OPINION: SMU Students’ Performative Activism Often Ignores International Issues Including Ugandan Censorship
SMU’s culture of “social justice warriors” lacks awareness of international issues.
Category: Opinion
SMU Professor, Student Highlight the Need For Communication in Indian Farmer Protests
All over India, farmers are protesting against the BJP’s (Bharatiya Janata Party) bills issued regarding agricultural practices in September of 2020. These protests give us valuable insight into how we should look at the relationship between citizens, the state, and the economy, and how we can fix them through proper, truthful communication.
Opinion: There is no Grey Area, College Students Should Get Vaccinated
Many college students have expressed skepticism over the COVID vaccine. Their arguments are hypocritical and irrational. College students should get the vaccine for altruistic reasons as well as the hypocrisy of their own arguments.
OPINION: Elon Musk – The Best of the Worst
Elon Musk is much-maligned by his critics and simultaneously heralded as a god-like figure by his followers. Both of these perspectives are valid – yet Musk is ultimately just another human. We should qcelebrate Elon Musk’s grandiose achievements and lament his failures, they’re both what make Musk the true champion of the 21st century.
OPINION: Reflecting on the Pandemic, One Year Later.
The coronavirus pandemic has been a time of loss and a time of change all across the country.
Photo Filters: The Good, The Bad, and the Racist
How the racial biases embedded in technological developments led to dark skin looking awful in the majority of Instagram filters, and what you can do to help.
OPINION: SMU Must Improve Its Treatment of Sports Reporters
Reporters covering SMU football this fall have faced difficulties doing their job due to media practices by the SMU Athletics Department. The department must treat reporters better.
OPEN LETTER: Students should have the choice to pass/fail their fall 2020 courses
Student Senator Wade Glover pens an open letter to the SMU community urging the university to implement a pass/fail option for fall 2020.
OPINION: Students Deserve Dedicated Time to Care for Their Well-being
SMU Student Senate passed a bill calling for mental health days to be incorporated into the spring academic calendar. Student senators Adam Czarnik, Ana Paula Llenas, and Taylor Hipp wrote the legislation and make its case.
OPEN LETTER: Human Rights Council Demands More Inclusion, Diversity for Homecoming
Student Foundation communicated a gender-neutral homecoming royalty policy, but reneged on it for the second straight year. SMU’s Human Rights Council wrote this letter in response demanding greater inclusion and diversity for future homecoming royalty policies.