OPINION
| GUEST COLUMNISTS
REED & FRAZER: Toward a just COVID initiative

 COVID-19 has left a devastating mark on our country: Over 400,000 Americans dead, an economic crisis rivaling the Great Recession and unprecedented stay-at-home orders have […]

| GUEST COLUMNIST
UNLU: On Freedom and activism

It’s a new semester, and I’m thinking about what I want out of it. There’s a lot that I miss about being on campus. The […]

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LOUDEN: Dear vegans, please check your privilege

I have beef with the vegan community: Throughout the past five years, a string of friends, family and social media influencers have all tried to […]

| STAFF COLUMNIST
DUNSON: The choices we make

For nearly 250 years we allowed slavery to persist on this continent because it formed the backbone of our economy. During World War II we […]

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SAPRE: Cows and camels

The stewardess emerged from the marble walkway of the Taj Mahal onto the winding streets of Agra. The roads were teeming with people scurrying around […]

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EDITORIAL: Give us a break

We need a break.  It’s the third week of the semester, and students are suffering. We’re taking normal course loads under decidedly abnormal conditions. We’re […]

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VON ALVENSLEBEN: At Yale’s Mercy

Slow, special, developmentally challenged, not that bright. These were explanations offered to my mother when it seemed that I was unable to read. Turns out, […]

| CONTRIBUTING REPORTER
KAPHLE: Experience required, entry level job

The basis for a liberal arts education is the idea that creative and new ideas often come about from intersections. For instance, combining a study […]

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ZHANG: Boredom is a blessing

A scientific study once found that approximately 63 percent of U.S. adults experienced boredom at least once in the course of a 10-day sampling period. […]

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YENILMEZ: Craving deep connections

“I hate small talk.” I recently wrote that on my Instagram profile after having asked and answered “Which classes are you taking?” a thousand times. […]

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LEE: Asians in the crosshairs

“Violence against Asian Americans is on the rise.” It is a hard-to-miss headline that has been plastered across news sites, Twitter feeds and Instagram stories […]