Campus Life, Christianity, Society

Everyday Faith

C.G. White

I found myself in a very unexpected position earlier this week. I was approached by our publisher with the exciting yet daunting new concept of writing a column for this very magazine. I was honored and eagerly agreed to participate in this noble project. But as I sat down to begin, with the blank page ...

EXCLUSIVE: Student Senate funds $3,225 Pridefest, $400 Drag Queen. Petitions School for D.E.I.

Wren Journal Board

 The William and Mary Student Senate has passed a variety of woke and anti-American legislation that petitions the administration to implement D.E.I. policies on campus. Notably, the Student Assembly, of which the Senate is a major part, is responsible for allocating $750,000 in William and Mary’s funding.  The just passed “Pride Month Act” implements an ...

Boringly, W&M Students Applaud Murder

Philip Vayntrub

It’s strange to be on a campus that openly cheers for murder, but it’s stranger still that Luigi Mangione’s popularity is really no surprise at all. Students are garnering hundreds of upvotes on anonymous social media posts as they celebrate the killing of Brian Thompson, but what’s of actual note about it is that they don’t ...

An Overlooked Crisis: How Trump Could Tackle Student Loans

John Pastorelli

With Trump being our newly elected president, a critical issue that comes to mind is the student loan crisis. As a recent alumnus who graduated this past May, I am acutely aware of the expense of college and currently hold student loans, which I intend to pay back. Trump and the Republicans have been notably ...

Anarchy: Why Modern ‘Values’ Fail

Philip Vayntrub

Once upon a time, there was such a thing as virtue. It towered above all the lands and all the people; it was firm, resolute, and beloved. Classical and then Christian, the virtues not only maintained society, but breathed life into it. Emanating authority, truth, and goodness, virtues were the standard of righteousness that every ...

Trump Triumphs: Why Academics are Stumped

Caleb Ruger and James Schilk

This Tuesday, in the 2024 Presidential Election, the American people finally got the chance to make their voice heard. After four years of foreign wars, a struggling economy, and endlessly-increasing immigration, they came out in droves to resoundingly reject the decline of their beloved country, a disaster overseen by the administration of President Joe Biden ...

A Sharp Divide: The Political Climate on Campus

Paul Schavland

Now more than ever, political discourse is at the center of public attention. This is especially true for those of college-age, many of whom will be eligible to vote for the first time in the presidential election this coming November. Though not the exclusive driver, the 2024 presidential election has heightened the sense of urgency ...