Pretty Little Dead Thing—
Sky Creature Hit Ground,
you were always invincible to me,
above the Earth’s cruel touch,
but It has taken you.
Read moreQueen Elizabeth: What Her Death Means for the U.K. and the World
Queen Elizabeth’s uncontested reign of seventy years and two hundred and fourteen days came to an end when the ninety-six-year old monarch died on September 8th at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II held a long and complicated reign, being loved and hated in equal measure. When she passed, her life was celebrated, ridiculed, criticized and analyzed. Tears of joy and tears of sadness have been shed.
Read moreThe Garwood Line
Summit is on the Garwood line; I don’t know why I need to double check every time. Summit is always on the Garwood line. Summit will always be on the Garwood line.
Read moreOn Grieving Mechanisms: An open letter to the Skidmore Community in response to this weekend’s tragedy
At the same time, while we’re here, it is easy to believe that Skidmore is a sheltered vessel from the anxieties and disfigurements of the real world. It is not that we lack a broader awareness necessarily, but sometimes there is an unreality to what goes on beyond the confines of the little collegiate world we belong to. This weekend was a reminder of the unrelenting motion of that world.
Read moreA Unified Campus; Healing Alongside Our Peers
But in times of unthinkable tragedy like this, it is that sense of solidarity and community at Skidmore that can be so valuable. We are capable of coming together, sitting to talk for a few minutes, and feeling this pain together.
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