*You can find most of this year’s Tunnel in the video above. However, due to a technical issue, the last scene of the Tunnel is not included. There are few bonds on campus that run longer and deeper than my bond with the Tunnel of Oppression. Having proudly participated all…
The Tunnel of Oppression (or Why White People Suck)
You can find a video of my journey through the Tunnel via TuDou (which, unlike YouTube, allows me to upload the video as one file). Tuesday marked the second time that I have ever been meaningfully oppressed (my first such experience was, of course, last year’s Tunnel of Oppression). There…
Growth is Good for the Poor– Right?
My good friend Thomas Ginn*, a senior economics major and accomplished anti-poverty crusader, recently lent me his copy of The Bottom Billion by Oxford professor Paul Collier. It is a fascinating read and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in foreign aid, economic development, econometric tools, or helping…
The Tunnel Of Oppression: A Review
Last night, I experienced oppression. Being a white, American, Catholic, middle-class, privileged, heterosexual, conservative male, I had never before been able to experience oppression first-hand. Luckily, the RHA and a number of other groups decided to host a Tunnel of Oppression for people such as myself, so that we could…
Let’s All Get Offended
As you may have read, last night the offices of the Daily Tar Heel were visited by protesters who petitioned the DTH to adopt gender-neutral language and avoid using words like “freshman” and “chairman.” Even gender-specific terms like “chairman” and “chairwoman” have been voted down as they have been deemed…
Marriage: Who’s Allowed and Who Decides?
Tonight I attended a panel discussion titled “Marriage: Who’s Allowed and Who Decides?”, hosted by the Parr Center for Ethics. The panel consisted of UNC professors Philip Cohen (Sociology), Erica Roedder (Philosophy) and Randall Styers (Religion), as well as Terri Phoenix of the UNC LGBTQ Center and Tami Fitzgerald of…