Euclid, Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Bicycle Riding
By Audra Zook “If I take the training wheels off, I might fall. If I don’t take them off, IContinue Reading
Category: Academics
Your Future and St. John’s
By Nathan Goldman You certainly don’t have to know just what you want to do with your life when youContinue Reading
The Art of “Enstrangement”
By Nathan Goldman The following originally appeared in an issue of the Gadfly, the St. John’s student newspaper. In literaryContinue Reading
The Work of Translation
By Alison Tretina Over the course of freshman year, I have found translation to be an indispensable part of theContinue Reading
The Value of Liberal Education
By Nathan Goldman Over at the Huffington Post, Christopher Nelson, president of St. John’s in Annapolis, blogs about a pressing andContinue Reading
“When You Know Better, You Do Better”: A Senior’s Reflections on St. John’s
By Grace Tyson The following is a slightly modified form of a speech originally delivered on April 18, at theContinue Reading
Senior Oral Done!
By Bilsana Bibic Hi everyone, I had my senior oral on Monday and I wanted to share the experience andContinue Reading
Mad World
By Alice Loofbourrow As we study King Lear in sophomore language, I’ve been thinking a lot about madness. In highContinue Reading
The Beauty of Bewilderment
By Nathan Goldman Modern views of education frequently hold one of two objects as education’s end: the acquisition of knowledgeContinue Reading
The Johnnie Chair 