It Takes a Village: Men must be part of fighting sexist culture


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Often buried by the turmoil of health care reform, immigration bans and allegations of collusion with foreign powers, the political sphere contains another pervasive issue: case after case of men silencing, undermining and degrading their female counterparts. From male senators repeatedly interrupting Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, to more recently, Rep. Darrell Issa referring […]

Playing Politics: De León’s campaign will further split the country


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As the California Senate’s president pro Tempore, Kevin de León sets out to challenge Dianne Feinstein in the 2018 midterm election, he does so guns a-blazing for another ultra-progressive path. He will almost certainly target the young voters traversing California’s college campuses. He will accuse old stick-in-the-mud Feinstein of being a humorless centrist; he will […]

COUNTERPOINT: Efforts to promote diversity are becoming redundant


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American culture’s contemporary emphasis on diversity is well-placed, and the institutionalization of diversity through various programs at universities made sense when they were put in place. But things change, and it’s hard to envisage what comes next. It goes unspoken that diversity is an integral component of the human experience. And yet, militant activism pushing […]

POINT: Formal efforts to promote diversity remain necessary


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Ritualized, formalized diversity is necessary. Elite universities are no longer for the privileged, or so the trend might suggest. The Washington Post reported Monday that Princeton University has tripled its Pell share receiving populace to 22 percent. Broadly, almost everyone agrees that diversity is beneficial for higher education. Yet, some believe that the means to […]

The Spectrum: The middle ground can be difficult to achieve


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This past week, Indians across the world celebrated Deepavali, which is a festival signifying the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness. While having a traditional dinner with my roommates and a few friends, we joked about how this was our first social interaction unburdened by the stress of work since the semester began. […]

You Do Uterus: Political representation of women must be more than images


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Last week, Democratic — and notably female — lawmakers, including Rep. Jackie Speier  (D-CA) and other members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group, rolled out the Title IX Protection Act. As its name suggests, the bill would codify Title IX guidelines from the presidential administrations of Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton into […]