Opinion
OPINION | On Africana Studies
By Atiya Husain and Armond Towns | February 26, 2020Our students’ proposal illustrates that Africana Studies has value for showing us a world that could be.
Our students’ proposal illustrates that Africana Studies has value for showing us a world that could be.
At this moment on campus, as we try to celebrate our diversity, it is important to remember what unites us as Spiders.
The amount of “Timely Warning” emails received on this campus that state that a woman has been sexually assaulted is unbelievable.
I am calling for the complete removal and cessation of Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council Greek life organizations.
As an Afro-Latina, I am well aware that these events are not isolated. I want to remind everyone that we need to continue these conversations.
Being Asian American is having the best that Asian and American cultures have to offer while being accepted in neither.
When I saw a picture of the N-word scrawled almost illegibly on a first-year’s door tag, the stubborn tendrils of past upset punctured my being once more.
Humor is a known source of coping with pain or overcoming adversity, but the reality is the Trump jokes are getting old.
The outpouring of love, admiration and respect for Dad is simply overwhelming to my siblings and me.
When we put together a formal request to obtain early registration for contracted Army ROTC cadets, we did not expect to need to defend our intrinsic values.
The plan to rename the project and replace its core leadership would completely disrupt its power and legacy.
"Pan-Asian" is a word that, for students of history, brings to mind images of aggression, pain and imperialism.
We call for a meaningful engagement with Asia that not only advances UR’s current work on internationalization, inclusion and thriving but also views these goals as imbricated.
By embracing the problems and opportunities Asia Week presents, we will confront our vision of Asia and Asia-America together as a campus community.
I believe that general education requirements limit students' ability to explore their interests and broaden their skills in the traditional liberal arts fashion.
On Oct. 11, The Collegian published an opinion piece that attacked UR’s push to promote free expression. The piece is misleading and inaccurate.
Championing “viewpoint diversity,” which really means including more conservatives (who are overwhelmingly white, heterosexual, cisgender and wealthy), actually works against UR’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity.
Our consent system for organ donation is flawed and needlessly limits the number of donations available.
Please don’t let your politics interfere with how you choose to show support for a grieving community. It could one day be your own.
Greek life segregates based on class, race and gender.