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Stating the obvious
by Connor Toups — June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Editor’s note: The following article contains graphic descriptions of violence and offensive language towards queer folx and people of color that may be troubling to some readers. Matthew Shepard remained tied to a fence for 18 hours after his attack; his attackers had beaten him so badly that, when he was discovered, blood covered his entire face except where his tears had partially washed it away.
Give frosh more all-campus options
by Connor Toups — March 29, 2019March 11, 2019 On weekends here on East Campus, you will see a horde of frosh leave their dorms and begin the cold, hard journey to whatever fraternity is hosting an all-campus. I am often among them, wearing far too little in terms of clothing, muttering to myself, “It’s cold out, but I’m still dressing like a thotty ’cause a hoe never gets cold,” à la Cardi B.
[final AT] Donald Trump will never be an ally
Given the somewhat unpredictable nature of the Trump presidency, it might be easy to assume that his recent call to decriminalize homosexuality is just as inexplicable as the rest. After all, how could a president who elected an openly homophobic vice president, called for the dismissal of trans people from the military and slashed queer health care resources claim to be an advocate for the LGBT rights? At first, it seems paradoxical that Trump’s politics could realign so suddenly.
Resolution against Anti-Semitism increases unity of Stanford’s Jewish community
“We’re done,” announced Undergraduate Senator Matthew Wigler ’19, marching back into Nitery 209 after stepping out of the Senate’s 23rd meeting to deliberate changes to his “Resolution To Recognize Anti-Semitism.” He was followed closely by Jewish Voice for Peace member Jennifer Perry ’19 and Stanford Jewish Student Association (JSA) President Jacob Kaplan-Lipkin ’20, who spent much of Tuesday’s meeting discussing the relationship between anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli sentiments in an effort...
A letter to President Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Drell on Dinesh D’Souza
Authors’ Note: This article contains references to sexual assault, suicide, racism, homophobia, misogyny, violence and quotes of offensive statements that may be troubling to some readers.
Don’t tell me to be civil
I was 8 years old when California voters banned gay marriage in 2008. I was 16 when I had my first crush. His name was Marcus (*not actually his name*): He was my height, he had dark hair and he told me he was gay. He also told me he would never tell his parents, that his dad hated gay people, that he was scared. Sometimes, I think about Marcus, and I wonder what could have been in a different political climate.
New identity program addresses ‘Crossing the Line’ concerns
A new student identity program titled “Identity Chats Plus Chocolate” was created in the Rinconada frosh dorm this quarter in response to concerns brought up by residents following the annual “Crossing the Line” event held in November. Students and staff said there were no official mechanisms in place to continue the conversations provoked by the event, so they created the weekly talks to have a dedicated space for such dialogue.
‘Midnight Cowboy’ critiques American mythology
“Midnight Cowboy” begins inconspicuously. Joe Buck, a 6-foot-4 stud, stands in front of mirror, clad in full cowboy regalia, a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. As Harry Nilson’s classic song “Everybody’s Talkin’” resounds, he takes his suitcase, quits his job and boards a bus. For three minutes, John Schlesinger’s 1969 film seems like a conventional Western. Granted, John Wayne traveled on a gorgeous gray horse, not a gas-guzzling Greyhound.
Senate declines vote on Daily funding petition
On Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Senate declined to vote on a petition to fund The Stanford Daily’s printing costs for the 2019-20 academic year. The Senate’s wide-ranging meeting also touched on Dinesh D’Souza, constitutional reform and a petition to request mozzarella sticks at The Axe & Palm (TAP) eatery.
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Understanding the Title IX process
On June 23, 1972, Patsy Mink, a congresswoman from Hawaii, watched in triumph as President Nixon signed Title IX, the amendment she had co-sponsored that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded educational institutions, into law.
What kind of school are we?
She listened as I told her everything — of being at a party, of a boy behind me, of him leading me to the woods, of me letting him, of hating myself for telling him I wanted it, of immediately regretting it. She listened as I sat there, tears streaming down my face, my breath likely still smelling of alcohol, my shirt stained with water from when I’d gone into the bathroom and tried to wash his taste from my mouth.
Stanford, don’t make our RAs police us
What’s the saying: “Snitches get stitches?” Maybe we should amend that to “Snitches contribute to a degradation of trust between snitched and snitcher that ultimately leaves both parties worse off and creates a more dangerous environment than previously existed.” Not as catchy, but in light of a leaked memo from RAs in an all-frosh dorm at Stern hall detailing student drinking behaviors to their RFs, perhaps a necessary one.
Brett Kavanaugh, Brock Turner and the cult of elitist virtue
“I got into Yale Law School. That’s the number-one law school in the country”: words uttered by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in order to dismiss numerous allegations of sexual aggression made against him.
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