Letter
Lewis: Take a stand against “inexcusable” blackface
Weinberg sophomore and FMO member speaks out against white students who dressed as black people for Halloween.
Fukumoto: Purple Book harms freshmen by “reinforcing stereotypes”
The Medill alumna argues the newly resurrected freshman guide should be taken with “the biggest grain of salt” due to its divisive and biased content.
Williams: The racial profiling at Northwestern has to stop
Communication junior Joshua Williams discusses being racially profiled on campus and how this has turned his experience at Northwestern into a “nightmare.”
Wallace: NU’s housing policy pushes transgender students off-campus
Weinberg junior Lewis Wallace, in response to Mugsie Pike’s letter, discusses the experience of a transgender Northwestern student and the struggle gender-variant students face living on-campus.
Pulte: ASG “can and should do much for you”
ASG Vice President and former presidential candidate Bill Pulte calls on ASG to overcome bureaucracy and set safeguards to prevent an incident like Safdari’s e-mail from repeating.
Safdari: Impeachment charges against me “don’t make sense”
ASG Academic Director-elect Mo Safdari writes that he “sincerely and deeply” regrets writing the e-mail criticizing Pulte’s campaign tactics, but believes those calling for his impeachment are doing so for the wrong reasons.
Pike: Gender discrimination policy doesn’t go far enough
Mugsie Pike, president of the Gender Protection Initiative, urges University Housing to offer gender-neutral options.
Coalition of Colors endorses McGee/Smithburg, Safdari, Bellassai
The association, which encompasses various student cultural groups, announces its endorsements for ASG candidates.
Progressive Alliance endorses McGee/Smithburg, Bellassai, Safdari
The group, which consists of groups like SEED, College Feminists and Rainbow Alliance, endorses ASG candidates based on their potential to fight for progressive issues like gender-neutral housing.
Pearse: Progressive Alliance’s endorsement of McGee is “ill-founded”
Rainbow Alliance Co-President William Pearse notes that though the Progressive Alliance favors Mike McGee for ASG President, his support goes to Bill Pulte.
Alderman Fiske: “I look forward to hearing from the Northwestern community”
Newly elected Alderman Judy Fiske of Evanston’s first ward thanks voters and assures she will live up to her new responsibilities.
My endorsement for Bill Pulte in the ASG presidential election
Scott Burton, who ran for ASG President last year, formally endorses Bill Pulte for the position this year.
To be more effective, Teach for America must change its fundamentals
One senior explains to TFA why she won’t be joining their corp.
Why the Alamo Bowl isn’t a disappointment
It’s not the Outback Bowl, but this fan says that’s for the better.
It’s time for students to get more engaged, civically and globally
It’s good we care about the next American president. But what about NU’s new leader?
