By: Zeke Webster

In many ways, Barack Obama has been very good to civil libertarians, not to mention everyone else that found the ACLU more and more prescient as the Bush Administration progressed. Obama repudiated the “enhanced interrogation techniques” of hi...

By: Evan Eskew

Maybe it was seeing Muddy Waters next to Nas in my iTunes library that made me realize it was time for an evaluation. These artists represent my two favorite, but seemingly disparate, musical genres—blues and hip hop. I wondered what common ground, ...

By: David Poms

In February, Congress passed and President Obama signed a bill expanding the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 4 million more children, a bill that Congress passed twice two years ago but vetoed each time by then-President Bush. This i...

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Stephen Curry’s decision to enter the NBA draft has attracted a great deal of attention on campus and around the sports world. The appropriate reaction for a Davidson basketball fan is obvious: disappointment that we lose a year of watching that sil...

By: Zachary Zimmerman

Davidson faced Samford on Thursday to open this year’s SoCon Men’s Tennis Tournament in Elon, N.C. After a thrilling comeback win, Davidson took on the top-seeded Furman Paladins on Friday in the SoCon Quarterfinals, dropping the match 4-0 and...

By: Chris Young

This year, it has been my job in this space to bring you articles that directly engaged prominent issues in the sports world.  This column has discussed myriad issues and sports, ranging from the NBA playoffs and the Super Bowl to women’s colle...

By: John Morgan

Both the women’s and men’s track teams posted solid performances at the SoCon outdoor championships last weekend, dominating the long-distance events in Statesboro, GA. The men brought home a fifth-place finish while the women earned the ninth...

By: Anna Stringfield

The Davidson women’s tennis team recently competed in the Southern Conference tennis finals in Greensboro, North Carolina. Competing in the conference tournament for the eighth consecutive year, the Wildcat’s fell short of the title after bein...

By: Ian Qua

The Davidson baseball team won all three games they played against UNC-Greensboro this weekend at Wilson Field. The Wildcats seemed to feed off the stellar North Carolina weather and the “spring frolics” atmosphere that pervaded campus to put ...

By: Monique McIntosh

Small heads are scattered across the floor in the Van Every/Smith Gallery. Their bodies are nowhere to be found, but two wiry and intact statues stare down at the wreckage. One figure cradles a severed head, staring into the depths of its face and dark ey...

By: Ben Ireland

What do you get when you mix a little Jack Johnson, John Mayer and a dash of Kikkoman low-sodium soy sauce? You get Justin Nozuka, a young Japanese-American singer/songwriter whose debut CD “Holly” should be in any acoustic, neo-soul lover&rsq...

By: Jennifer Gambrell

Duke Family Performance Hall transformed itself into a forum of haute couture last Thursday evening, when students packed the space for the Greek Week Fashion Show. The event, sponsored by Dillard’s of Northlake, served as the final contest of David...

By: Ray Francis

Stephen Curry ’10 announced last Thursday that he will enter the NBA Draft, foregoing his final season of eligibility in college. The decision came after over a month of deliberation, bringing closure to the debate surrounding arguably the greatest ...

By: Caroline Wood

The town of Davidson’s campaign to support public art is once again underway. The Public Art Commission’s first sponsored piece, “A Bouquet for Davidson,” was dedicated last Saturday at a ceremony in which Davidson professor Cort S...

By: Kelsey Lilley

The coming of spring means many things: sunshine, blooming flowers, and… Cinco de Mayo. “Cinco de Mayo is a very popular Mexican-American celebration,” Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) President Claudia Ramirez said. &ldqu...

By: Kelsey Lilley

It started with a question. “How many of you passed first grade?” All hands went up. “The reason I asked you that question is because…we’re dealing with issues and trends that are really, really troubling.”  Monda...

By: Caroline Wood

This week, Davidson graduate and trustee Paul Leonard ’62 was awarded the Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice’s annual Humanitarian Award. The 38th awards ceremony took place last Tuesday in Charlotte at the Westin Hotel.  The awards, ...

By: Alex Kowaleski

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Stephen Curry '10 announced Thursday that he will enter the 2009 NBA draft and intends to hire an agent. Curry, who averaged 28.6 points per game last season, leaves Davidson as the school's all-time leading scorer. DraftExpress.com predicts that Curry wi...

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This week features an abundance of Davidson traditions that many students, alumni and faculty alike anticipate for the entire year. Spring Frolics will begin this Friday afternoon (at least, most students begin frolicking after classes...or before), just ...