As students, we are here to learn not only from professors but from each other as well. Still, there must come a point where learning turns to action and we justify the energy and resources we consumed to get us here.

If administrators only answer certain criticisms, are students really being listened to?

Professors should show students trust and respect by allowing them to turn their cameras off at will. At the same time, that respect goes both ways.

As last month marked the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, Washington University decided to commemorate the Ferguson Uprising and open a dialogue regarding how Brown’s death and the demonstrations that followed relate to students today.

In absence of a debate, it’s vital that the University develop other ways to foster political discussion on campus.

With their unsnapped glow sticks in their pockets as they stared at the ground, students joined in a moment of silence in observation of the Boston bombings and manhunt among other worldwide tragedies of the past week.

Today’s edition of Student Life tells the story of a student who was raped and how she has grappled with the realization of her attack. This is just one of many rapes that goes unreported, and even unrecognized, on this campus.

Although violence may be erupting in the Middle East, Washington University students are finding peaceful ways to discuss the recent conflict in Gaza.