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The main priority should be finding the most qualified candidate who brings experience and who validates peoples’ experiences, even if it means not having someone permanent in that position this fall, writes content manager Téa Tamburo.

Lab should appoint an interim DEI director to ensure stability during search process

Téa Tamburo, Content Manager
March 11, 2021
Rather than making an exaggerated statement, Mr. Che played into misleading information already heavily circulating the internet and social media, writes content manager Noa Appelbaum.

‘Saturday Night Live’ joke plays into false, dangerous misconceptions

Noa Appelbaum, Content Manager
March 4, 2021
As fake news and biased reporting continue to expand pervasively, it’s crucial to train the next generation of student journalists to seek and report the unbiased truth, writes opinion editor Anathea Carrigan.

Student journalists are crucial in combating the continuation of fake news

Anathea Carrigan, Opinion Editor
February 26, 2021
The City of Chicago should reexamine the roles that public transit plays in our city and discuss plans to improve and expand it, writes assistant editor Amon Gray.

Chicago’s public transit system should be reexamined and expanded

Amon Gray, Assistant Editor
February 25, 2021
Everyone should double-mask when going outside and make sure their disposable masks are securely fitted to their face, writes managing editor Berk Oto.

Wearing one mask is not enough

Berk Oto, Managing Editor
February 24, 2021
When it comes to government involvement in social media, it can be difficult to think of legislation that doesn’t encroach on citizens’ First Amendment rights, but allowing those hurt by malicious content to directly argue their cases provides a framework for accountability without doing so, arts co-editor Caroline Hohner writes.

Social media companies should be held liable for harm their platforms can cause

Caroline Hohner, Arts Co-Editor
February 22, 2021
While Mr. Biden’s decision to use executive action to carry out immigration reform is designed to protect a large group of vulnerable people, the U.S. government needs to stop relying on executive directives to change immigration policy, writes Clare O'Connor.

Executive action is not enough for sustainable immigration reform

Clare O'Connor, Reporter
February 17, 2021
We need to work to replace the spot second- and third-wave feminism holds in our society by adapting intersectional feminism in our activism, as these types of feminism are not enough to advocate for total gender equity, writes City Life co-editor Kia Dutta.

Intersectional feminism should replace second and third-wave feminism

Krishita Dutta, City Life Co-Editor
February 12, 2021
The law enforcement response to the attack on the Capitol demonstrates a need to acknowledge and scrutinize the white supremacist roots of our country, writes Midway content manager Téa Tamburo.

Insufficient response to attack on Capitol perpetuates white supremacist values

Téa Tamburo, Content Manager
January 20, 2021
The death penalty has been part of justice systems throughout the world for centuries, but this does not mean that it is still acceptable in the world today, writes Assistant Editor Adrianna Nehme.

The death penalty, a cruel and irreversible punishment, must be abolished

Adrianna Nehme, Assistant Editor
January 8, 2021
We may still have to wait until the end of 2021 before returning to conditions as before the pandemic, assuming an efficient distribution process, writes news editor Peter Pu.

Even with vaccine, coronavirus is here to stay

Peter Pu, News Editor
December 16, 2020
Even if I close my computer after 20 minutes, never writing a single word, those 20 minutes were well spent because the process of piecing my thoughts together lets me see my feelings with clarity, even if I can't quite put my thoughts into words, writes reporter Clare O'Connor.

Everyone can benefit from journaling, documenting daily experiences

Clare O'Connor, Reporter
December 15, 2020
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