A Letter to Those Responsible

This is a letter to myself, and more importantly, to whoever is listening. Horror. Panic. Anxiety. Will I live to see my children grow up in a world consumed by climate-caused destitution? A world full of poverty, food shortages, environmental decimation, a complete and utter obliteration of all things as we know? I face these […]

Assessing Mental Health Under The Threat Climate Change

Written by Maeve McKaig Although humans have been aware of the threat of climate change for decades, it seems as though the immediate need for action is just now sinking in with the recent publishing of the United Nations report and the U.S. National Climate Assessment. Unfortunately, it is alarmingly too little, too late. Scientists […]

Indian Point – A Symbol of Nuclear Energy in America

Written by Blair Peppe Governor Cuomo has reached an agreement with Entergy (the company that owns the Indian Point nuclear power plant) to shut down operations by April 2021. The Indian Point nuclear power plant is in a sensitive area: 30 miles from Midtown in New york City, 65 miles from the Hudson Valley, and […]

14th: Amendments, Immigration, and Birthright

Written by Maria B. Bernedo Ever since his election, President Trump has not stopped when it comes to designing new ways to put the freedoms of Americans under attack. After withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council and retiring the US from the Paris Climate Accord, Trump’s latest destructive proposal comes […]

Activist Spotlight: Harry Johnson and Dariel Vasquez

Written by Najwa Jamal “Yeah, we gonna figure this out! ‘Cause we had no idea what we were gonna do.” It was this go-getter mentality and aspiration that has helped shape what Brothers at Bard (BAB) is today. Harry Johnson ’17 and Dariel Vasquez ’17, the founders of BAB, began from humble beginnings as two […]

A Quiet Place: Policy and Policing Between Tivoli and Bard College

Written by Blair Peppe Last Friday night, I took the campus shuttle from Bard to Tivoli. As I was stepping off the bus with a surprisingly small group of roughly ten to twelve students, the driver shouted out the door: “You guys are going to keep Tivoli nice and quiet tonight, right?” Some students mumbled […]

A Lesson on Gerrymandering by Professor Ethan Bloch

by Gabrielle Berbey ger·ry·man·der /ˈjerēˌmandər/ verb gerund or present participle: gerrymandering manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. achieve (a result) by manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency With Statewide Direct Primary elections approaching on June 5th and midterm elections on November 6th, 100 Days invited Professor […]