Daysia Hargrave Contributing Writer The best animal on the planet is the giant panda. It also just so happens to be my favorite animal. Perhaps that is irrelevant and entirely unnoteworthy. But if you’ve ever seen a panda eat bamboo in the rain, panda cubs …
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Learning leads to empathy
Gabriel McCreath Creative Editor Last semester, while I was listening to a lecture, the professor pointed to a spot on a blank map of the world and asked us what country she was pointing to. As I sheepishly listened to my classmates chime in with …
A case for hope on campus
by Atlas Dwyer It’s January 29 as I start to write this Viewpoint — I had to press “tab” to insert the date on my keyboard because I can’t keep the days straight. Every day seems to bleed into the same dreary gray, dripping from …
A case for non-carceral care
by Co Clark I’m sure many of you have seen a slew of posters around campus with the goal of assuring people with thoughts of self harm or suicide that they are “not alone” and that there are “resources available” for them. I don’t really …
House Bill 68 passes amidst opposition
Zach Perrier Viewpoints Editor During their Jan. 24 session, the Ohio State Senate overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68, a two-part bill that will affect transgender people in the state of Ohio. The bill is a combination of the Stop Ohio Adolescents …
Reframing justice, advancing activism
Camille Mallett ’13 When I conceptualize what it means to reframe justice, one word comes to mind: activism. Activism on behalf of marginalized communities starts with you. Change starts with you. Martin Luther King Jr. was a catalyst for change. There is power in engagement …