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Sophia Wushanley | Terrorism vs censorship

By Sophia Wushanley · Feb. 1, 2015

Firstly, asking ourselves questions about free speech and its limitations as a response to the attacks lets in the idea that there could be a legitimate justification for retaliating against someone’s expression with brutality. I don’t think I’m alone in believing that this idea is ridiculous.

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The Vision | The new era of civil disobedience

By The Vision · Feb. 3, 2015

We must realize that leaders of civil rights movements are as human as we are — that we are as capable of speaking out, resisting unlawful practices and leading movements as they were and, more importantly, that they will eventually succumb to the limitations of human life and no longer be able to march alongside future generations.

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Sophia Wushanley | Terrorism vs censorship

By Sophia Wushanley · Feb. 1, 2015

Firstly, asking ourselves questions about free speech and its limitations as a response to the attacks lets in the idea that there could be a legitimate justification for retaliating against someone’s expression with brutality. I don’t think I’m alone in believing that this idea is ridiculous.

Tall, Skinny, Mocha | Advocating for equalism

By Ravi Jain · Jan. 28, 2015

While it is generally accepted that current society is patriarchal, few among those who identify themselves as feminist acknowledge that, for example, the right for a male to show weakness and sensitivity has not yet been established — which has greater consequence than simply preventing him from being able to cry.

Talking Backward | That thinking feeling

By Alec Ward · Jan. 28, 2015

Simply offering constructive criticism doesn’t make one a grade-one thinker, but the failure to propose solutions or better alternatives to the problems one notices and points out eliminates the possibility of achieving grade-one thought.

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Your Voice by Frances Starn

By Frances Starn · Jan. 26, 2015

We must have a productive discussion about positive change, one that will admittedly be colored by anger and resentment, but not defined by it.

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The Vision | The root of black rage

By The Vision · Jan. 26, 2015

One does not risk their time and safety fighting for the life of a person they have never met without love. Nor can students abandon their classes and approval of their peers to join nationwide protests without love.

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The Danalyst | Dye another day

By Dani Blum · Jan. 21, 2015

As I bounce back and forth between different rush events, I’m frustrated that I can’t summarize myself. I can’t articulate some spiffy conclusion from the various odds-and-ends that make up who I am.

Talking Backward | Admitting defeat

By Alec Ward · Jan. 20, 2015

If the admissions process at a university can accomplish anything, it should be to detect applicants who are interested in close scrutiny and critical appraisal of their own lives and screen those who are not.

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