Tagged - College Republicans

The children will not save us

The debate was no more well attended than last year, and no more inspiring. Read More

A response to the recent College Republicans letter

I should recognize the optics of a piece disappearing from our site soon after it is posted. Read More

Painting war brings international controversy to tunnel

Messages hailed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, asserted Tibet and Taiwan's autonomy, and called for an end to human rights violations against Uighurs.  Read More
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CSA president drops appeal against College Republicans

The move effectively ends the student government conflict between College Republicans and CSA. Read More

Unpacking Starbucks: Identities behind the Tibet-event fallout

Students — Tibetan, Chinese and others — were beginning to feel unsafe and targeted. Some had stopped going to class. Others were having nightmares.  Read More

College Republicans steps back, Tibet-event instigator pursues investigation

A day before the withdrawal, sophomore Yifan Xu submitted a letter of intent calling for a Student Code of Conduct investigation of College Republicans. Read More

On Tibet (and everything) avoid profiling

Discourse about this issue is important, even welcome. But you need to be civil, open-minded, and humble. Not being racist helps. Read More

CSA and College Republicans go to SA over Tibet and Uighur dispute

The president of UR’s Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) submitted a letter of intent to student government 's All-Campus Judicial Council (ACJC) on Tuesday, asking that a UR College Republicans’ event on the mass incarceration of Turkic Muslims (Uighurs) in China be cancelled. Less than two hours later, the president of College Republicans released his own […]
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At CR event, a call for action on climate change

College Republicans hosted a panel discussion on climate change solutions this past Thursday with politicians and climate change lobbyists. “We need fresh ideas [on] this campus,” junior and vice president of College Republicans Anthony Pericolo said. The club surveyed students on campus at random and found climate change was the most requested discussion topic from […]

College Republicans: A time and place for everything

My parents fear for my life. The recent terrorist attack in New Zealand where at least 50 Muslims were killed while praying has shaken them and the global community at large. The Muslim community is in shock and overcome with waves of grief, as I’ve seen with my own eyes. This is a time for […]