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Statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums. Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen. Used here under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license (URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en) By Samuel Whinnem Change is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution” (“Change, v.”). When we transition from one point in our life to another, it can feel like we are abandoning all familia

New remix of a portrait of Socrates. Original image is in the public domain. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century CE). By Yan Xi Ancient Greece. Socrates holds up the cup of hemlock and calmly drinks it without any hesitation: “Crito, I owe the sacrifice of a rooster to Asklepios; will you pay that debt and not neglect to do so?” Socrates says his last wise words, and dies. The cup drops on the ground, and as the sound of dramatic crying gets louder, Socrates’s soul flows upwa

Kuratas, a mecha made by Suidobashi Heavy Industry at the Maker Faire Tokyo (2012). Photo by Kazuyoshi Kato. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en. By Wynter Alexander The five robot-lions which form the eponymous mecha (giant mobile robot) Voltron in the iconic 1980s animated series are operated by five chosen paladins who must save the universe from the evil alien Galra Empire. I

Duel between Greek hoplite and Persian warrior. 5th c. B.C.E. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Image in the public domain. By Alex Penza PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This work of historical fiction by CT State Community College sophomore Alex Penza is set during the Greco-Persian Wars (499-449 BCE). Written as a creative project for a history class, the story is presented from the point of view of Pammon, an Athenian envoy sent to Sparta during wartime—at which time a variety o

By Emma MacLaren Recent University of Vermont graduate Emma MacLaren has loved the classes she's taken at Tunxis. She designed this guide to Tunxis Library resources. Explore the variety of treasures the Library has on offer—right in time for summer or fall classes! Side entrance to the 700 Building / Tunxis Library. Photo by J.I. Abbot

Summer field in Hamois, Belgium. Photo by Luc Viatour. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. By Hema Menon Balan PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This lyrical argument might best be served outdoors, with a tall glass of a cool beverage, and perhaps a portion of gratitude for the opportunities that await us in the new season With spring’s gentle arrival, summer is starting to reveal itself. During t

Multi-fidelity Performance, created by Mariagisellefernandez. Used here under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license (URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en ) By Ben Rossi Enter AI—Enter Also Assumptions About AI It seems that the public thinks the biggest problem with AI is that “people will use less critical thinking.” That’s a cute assessment, one where you still believe that big tech companies are your friends. The trut

By Michelle Patino Quiroz Image courtesy of Eduardo Francisco Vazquez Murillo via Wikimedia Commons through Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en The apparitions of the Virgin Mary are the most widely discussed and historically significant mystical phenomena within the Catholic tradition. They have been reported across continents and centuries—from Mexico (Guadalupe, 1531) to Ecuador (Good Success, 1594–1634), Portugal (Fatima, 1917)

Sarah Michelle Gellar, 2011 Comicon. Photo by Rach. Used via Creative Common license Attribution 2.0 Generic Deed. “If the apocalypse comes, beep me.” —Buffy Summers, Season 1, Episode 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer : “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date” By Veronica Downey Y2K was still over two years away, but in one sentence, Buffy Summers summed up her priorities in a way that made sense to the Gen X/Millennials watching weekly on the WB network (eventually UPN, where its f