Some posts on Sidechat or comments displayed a misunderstanding of the nature of trauma, suggesting that because the threat turned out to not be real, people who experienced genuine fear and developed plans to fight a potential attacker should be able to move on quickly. This idea does not reflect how the human nervous system works.

From my perspective, however, speaking Chinese with the intention to “be more Chinese,” or Chinesemaxxing, still contains the danger of repeating the historical objectification of the Chinese people. Being more Chinese shouldn’t be a goal, not for Chinese people or anyone. It is dangerous to categorize or standardize what it means to be Chinese.

The Taylor family cannot profit off of this administration’s ruthless anti-immigration agenda while simultaneously supporting young scholars from immigrant families.

As the executive board of WashU Democrats, we believe that Americans must be attuned to their lived experiences and work to improve our union through collective action, especially in the St. Louis community.

In short, my university made me open to learning. It showed me how to be a better officer because it showed how I could, as Sun Tzu explained, “Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.”

Learning, however, is more than ideas, concepts, theories, and knowledge. Learning is the conversations that take place after an event, awkward first meetings, and shared meals. Learning is realizing that no country is just what the media makes it out to be. Learning is realizing that no group of people is just what the media makes them out to be.

But one doesn’t need to subscribe to any of these views to oppose the bill. Simple American grade-school civics are sufficient.

If we ensure that more kids can eat at school, we’ll give them a better chance at academic and professional success — something we all value at WashU — while combatting poverty at the same time.

Now, as I sit and watch the hideous beast that is Hollywood eating disorders and body trends rear its head during a cultural return to conservative values, I am reminded of the mindset I have fought so hard to recover from, and it frightens me.

The idea of consolidating humanities departments should never have occurred at a university of WashU’s stature. Yet sadly, the university experience has become more of a business instead of a site of meaningful self-exploration that the humanities encourages.