Joshua Bansal
Guest Columnist
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BANSAL: A whiff of reality

The yearly decision to bar women from the Whiffs is not about privilege, patriarchy or a lack of empathy. Instead, the decision is rooted in a concern for the longevity of both the Whiffenpoofs and its sister group Whim ‘n Rhythm.

BANSAL: Liberal hypocrisy

Selective outrage by the liberal majority points to a fundamental inconsistency in this moral superiority that they have sold to the public for so long.

BANSAL: Check your privilege

Students on campus will be quick to tell you that Yale is a bastion of white, cisgender, straight male privilege. Perhaps this is true, but each election cycle, these same students systematically overlook another important kind of privilege — privilege expressed in their voting preferences.