(OPINION) Last February, my world was folding in on top of me. That was the day the Russian army invaded the eastern Ukrainian city where my grandparents lived. Living with the notion that the people I love are in constant danger of being attacked while trying to keep up with college schoolwork was far from easy and still is sometimes. But this article isn’t about me, Ukraine or any national-level catastrophe. Instead, it's about the unrest happening at The King’s College right now and how we should respond.

The Importance of Christian Higher Education

(OPINION) There is another context in which I view these things. King's is a "strategic institution," however overused that phrasing became. It is a point of gathering and departure for many ambitious, capable Christians willing to subject themselves to a formative education. Running a private Christian liberal arts school in NYC is obviously a tall order. But when I was there we had 500+ students, and it seemed only to be getting bigger. Profs would complain about how many sections they had to teach and how many students they had to juggle. What went wrong?

A Collective Memento Mori

(OPINION) My heart, as it has been for the past few weeks, is keenly attuned to The King’s College and its dire situation. To be honest, there is little I can tangibly do to help this situation. It is easy to get wrapped up in feelings of dread and defeat as the future remains uncertain for King’s in New York City. But worry, as we all know, never solves our deeper problems.

Vote Max Pleban for Humble Leadership

Throughout the 21 odd years I have been alive I have had the opportunity and privilege to meet a wide variety of people. From coal miners, to governors, to artists and theologians, I have learned that people rarely are how you expect them to be.

Campus, OpinionNate PalmerFebruary 18, 2022maxpleban, sbp, campus opinion, Secondary Feature Comment

Vote Mattie Winburn for Community

I did not run for House exec. I joined the team in the middle of the summer, after a year of remote learning and was unable to attend Statesmanship. I stepped into the position feeling unprepared and unsure about the year ahead.

Campus, OpinionPaige MillerFebruary 18, 2022mattiewinburn, campus opinion, sbp, Secondary Feature Comment

Vote Abby Roth for Service and Servanthood

I have known Abby Roth since August of 2019. She was one of three freshmen on the volleyball team who was a Thatcher and at Albee. I have spent countless hours with her at House events, in the occasional business class and, most commonly, trapped in volleyball van rides. If I have learned anything over these near four years of friendship with her, Abby Roth is kind, courageous, dedicated and would be one of the best Student Body Presidents this school has ever, and will ever, have.

Campus, OpinionAlexandria KemsleyFebruary 18, 2022abbyroth, sbp, alexandria kemsley, campus opinion, Secondary FeatureComment

"Letters From the Exiles": Letter 1

This letter is to you, the Exiles. Whether you stayed or went, you have been separated from the King’s community that was. The virus struck like a lightning bolt, and before anyone had time to blink, our home was gone. That shock has now passed; our rocky transitions complete, we have (more or less) become accustomed to our new realities. We now face another obstacle, the ever-imposing question: “Now what?”

A Letter for the Dreamers: What Our Final Semester Could Have Been

An ode to what could have been… for The King’s College Class of 2020.