Removing the right to vote removes any chance for someone to meaningfully interact with the government representing them.
Instead of mincing words, we should be taking action.
I believe that while the University can never erase its past, it can create a brighter future for the descendants of the groups it has harmed.
But if I could do it all again, I would spend less time dwelling on my failures and more time recognizing the learning opportunities that they were.
Your voice is important. Do not let anyone else tell you otherwise, even if it is a fellow student abusing their position of power.
The experience of uncertainty, though, has taught me to relinquish some of the control which I have held onto, white-knuckled, for so much of my life.
The world becomes increasingly competitive, judgemental and dismal as one gets older, and I cannot express the importance of creativity during this time.
At the end of the day, it is not readership that will make me feel proud or fulfilled when I graduate in a few weeks. It’s that I can say I’ve connected other students in some way, brought some source of joy, even if just for one couple.
This programming must be intentionally diverse, for this University to address its problematic history and safeguard the future of our pluralistic democracy.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my little camera, making me feel like more than just ‘the camera girl’.
I would not change a single thing that I have done or said. My only regret is not having said more.
Fascination with life isn’t interested in what should be.
I am so much more than one job, one story, one mistake or one accomplishment.
The consequences of Mr. Nelson’s actions means that the egregious Indigenous legacy of Thomas Jefferson will be sheltered from public view.
An ideal candidate for this position is a graduate student with a background in media or journalism, though this is not a requirement.
To be your true authentic self in a world that wants you to be someone else is an act of courage. We should honor transgender youth, rather than attempt to legislate their very beings out of existence.
Testing has benefits for both their health and the health of our community, and students should feel comfortable engaging not only in testing but in discourse about STIs.
Learning that authors we idealize were themselves employing marginalizing language disrupts their status as literary models. These are disruptions with which we must engage.
Simply put, a council that antagonizes meaningful attempts at undoing a horrific past of racism has no place on our Grounds. The Jefferson Council needs to go.
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