Christopher Leelum, Author at The Statesman

Bodies of distraction: what school dress codes say about men and women

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsApril 20, 2016April 24, 2016

How much skin is a woman allowed to show in the classroom? If you’re a man, like me, the answer is easy: as little as possible because I’m trying to concentrate please.

Let’s unleash Microsoft’s “Tay” on the presidential campaign

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsMarch 31, 2016

Can man — the so evidently fallible ape with amazing capacities for violence, racism and terror — actually create intelligence?

Benefits of the Socratic method: Philosophy is practical

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsMarch 29, 2016May 26, 2016

Considering the most common criticism of the major — “What can you do in the real world with a philosophy degree?” — I have a lot of clearing up to do.

Generation gap in numbers

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsFebruary 10, 2016April 12, 2017

I present to you the characteristics of a millennial sex life and how some compare to previous generations, with some surprisingly different conclusions than you may expect.

Street Meat: NYC could use real stress-relief centers

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsJanuary 24, 2016

Wouldn’t be nice to designate a safe area where New York’s blue and white collars can rub one out together?

How to handle O’Neill’s student-refugees

Christopher Leelum & Emily BensonFeatured Opinions Top StoryNovember 23, 2015May 28, 2016

As lawful residents of Stony Brook’s campus housing, we refuse to accept any displaced students in our rooms (for sake of explanation, we’ll call them “student-refugees”).

Have a holly, jolly Christ-less Christmas

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsNovember 19, 2015November 19, 2015

The number of non-religious adults in the U.S. is on the rise, but many still live in fear of expressing their indifference.

Dear Patriots, I’m (almost) breaking up with you

Christopher LeelumFeatured OpinionsSeptember 15, 2015October 16, 2015

A damning report by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” was released last Tuesday in which every Patriot-hater was given the greatest amount of ammunition behind the accusations.

Tolerating intolerance: where does it end?

Christopher LeelumFeatured Opinions Top StoryJuly 11, 2015July 11, 2015

The most interesting argument against gay marriage I’ve heard is the famous “Where does it end?” defense. If gays can marry, what’s stopping polygamy, pedophilia, zoophilia?

The pursuit of passion with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Christopher LeelumFeatured News Top StoryApril 28, 2015April 28, 2015

Over 2,600 people packed into the Island Federal Credit Union Arena to hear Tyson summarize his journey from Bronx nerd to director of the Hayden Planetarium.