Free speech is only the tip of the iceberg Terence Zhao November 19, 2015 5 Comments As the protests rage on at Mizzou, Yale, Ithaca, and Claremont McKenna, so many commentators and publications have jumped in, guns blazing, to denounce the protests at the top of their lungs, arguing... Read More »
Dear white people: Please call it like it is Mina Shah July 31, 2015 30 Comments It’s time to call all of these hate acts against people of color what they are: acts of terrorism. We must stop tiptoeing around this word, terrorism, which makes us uncomfortable, because the use... Read More »
A break from social justice Lily Zheng June 12, 2015 16 Comments Luckily, Stanford students, this summer will be a much-needed time to recharge for most people as we head home. Nowhere else is it so easy to hear people with the same ideas as us and regain our faith... Read More »
An open letter to anonymous opinions: Sit your ass down Mina Shah May 26, 2015 22 Comments Posting from a place of anonymity doesn’t make your thoughts valid or true. And if you’re not careful about what you’re writing, you can seriously hurt some people. Read More »
Stanford Graphic Novel Project creates American Heathen Skylar Cohen May 25, 2015 0 Comments Over the past fall and winter quarters, students in Stanford’s Graphic Novel Project course have worked together to create a new graphic novel titled, American Heathen. The novel is the end product... Read More »
Beyond rush: Promoting diversity in Greek life Elena Marchetti-Bowick May 12, 2015 1 Comment If we want to make serious changes to the composition of our Greek organizations, it will require more than empty statements of encouragement and occasional critiques of the rush process. In order for... Read More »
Should hate crimes be punished? Ben Kaufman and Wyatt Smitherman May 11, 2015 1 Comment Ben Kaufman '17 and Wyatt Smitherman '16 debate whether hate crimes should be subject to punishment from the judicial system. Kaufman argues that hate crimes perpetuate systematic oppression of... Read More »
Stanford researchers reveal teachers more likely to label black students ‘troublemakers’ Allegra Clara McComb May 7, 2015 4 Comments Graduate student of psychology, Jason Okonofua, recently conducted research on teachers’ tendencies to discipline black students more harshly than white students, concluding that not only are... Read More »