Sustainable empathy amid global tragedy Lily Zheng November 30, 2015 2 Comments My friends often tell me in times like these to stop reading the news. “Don’t go on Facebook,” many of them say, and the suggestion is well-intentioned, for sure. But I know that even if I... Read More »
Trans Day of Remembrance: Mourning the lost, fighting for the living Lily Zheng November 19, 2015 5 Comments While the official Transgender Day of Remembrance site lists over 70 trans people killed worldwide since November 20th, 2014, Transgender Europe reports 271 trans people murdered between October 2014... Read More »
Misusing Mizzou: Beyond solidarity Lily Zheng November 15, 2015 12 Comments The latest chapter of racial violence in America unfolded in the same way as always. In the span of two months, the nation watched as a Black student was assaulted by a police officer in South... Read More »
Why we can’t have nice things Lily Zheng November 8, 2015 1 Comment Once in awhile I find myself wondering just what “sex” means at Stanford. There’s the Sexual Health Peer Resource Center (SHPRC) and three dollars of free sex toys and condoms every quarter;... Read More »
On Natty Light and nauseous nights Lily Zheng November 1, 2015 0 Comments It’s a Friday night, and you’re exhausted from that p-set or paper you’ve stayed up all night for. Your friends are heading out, but you don’t know if you have the motivation. What’s one... Read More »
Dear Dr. Zimbardo: Heroes can’t save the situation Lily Zheng October 25, 2015 2 Comments Social action is something I am all for, make no mistake, and social psychology is a powerful field of study with which to do so – I am earning my degree in it as I type. But Dr. Zimbardo’s... Read More »
Smoke under the closet door Lily Zheng October 18, 2015 5 Comments On Facebook and other social media sites, I saw picture after picture of smiling faces and rainbow flags fill my feed, of multicolored closet doors and exuberant facial expressions. It was an orgy of... Read More »
How to write an anti-activist op-ed Lily Zheng October 12, 2015 6 Comments So, Stanford student: you’re unhappy about activism. Pissed, even. Given the flurry of protests, shut-downs and teach-ins that happened last year around BlackLivesMatter, ASSU endorsements,... Read More »
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