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LOPEZ: Naiveté and college costs

Instead of spreading taxpayer money throughout all students, policies addressing this crisis should be centered on aiming those resources towards those who actually need them the most and give them the power to choose the educational option, either public or private, that is best for them.


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​MINK: Divestment alone isn't the answer

That is the weakness of divestment: It frames climate change as a moral crusade when it is in reality a scientific and public policy one. The world desperately needs energy in huge quantities that only fossil fuels can fully provide.


Opinion

​PATEL: Gentrification hits home

It says a lot about the distribution of political power and socioeconomic class in the United States when the city of Florence spends money to revitalize an area that then excludes many of the poorer residents from being able to shop, eat or live there.


Opinion

​KHAN: Race, universities and enacting concrete change

As we evaluate the status of race relations at American colleges, we see two fundamental problems that have hindered progress: hypersensitive students who are too eager to protest every minor offense, and University administrations who are too eager to voice empty anti-racist rhetoric.


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​ZIFF: American terrorists

The word “terrorism” holds a rhetorical weight in current discourse that “mass shooting” or “gun violence” seems to lack, perhaps because of how weapons and violence are normalized in American culture, or due to the simple fact that they happen all the time.

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Latest Podcast

The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.