by Christian White Dear Associate Master Christakis, My name is Christian White and I’m a sophomore in Silliman College, a space I’d like to think you’ve made yourself familiar with. Let me begin by saying that I don’t know you and I’ve never met you, even though we reside in the same space. With that…
by Alejandra Padín-Dujon There are too many problems in Erika Christakis’ Halloween email for me to name, so I will not try. Instead, I want to draw your attention to one glaring problem that has been sadly, criminally overlooked. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF FEELINGS. To avoid any confusion, let me qualify this statement. Under…
by Elizabeth Spenst “I’d tell you what I don’t have time for but I don’t have time.” – Angel Nafis, “Gravity” Last year, I wrote an essay for an English class about the health effects of racism on the Black body, from Johny Henryism to microagressions to the racial empathy gap. I supported everything I…
by Taylor Eldridge There has been a fundamental misunderstanding on campus this past week. Specifically, the idea that freedom of speech means that there are no consequences for what someone decides to say. Freedom of speech is certainly critical to a healthy and diverse society, yet that does not preclude anyone from an investigation of…
by Ashia Ajani My name is Ashia Ajani, and I’m casually pansexual. I like poetry, cats and basic human rights, as well as safe queer spaces. I usually operate on a “if you ask, I’ll answer” system, which often backfires into a slew of intimate questions which I would rather avoid in the first place….