GUEST COLUMN
The violent loss of free expression

Two weeks ago, Katherine Lo ’05 hung an American flag upside-down outside her window, a symbol of distress and dissent with the U.S. government. She […]

Levin’s presidency is turning 10: Where are we now?

As our University administrators and faculty never tire of telling us, Yale University is about more than what happens in the classroom. Besides being a […]

Less than stellar behavior in our military

Although accusations of rape and sexual assault can become complicated and often end up pitting one person’s word versus another’s, it is clear that the […]

When race determines who lives and dies

Over the past week the race debate in America has focused on affirmative action and higher education. But with more black men in jail than […]

The culture of exclusion built right into Yale

A university has a powerful ability to shape the minds of its students. It must responsibly create a world within its boundaries that approximates its […]

A 23-year-old’s tragic death, a blessing for peace

Yesterday afternoon the Students for Justice in Palestine sponsored a meeting in remembrance of Rachel Corrie. Corrie was a 23-year-old volunteer for the International Solidarity […]

So long as racism remains, affirmative action must stay

As I rode down to Washington, D.C., on the bus Tuesday for the affirmative action rally, the possibly tremendous consequences of the University of Michigan […]

Something’s got to give: Will it be our economy?

No one can confidently predict how America’s foreign policy will unfold in Iraq and beyond when the guns fall silent, nor how successful it will […]

When where you live is your edge in admissions

Yesterday, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in two cases against the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy. Thousands of students from throughout the country […]

Feeling like a minority, even when you’re white

I consider myself a minority here at Yale. I’m poor, a foster child, and I come from a community where white people were certainly not […]

Silence where there should be noise

Yesterday Yale students organized a vow of silence to show support for affirmative action. Students wore stickers explaining that their vows of silence were in […]