I do not blame UR for taking this threat seriously. However, some of UR's actions have made some students more anxious about the coming crisis.
I want to assure you that even while our campus may be in a “modified operating status,” The Collegian is not.
On Monday, I tried to switch from Westhampton College to Richmond College. My request to re-affiliate was denied.
I propose three steps that we as faculty members and academic leaders in A&S can take, in the short-run and longer term, to support our students.
The media has done more damage to their reputation than its collective hubris would allow them to admit.
If UR were to acknowledge the positive aspects of Greek life, it could actually create a system that works for everyone.
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.
