Sunday, May 18

Kevin Truong: Offensive statements should not be shut down, but start conversations

Students at Wesleyan University, the prototypical liberal arts college tucked away in a quaint small town, are raging against their student newspaper, sending angry letters and calling for mass boycotts. Read more...

Photo: Student activists at Wesleyan University sent angry letters calling for the student government to defund The Wesleyan Argus, the university’s student newspaper, after the publication ran a op-ed criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. (Creative Commons Photo by OZinOH via Flickr)



Ara Shirinian: UC should make transparency reports mandatory across all campuses

The University of California has a transparency problem. Thanks to UC Berkeley, that’s about to change. Berkeley became the first school in the country earlier this year to release a transparency report disclosing the number of government requests for the data of students, faculty and staff that use the school’s electronic communication tools. Read more...

Photo: (Maggie Zheng/Daily Bruin)





Zoey Freedman: Stigmas surrounding women’s health care should not inhibit discussion

It’s kind of funny how angry people get over the thought of subsidized tampons. But sometimes, it’s just sad. Through personal day-to-day experiences, my internship with Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and the reactions to my blogs about feminine health care and equality this summer, I have definitely learned that the topic of feminine health care is a polarizing one. Read more...

Photo: A woman walks with a sign telling others the terms of her healthcare are a personal matter, not one for public debate at Planned Parenthood’s 2014 ‘Moral March’ in North Carolina .(Creative Commons photo by Stephen Melkisethian via Flickr)



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