Guest column by Peter LaBerge | From One “Bro” to Another: On Complicity
By the second week of freshman year, we have all learned to avoid the Compass in the center of Locust Walk. Everyone who has been on an Admissions tour or paid attention during any NSO event knows that stepping on the Compass prior to midterm week guarantees a failed first midterm. During my freshman fall, I abided by this rule until one mid-September day when I forgot, but I wasn’t too concerned. From the start, I thought it was nothing more than a harmless tradition. And, in truth, it wasn’t—for me, at least.