Enquiry: A Publication of the AHI Undergraduate Fellows | vol. X

Wilson, Root, and Historical Standards

December 07, 2015 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 14, Patrick J. Bedard '14

Lafayette College is a small, elite liberal arts institution in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, well known for its robust academics and picturesque campus. One of Lafayette’s particularly breathtaking buildings is the Kirby Hall of Civil Rights—said to be one of the most expensive buildings per square foot when it was constructed in the 1920s—which boasts a stately Roman-revival exterior, a grand travertine marbled-clad entryway, and an airy, oak paneled-library.

How Hamilton’s Leaders Have Failed Their Students

December 07, 2015 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 14, Mike Adamo

Last week, the group of Hamilton College activists known as “the Movement” released a lengthy list of demands to almost universal ridicule. Few Hamilton students respect the Movement’s childish and arrogant calls for public apologies, special attention, and, of course, money. Our college administrators, meanwhile, rushed to validate the protesters’ demands and feelings.

Salvaging a Campus Conversation

December 07, 2015 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 14, Ben Wesley

After the Movement released its demands, the overwhelming majority of students made it clear that they disagreed with the list. And with good reason—the demands were so radical that they could easily have been mistaken for satire.