Point/Counterpoint Archives

COUNTERPOINT: New campus mural produces unnecessary racial divisions

By SHAULI BAR-ON
April 18, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

I hope those who selected the word “whiteness” understand how their mural could be interpreted to mean something negative and unintended, and subsequently join the conversation and debate around the mural.

POINT: Annenberg mural was meant to make people uncomfortable

By SONALI SETH
April 18, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

Criticizing conversations about racism by challenging the appropriateness of its tone or the diction is a worn leaf out of a conservative playbook.

POINT: Census citizenship question will result in misrepresentation

By SONALI SETH
April 4, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

Adding the citizenship question might reduce response rates and skew population counts away from immigrants, which is the underlying purpose of the policy change.

COUNTERPOINT: Asking for citizenship status on the census not unconstitutional

By SHAULI BAR-ON
April 4, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

With varying opinions across the country, Americans deserve a consensus on the census.

COUNTERPOINT: Deleting all social media after recent scandal is misguided

By SHAULI BAR-ON
March 28, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

Let’s not give up on social media because of this data breach.

POINT: Facebook needs to be held accountable for privacy breach

By SONALI SETH
March 28, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

If consumers continue to reward companies that breach their privacy, tech companies will only continue to mine our online identities for personal information that churns a massive profit when sold to consulting firms and advertising agencies.

COUNTERPOINT: Language that offends should not be grounds for expulsion

By SHAULI BAR-ON
March 21, 2018 in Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

The courts have ruled that free speech is “less free” in school settings, and that students shed some of their constitutional rights when they arrive at school gates.

POINT: Universities must be at the forefront of fighting racism

By SONALI SETH
March 21, 2018 in Columns, Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

As neo-Nazism and white nationalism have entered the mainstream, universities everywhere are grappling with what to do when their students are openly racist.

COUNTERPOINT: Ideological inclusivity is essential to a complete college education

By SHAULI BAR-ON
February 27, 2018 in Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

Indeed, adding six conservative professors to Arizona State may give students crucial, additional exposure to conservative ideology they presently lack, given the overwhelming liberal majority in academia.

POINT: Universities should prioritize diverse academic experience

By SONALI SETH
February 27, 2018 in Opinion, Point/Counterpoint

"Lawmakers shouldn’t be telling universities what to teach, and they definitely shouldn’t be handpicking new (conservative) professors in an effort to “de-liberalize” the modern university campus."