Tag: Scotie Wilcher
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How to Deal with Toxic Resolutions
*All views expressed in the opinion section are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Salemite SCOTIE WILCHER As we welcome in the new year, many people are creating their own New Year’s Resolutions. Many of these resolutions are related to losing weight or dieting. According to the Huffington…
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New MAGE Guild explores nerd culture
SCOTIE WILCHER The Manga, Anime, Gaming and Entertainment Guild was recently formed by senior Sabrina Otero and her board, including sophomore Jordan Wallen. Otero described MAGE Guild as “a community of students that have interest in gaming, manga or basically anything in the entertainment fandom world.” As a club, MAGE Guild traces its roots back…
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A Year in Trump’s America
*All views expressed in the opinion section are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Salemite SCOTIE WILCHER I don’t think I’ll ever forget how I felt when I heard that Donald Trump “won” the office of president. It was around two in the morning, but the time doesn’t…
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Crash Course on LGBTQIA+ Terminology
SCOTIE WILCHER We’ve covered this topic before at the Salemite in this section, however, given that this is our first article of the year, we thought a refresher might be in order. Let’s talk about terminology. The basics; sex, gender and sexuality. Though society may try to tie them together, they are completely unrelated. Sex…
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Salem Reacts to Updated Nondiscrimination Policy
SCOTIE WILCHER Over the past few years, more and more women’s colleges have been changing their policies to admit trans women as students to their colleges. Student activists at Salem College have been advocating for a similar policy to be put in place. On June 27, Salem College faculty and students received an email informing…