Opinions
Letter to the Editor
Donations are for current and prospective students alike
My letter is in your response to your editorial regarding alumni contributions to the University on Oct. 27. I have been an active donor to University libraries for 20 years, and when I started giving, the intent was to benefit both current and imaginary — your word — students. In retrospect, the decision was wise, and […]
Op-Eds
Reclaiming gender from the grip of flimsy science
The other day, I was reading the Google manifesto that former employee James Something-or-Other (his name is not worth repeating) wrote arguing that Google is creating a discriminatory environment against men by practicing gender inclusivity. Essentially, his main argument is that the reason there are disparities in leadership is because men are strong and women […]
Editorial Boards
Cheers and jeers
CHEERS to SA’s creation of a minority student cabinet position, which could magnify historically silenced voices. JEERS to the administration’s lack of response to student needs regarding the construction of new spaces on campus. CHEERS to the Douglass dessert section for adding much needed sweetness, both dietary and from the dining staff, to our busy […]
Ed Observers
We must be feminists
“God, not another one,” I thought. “What a shame.” That’s how I reacted when I learned about the allegations (since confirmed) against Louis C.K. “Not another one.” About half an hour later, I saw a headline on my phone to the effect of, “McConnell, GOP leaders call on Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore to step […]
Op-Eds
The 5th anniversary of the 5k challenge
Imagine if you had the power to change one thing about the University, without going through the legislative process of the Students’ Association Government. Would you enhance dining options? Would you add something fun and creative to campus life? Would you address a persistent social issue on campus? What if you could accomplish one of […]
Sex & CT
Sex & the CT: Goth girlfriends?
Being the Goth Girlfriend means I am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores Friday the 13th, tarot cards, astrology, and The Cure, and who loves threesomes and anal sex. Read More
Editorial Boards
A welcome addition to campus media
Last month, the Language Center released its first edition of the new Language Center newsletter, which includes the Multilingual Gazette — a newspaper written by students in various non-English languages. The Gazette — with articles about or from the perspective of different cultures — is a welcome addition to the campus media environment. It has […]
Letter to the Editor
iZone will exceed expectations
Last week, the Campus Times Editorial Board offered an unflinching — but, if you ask me, unconvincing — critique of the iZone, an admittedly somewhat nebulous project in development through the River Campus Libraries. The premise behind the critique was that privately-funded campus spaces, from the iZone to the aptly labeled “cavernous” Rettner Hall, elide […]
Ed Observers
What is triggering, really?
Michael Haneke made the movie “Funny Games” twice, once in Austria, and then again in America. The latter is a shot-for-shot remake of the former, and it still holds the same terrifying power. Two white, upper-middle-class young men who are dressed for the golf course (white polos, white gloves, and white shoes) subject a young […]
Ed Observers
There’s a storm coming
Weather has always been a central part of my life. It terrified me at age four, amazed me at age 10, and got me into college at age 17. (Yes, the topic of my Common App essay was me and weather.) I’m not going to go into my admiration and love for weather, since this […]
