The other day, I overheard a few well-educated and cultured peers of mine talking about contemporary feminist movements. One individual brought up the movement for allowing American girls to wear tank tops in school without administrative consequences. Before she could even finish her thought, a …
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The Viewpoints page features the opinions of the campus community. Viewpoints articles should be 350-700 words and be about any opinion, funny or serious, about campus or the world around us. Letters to the Editor, which also are on our page, should be no more than 150 words, usually responding to articles either in Viewpoints or elsewhere in the paper.
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Learning from Beyoncé’s “Formation”
Most of us know that Beyoncé made the world stop — again — with the release of her new single and video, “Formation.” Contrary to the reactions Beyoncé’s work typically evokes, Beyoncé has received major criticism surrounding some of the themes in her video. As …
Artists have a responsibility in promoting social change
In a world where hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter or #QueerLivesMatter constantly fill our Twitter and Facebook feeds, there is no doubt that the media plays an instrumental role in the perpetuation or dismantling of harmful stereotypes that plague our communities. It is through this platform that …
Voice editors rant: find out what’s bothering us
Compassion/convenience I volunteer at a breakfast program and it’s important AF. It’s generally a good thing to push yourself to go meet others who are otherwise invisible to you on a daily basis. It’s frustrating to have people be into breakfast until they realize it …
Polarizing Sander and Clinton
Election season is always highly contentious, with tensions between Democrats and Republicans running high as each party tries to advance its view for a better America while drawing sharp contrasts between the candidates and policy. While tensions normally escalate during the general election period, this …
Confronting anti-Asian racism
So, what are all the Asians doing? Our black brothers and sisters are fighting hard against all the challenges and trauma they face, which is very respectable. They don’t just complain and wait for somebody else to make the change; they are making the change …