We Get It, You Went to Paris
When an arsonist burned three Black churches between March 26 and April 4 in the St. Landry Parish in Louisiana, most prominent news feeds were silent. But the world wasted no time mourning the loss of a historic French cathedral. The Notre Dame Cathedral in…
Open Access for All
Researchers spend months, often years, developing their work before sharing their findings with the world. Once they go through a publication company they often lose the rights to their research. Readers must pay to read their work and the researchers still don’t make a profit….
Let Puerto Rico Decide
About 97 percent of voters in Puerto Rico voted in favor of statehood in a nonbinding referendum in 2017. The U.S. federal government disregarded the vote, neglecting Puerto Ricans’ call for representation. This undermines any remaining claim of democracy our country can make. Christopher Columbus…
Religious Health Care has No Place at UC
Doctors pledge to do no harm, but at Dignity Health piety outweighs medical responsibility. On several campuses, the UC partners with the Catholic health care company. Dignity Health’s care is bound to the teachings of the church and the directives of the United States Conference…
A Bachelor’s Degree in White Privilege
The college admissions scandal of 2019 revealed which of the following: A) White privilege in college admissions B) Racial inequalities in prosecution for white collar crimes C) It is ridiculous to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to get accepted to an elite institution when…
Why is Nobody Talking About the Internment of Uyghur Muslims?
China is enforcing apartheid, and not enough people are talking about it. The Uyghur people are being put into concentration camps for being Muslim, but China is calling it “re-education.”
First Amendment, Last Priority
Ever get that eerie feeling that somebody is watching you? So did a number of activists, lawyers and journalists whose work has focused on Central American asylum seekers. It wasn’t until this month they found out the government had been compiling a concerning number of…
Trump Aborts Freedom of Choice
You choose to get an abortion because you realize you are not financially ready to have a child, the fetus is unviable or staying pregnant would put your life at risk. To learn about abortion options, you ask your health provider, but they are barred…
Detention Centers Aren’t Daycares
It doesn’t matter if you’re 30 years old or 30 days old. To ICE, anyone can pose a threat to national security. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed a rise in the number of detained infants as an outcome of the overall…