Children are not only capable of understanding the world, but it is imperative that they do — race, gender and sexuality are not new trends seeping into schools and playgrounds
Those of you reading this article have lived through the pandemic — we cannot forget that many have not — at the very least we should learn something from the past two years.
I know the harsh realities of my ancestors — not to mention the reality of enslavement on Grounds — and to have it thrown in my face quite carelessly is jolting every time.
The meat industry must be regulated in order to turn toward more ethical and sustainable practices.
The traditional book publishing industry may need to embrace the very phenomenon that has threatened its existence for years — self-publishing.
Our Founding Fathers did not create the First Amendment to safeguard the consensus of the majority, but to protect those minority opinions that are deemed so odious and repugnant that they are placed at constant risk of repression.
One of our tasks as a university is to give our students the tools to evaluate these ideas, alongside many others.
For better or worse, this is a new start.
No one has the jurisdiction to critique — and restrict — an individual’s gender identity except for that individual themself.
Are application-based majors not restricting the free exchange of ideas and prohibiting the students who aren’t accepted from reaching their full potential?
Ultimately, a university does not serve to make judgements and reasonings about what values we ought to uphold and what speech and thought is acceptable, as students pursuing an education the duty is rightfully ours.
But the reality is we can never create a community where no one is going to lie, steal or cheat by simply banishing those who we catch lying, stealing or cheating.
Simply put, there is a blatant dichotomy between the values that Pence and the University hold.
The University has more than enough resources to make the transition smoother for mid-year transfers — it just needs to implement them.
To further racial progress and foster cultural understanding between minority groups, it is essential to deconstruct this myth that continues to plague Asian Americans today.
Although Camp feels as though she must stay silent, she has every opportunity to speak as a white woman at the University — it is her choice whether or not to use it.
Trigger Warning: this column discusses suicidal thoughts.
What is the point of reclaiming a word if the very group of people in which you want to verbally disarm have not been disarmed?
Children must be allowed to learn from hard truths and painful histories, and adults must be taught not to overstep their bounds, especially when they verge into censorship.
The American government should reinvigorate and incentivize trade schools to remedy the labor shortage in our renewable energy sector.
