Empty chairs at the dinner table

By Jaime Sanchez / November 10, 2014

Preventing deportation of fathers, mothers, aunts, and uncles requires executive action.

Behind the mask of Halloween

By Vincente Perez / November 7, 2014

Costumes of racial stereotypes are not isolated incidents—they are part of a larger narrative of racism on our campus.

Letter: Homecoming banner was great

By Catherine Sullivan / November 7, 2014

To the University Community, We are dismayed by the decision not to approve Chamberlin House’s 2014 banner for the Homecoming festivities. The banner was fun and irreverent; not indecent, unkind, or offensive. We wish to express our appreciation for the good-humored intelligence embedded in the imagery, and our hope that visual culture on campus will...

Letter: Teach for America is part of a solution

By Sophie Riemenschneider / November 7, 2014

The Maroon recently ran a critical editorial on the effectiveness of Teach For America (TFA) (“An education in Teach for America” [10/17/14]). In it, Spencer McAvoy argues that TFA isn’t a permanent solution to our nation’s unequal education system. But in doing so, he misses the fact that this is never what the organization set...

Letter: Maroon misrepresents pro-lifers

By Lucia Bower / November 4, 2014

When Americans talk politics, a bloodbath usually ensues. We have been trained to take up one of two polarized camps, even though our beliefs are much more nuanced and moderate than those of our politicians. For some reason, we don’t seem to understand that our hateful battles helps politicians, especially around election time, and only...

What I am

By Kiran Misra / October 30, 2014

What I Be project reduces its subjects to their insecurities instead of empowering them to transcend their struggles.

Never too late

By Michele Beaulieux / October 27, 2014

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Public editor: Rejected article raises questions of racial bias

By Ingrid Sydenstricker / October 21, 2014

Last week, The Maroon Viewpoints section rejected a student submission entitled, “What Does Ferguson have to do with the South Side?”. The piece commented on racism, both nationally and in Hyde Park, with specific mention of campus rhetoric, O-Week, and the UCPD. Upon rejection, it was instead published online on the author’s personal blog and...

An education in Teach for America

By Spencer McAvoy / October 17, 2014

TFA’s apparent mission to address education inequality conceals problematic premises.

Abolish the UCPD

By Colette Robicheaux / October 17, 2014

UCPD acts in private interest with public force.

Gain without the pain

By Maya Handa / October 13, 2014

University’s approach to study abroad misses the point.

An AIDS-free generation

By Lea Hoefer / October 13, 2014

HIV/AIDS programs have seen funding cuts for the fourth year in a row.