Dickinson College Commentaries

Quamquam image by Alice Fitts

Ink drawing day and night scene. On the right side is a hilly landscape with evergreen-like trees under a partly cloudy sky with a smiling sun. On the left hand side is a night scene of open water. Several stars and a smiling crescent moon. In the foreground, spanning the dividing line between the scenes is a the back of lefthand with manicured fingernails.

Onus image by Alice Fitts

Multimedia image of a kneeling man, head bent forward, holding a globe on his back. Encircling the globe in two rings are words cut out from paper: competition, anxiety, comparison, perfection, have to be normal, note enough time, tests, meritocracy, be pointy, win all the time, social media, be the best, expectations, grades, politics, isolated, shiny, never enough, college, be well rounded. Below are written the words “onus, oneris."

Vehō image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

Ink drawing of a man kneeling on his left knee his right foot is planted with knee bent at a right angle. His arms are raised and balancing a globe on his shoulders.

Uxor image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

Ink drawing of a wedding band. The band features two hands clasping each other. Inside the ring is drawn the gender symbol for female. At the bottom is the word “uxoris."

Salūs image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

Pencil drawing of a large circle inside of which is a caduceus (a staff with two serpents entwined around it and wings near the top) and a rod of Asclepius (a staff with a single serpent wrapped around it). The staves are crossed at the bottom forming a V pattern. Inside the V is another small circle holding a small medical cross. Below the staves inside the large circle is the word “salutis."

Relinquō image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

Pencil drawing of several columns in the shape of women dressed in ancient Greek chitons and standing on a plinth. One column is missing, its outline denoted by a dotted line.

Rarūs image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

Pencil drawing of a scattering of torn pieces of paper.

Pendō image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

A set of balance scales hang in mid-air. Both pans are partially filled, but the right pan is heavier and the scales are tilted to that side. Written below the image is pendo/pendere.

Brevis image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

A rectangular pit has been excavated in which lies a skeleton. It is roped off with stanchions. Behind the excavated area a lamp hangs above a placard which reads “Vita est brevis. Ars est longa."

Morior image by Kayli McGowan Kinney

Pencil drawing of a grave and headstone reading R.I.P. A ghostly form is rising from the grave. Beneath the image are the words morior/mori.