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Editorial

Grounding Student Discourse

In the wake of widespread misinformation and the mainstream media’s shortcomings in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, the Editorial Board affirms The Student’s commitment to facilitate rigorous, well-informed dialogue as a journalistic publication on and for campus.

An Endemic Problem

Amid the rising Covid cases, The Editorial Board proposes moderate policies that would provide students with resources to protect their health.

After Affirmative Action: Paradox and Opportunity

The Editorial Board advocates for the college to rethink the ways it approaches diversity on campus, post-affirmative action.

To-Go Boxes Can’t Go

While sympathizing with their cost and waste concerns, The Editorial Board argues that the administration should have made a more nuanced decision than simply getting rid of to-go boxes, which enable students to meet their personal dining needs.

ChatGPT: Product Over Process?

Amid the growing popularity of ChatGPT, the Editorial Board calls for the college to make curricular changes in defense of critical, original thought.

Repurposing Space, Preserving Place

The administration has not yet decided how it will repurpose Valentine Dining Hall upon completion of the new student center. The Editorial Board urges students to consider how the wrong choice could create an off-kilter campus.

Defamiliarizing Discourse

The Editorial Board calls for more diverse on-campus speakers and considers how to draw the line between challenging and violent speech, arguing that speaker events must be opportunities to engage in thoughtful discourse rather than internalize uncontested ideas.