by John Mack Freeman in Opinions and Editorials
On February 2, 2009, Dr. Aaron J. Werner, the Dean of Chapel and an Assistant Professor of Religion at Shorter, published a pamphlet entitled "Is Homosexuality Morally Wrong?" The pamphlet, posted outside his office door under a dusty panoply of other unread papers, didn't become well known until right before Spring Break.
by Aaron Werner in Opinions and Editorials
Thank you for your thoughtful response. Since the Bible says, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another," perhaps we can "sharpen" each other regarding this controversial topic by continuing this conversation beyond these editorials.
Because you wrote, "Dr.
by David Roland in Opinions and Editorials
It is hard to believe that the 2008-2009 school year is nearing the end and we soon will be saying so long to our friends here on the "Hill." For many of us, we will have to say goodbye to some friends that we have grown to love and cherish. It is with this in mind that I hope you will join me in saying goodbye to someone who I have worked with the past two years in Campus Ministries and have grown to love and appreciate deeply: Dustin Tommey.
by Nathan Saint in Opinions and Editorials
Shorter College recently announced our new summer internet courses, selling them as our attempts to keep up with an increasingly technological world.
But let's be honest here; our world isn't so technological that we operate our mouth with our fingers. "Oral Communications" is supposed to involve practicing how to communicate orally, that is, with our mouths.
by Emily Thomas in Opinions and Editorials
I am writing in regards to the "Admissions show a true Shorter" article that appeared in the last issue of The Periscope.
While the article has good points, I am mainly interested in honestly answering the question of "Do we show the true Shorter?"
In my opinion, yes, we do show the true Shorter.