op-ed Submission

Opinion Submission: Student Union’s EST revote disregards democracy

EST failed to obtain the required votes by fewer than a dozen; the small margin, however, does not change the fact that they failed to meet the required vote count. We would not accept an appeal or resolution, failed even by one vote, as a reason to upend SU’s processes.

| Vice President of Finance for Student Union

Opinion Submission: The frustration of group therapy

We spend most of our lives seeking to be a part of groups and craving the support groups offer, so group therapy is a natural and highly beneficial form of treatment for just about everyone. It offers a form of support, growth, and experience-based learning that you can’t get in individual therapy.

| Psychologist/LGBTQIA+ Specialist, Center for Counseling & Psychological Services

Opinion Submission: To foster a climate of expression, the chancellor must condemn Islamophobia and defend the right to protest

In 2021, we find ourselves where we were 20 years ago – unable to protest the ‘forever wars’ spawned by 9/11 without being labeled un-American.

| Lecturer in English

Opinion submission: What the American flag means to me

When I see, as I saw just this past Saturday evening on a campground in rural Missouri, the flag being gently lowered from its pole and folded with great care, I am reminded of the sacrifices of previous generations to bring about “a more perfect Union.”

| Class of 2023

Opinion submission: Let’s be great customers, on and off-campus

WashU has a shortage of dining staff. We need to treat the staff they have with kindness and understanding.

| Class of 2023

Opinion submission: Liberty and justice for all?

Washington University in St. Louis’ (along with that of local and national community members) treatment of an undergraduate student’s interrupted protest exemplifies the anti-Muslim sentiment that has dramatically increased these past 20 years since 9/11.

| they/them, MSW 2023

Opinion submission: Community statement against Islamophobia

While there may be differing opinions on Fadel’s choice of protest, the subsequent Islamophobic and racist response to his protest was intolerable.

Opinion Submission: Sam Fox’s mental health crisis

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is one of the most grueling places to be a Washington University student. It needs to better serve its students.

| Class of 2022

Op-Ed: Proposed grading changes will do more harm than good

Trying to solve this equity issue by making a push to abolish closed note exams and failing grades in colleges nationwide will invariably fail, and for good reason. Just think: Although these policies may make our lives easier in the short run, would they really help our long-term future?

| Class of 2022

Op-Ed: After a series of miscues, Wash. U. has failed students

Nonetheless, Wash. U. has the capability to support and accommodate students in this defining moment in the school’s history. There are only a few weeks left in the semester: It’s now or never.

Evan Jenness & Jojo Spio | Class of 2023

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