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 »
Today’s forecast is nonconsent: The sexual assault emergency of campus climate Lily Zheng October 5, 2015 11 Comments There are several ways in which these numbers are misleading. While the report had clear statistics on the percentage of Stanford students in general, these numbers do not accurately summarize the... Read More »
The truth will set you free – or just make you feel really guilty Lily Zheng September 29, 2015 13 Comments Last week, I broke the cardinal rule of Op-Ed writing: don’t look at the comments section on your articles. It’s common knowledge that messageboards and comment sections on the Internet... Read More »
Why I’m not open to XChange Lily Zheng September 23, 2015 37 Comments It was a tumultuous day for many when Stanford students suddenly received in their inbox a letter from President Hennessy and Provost Etchemendy on a new initiative named “OpenXChange.” Read More »
A Warm Welcome Lily Zheng September 16, 2015 2 Comments Admission to Stanford is not a golden ticket to the chocolate factory of privilege, and it certainly is not a free pass to avoid discomfort. As students in this university, we have a responsibility to... Read More »
A break from social justice Lily Zheng June 12, 2015 17 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 »
Confessions of a trans woman Lily Zheng May 19, 2015 55 Comments As an out and visible trans woman of color at Stanford, I refuse to be a fleeting memory for students to smile at in thirty years, a token trans person on campus. Stanford: it is your responsibility... Read More »