Students' Freedom Of Speech Contested

The removal of the posters has raised questions on campus by Professor Thornton, and her students. The issue that is raised by this incident is the fact that the College has no academic freedom policy for students.

While the faculty does have a set of guidelines protecting their rights, academic freedom for students has not been established, or defined by the administration or the Committee for Academic Freedom. "Before this situation, I had no idea that students on campus were not formally guaranteed protection under free speech legislation; nor did I realize that students pay however many tens of thousands of dollars a year to the institution without being guaranteed a well-defined and clear right to academic freedom," said Thornton. Full story...

Artists Receive Honorary Degrees In Chapel Ceremony

The ceremony commenced with a traditional academic procession headed by the Bread and Puppet Theater's brass band and an assortment of costumed actors alongside flag-carrying members of the Trinity community. The flamboyant, ragtag procession of performers volunteers, and stilt-walkers clunked along to the loud and brassy band that accompanied them. Uncle Sam, the tallest of the stilt walkers, could almost see into the second story windows of Jarvis as he processed along the Long Walk. He even stopped to lean against a tall tree in front of the chapel to help the band a bit by taking out his own instrument. The procession followed the perimeter of the Main Quad and ended in the Chapel, where the congregation met them for the start of the ceremony. John Rose, Director of Chapel Music, played the organ as the faculty entered the Chapel. Full story...