Jonathan Willett
Goal is winning, stop rewarding all participants
When I was in class the other night, we were discussing America as a “victory culture,” and someone mentioned that many recreation athletic leagues in America have begun awarding winner’s trophies to all participants. Rather than only recognizing the victors in athletic competition, parents and league coordinators seem to be more interested in preserving young [...]
Conference re-alignment may be beneficial for all
When I was a freshman at University of North Carolina, the big news on campus was the possible expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) from nine teams to 12. At the time, there were many in the traditional nine schools that felt it was near sacrilege to speak of adding universities to the ACC. [...]
Media coverage of 9-11 remembrance distasteful
I was wondering when this would finally take place. I originally thought that this would have been the one or five year anniversary. But it took the US government and major news outlets ten years to revisit the horrifying emotions of Sept. 11, 2001. It needs to be made clear, I am not disparaging those [...]
Class discussion brings up question of ‘what is art?’
I cringed a little in class the other night, not because of a bad quiz or faulty explanation during discussion, but rather because my professor had aimed a very loaded question at me. “Well, Jonathan, do you consider this to be art on the same level as other novels we’ve read this semester?” Damn. Other [...]
Indian food a favorite at Festival of Cultures
Columnist Last week on Friday I was lucky enough to attend the Festival of Cultures over in Frost Arena. On a day when SDSU seemed to be populated with more visitors than students and faculty, which created headaches walking and driving on campus, the festival was a wonderful escape to begin the weekend. Walking into [...]
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