99%, you aren’t willing to eat dirt sandwiches to follow your dreams and turn a 15k a year business into a million dollar one.” So reads an October 30 post on the53.tumblr.com, a blog created as a reaction to the claims by protestors in the Occupy Wall [...]
Republican Column: “Occupy What?”
By Julie Moorhead ’13 So I think now is the time to write about the Occupy Wall Street campaign. I have been trying to avoid this topic as I know there are many different views on the issue, but because there was a lack of anything else interesting to write about for this column, I [...]
Music Column: Ridiculousness Sells
By Wendy Sivik ’14 The amount of people who are drawn to ridiculous, rude, and distasteful talent as a form of entertainment is remarkable. I mean, more often then not, a YouTube video of a terrible singer will have five million views, as will a video that involves some extra-feminine fellow complaining about celebrities. For [...]
Fashion Review: Please Don’t Feed the Models
By Ellie Bryant ’12 Oh hey, it’s been a stressful week. So, I handled it like a champion and gorged on mac n’ cheese and read Vogue and Cosmo and cried. No big deal. You know what is awesome though? Lace cutouts as accents in clothes are awesome. Super sexy, but low profile, like Taylor [...]
Music Feature: Charlottesville’s – The Anatomy of Frank
By Gabriella Muglia ’13 When I arrived at Rivermont Pizza, there was no band playing, so I wandered around from person to person. My friend had texted me earlier that night and told me that a really good Charlottesville band was playing. After about thirty minutes, I found myself in a game of Trivial Pursuit [...]
Technology Within the Classrooms
by Maria El-Abd ’12 In the past decade, schools throughout the nation have rushed to incorporate technology in the classroom, claiming such initiatives make learning a more engaging experience for students. Various classrooms have expanded to include desktops, laptops, SMART Boards, iPods, iPads, and the list continues to grow. According to the New York Times, [...]
Gays in military file suit against DOMA
By Emily Weiland ’15 A little over a month after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” lifted the ban on gays serving openly in the military, six active troops and two veterans are filing suit over the constitutionality of DOMA. DOMA, or the Defense of Marriage Act, is a 1996 law that prevents the [...]
Supernatural Tales Revealed at Annual Ghost Tours
By Asha Godfrey ’14 Students have shared ghost stories at Sweet Briar over a number of decades. The most popular amongst all the eerie tales of ghost sitings or bumps in the night are those involving the ghost of Daisy Williams, the sixteen year old girl to whom Sweet Briar’s construction is dedicated. On the [...]
Student Government Association Trying to Amend Some Old Policies
By Katarina Allen ’12 “Sweet Briar women do not lie, cheat, steal or violate the rights of others.” First-years at Sweet Briar College know that this pledge, the college’s honor code, must be memorized before classes commence. Recently, Sweet Briar’s Student Government Association (SGA) has been reexamining the student handbook embodying this code, especially a [...]
Masha Hamilton Visits Sweet Briar College
By Corinne Adams ’12 On Wednesday, November 2nd, writer and activist Masha Hamilton arrived on Sweet Briar’s campus to spend an active week interacting with students and sharing her global knowledge gained from years as a non-profit leader, author, and journalist. Hamilton’s extensive experience as both a fiction writer and war reporter reaches a variety [...]
One Families’ Pain, Sparks a Campaign
Ebony Goines ’14 In October 2009, Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old student at Virginia Tech from Roanoke, Virginia went missing after last being seen leaving a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia at the John Paul Jones Arena located on the University of Virginia campus. The following January, her remains were found in a nearby hayfield, about [...]
Sweet Briar Women Face Costly Campus Weddings
by Rebecca Mill ’15 With facilities as beautiful as the chapel, inn, and boathouse, Sweet Briar’s campus is a popular place for events; particularly weddings. Many students are under the assumption that alumnae and current students were given a discount to use the chapel for their wedding. Victoria Mills ’13 comments, “When I first came [...]
An Adventure in Alaska
By Ellie Bryant ’12 When I stepped off the plane in Juneau and caught a taxi to the ferry, I felt more excited than I had in a long time. Just seeing the mountains again made my heart beat a little faster as I settled in for the four hour ferry to my final destination; [...]
Republican: Palin Not Running in 2012
By Julie Moorhead ’13 This past Sunday, former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin announced that she will not be running for presidential office in 2012. During the summer, Palin seemed to “tease” the nation’s voters with whether or not she was going to run. With her east coast bus tour and public appearances at such [...]
Democrat: Why it’s Okay to Like Obama
By Emily Weiland ’15 It’s interesting to note that detractors of President Obama’s healthcare plan refer to it as “Obamacare.” When did “care” become a bad word? When did associating a man’s name with “care” become slander? That’s a nitpick, I guess. But opponents of President Obama’s time in office have been broadening their approach [...]
Vixen Life Lesson Two: Dorm Room Therapy
By Asha Godfrey ’14 As we filled out the endless paperwork that inevitably comes with verifying our place at an institution of higher education, some of us Vixens worried about our distance from home. Most of us struggled with strategies of balancing schoolwork and social activities. My worries consisted mostly of the fear I would [...]
What’s There to Do?
By Charlotte Hopkins ’15 Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, The Metropolitan Opera in Charlottesville is transmitting live stream performances to select theaters across the country and around the globe. The Paramount’s “The Met: Live” opens its 2011-2012 season with Gaetano Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” The opera tells the story of the doomed queen Anna [...]
Music and Politics: Mute or Mashup?
By Gabriella Muglia ’13 What makes a song appealing? For many people, the answer is simple:120 BPMs, a Gibson Firebird IV and crybaby wah pedal, maybe some vocoders, a catchy hook, having Lil’ Wayne on the track. But for others, finding noteworthy music is about more than just how hard the bass hits in the [...]
Troy Davis’ Exectution, Was He Innocent?
By Amber Smith ’14 Troy Davis was executed on September 21, 2011, for the alleged murder of an off duty police officer named Mark MacPhail in 1989. He was convicted in 1991 for shooting MacPhail to death while coming to the aid of the homeless man that was being attacked. There was a four-hour delay [...]
Saudi Arabia gives Women the Right to Vote
By Katarina Allen ’12 On Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 Saudi Arabia’s King Adullah announced that women will have the right to vote in local elections held in 2015. Not only will women be able to vote in elections, but also nominate themselves for membership in Municipal Councils and participate in the nomination of candidates. The [...]
y:1 Program Brings Reza Aslan to Sweet Briar
By Maria El-Abd ’12 On September 27, the acclaimed Iranian-born author and scholar of religions, Dr. Reza Aslan gave a lecture in Babcock’s Murchison Lane Auditorium to students and faculty members. Aslan, whose lecture was titled “Ten Years Later: Fighting Islamophobia and Understanding Muslims,” was one of the first guest speakers to come to campus [...]
Aramark’s Endeavor for New Dishes Upsets Students
By Libby Hannon ’12 Since beginning their service this fall, Aramark Food Services has instituted a series of changes at Sweet Briar’s Prothro Dining Hall. While students have mixed reviews about the food, a recent announcement about dishware has had some students upset. During lunch, students were offered the chance to vote on new dishware [...]
