Dunbar: Success is what you decide it to be
May 23, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Last summer, I had an internship with the Chicago branch of the Federal Defender Program. I worked as a legal intern, helping one of the lawyers in the office with his cases. While there, I found out one of the other lawyers was a somewhat well-known jazz musician. He plays a couple instruments, has... Read more »
Goodman: Diverse interactions the marker of success at Northwestern
May 23, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
My email and Facebook news feed have lately been flooded with news and congratulations for the Northwestern class of 2017. An article titled “Let’s Hear It For the Class of 2017” was published on the NU website, and an article in The Daily described the class as “the most selective, diverse class... Read more »
Sandler: Don't stay silent during study abroad
May 23, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Study abroad. It’s been on your mind forever. Everyone tells you to do it. They all say it’s the cornerstone of your college experience. So you decide to go for it, to venture off to China, India, Spain, the United Kingdom or another one of Earth's exotic places. You think your life will consist... Read more »
Muller: Anthony Weiner candidacy may reveal Americans ready to move past political scandal
May 22, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Tuesday night, comedians across the country rejoiced at the news that former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was back in the spotlight. As it turns out, he didn’t just discover Vine (though it’s probably just a matter of time) but has officially announced his intention to run for mayor of New York... Read more »
Mallazzo: Michael Kerr's death deserves more acknowledgement on campus
May 21, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
I have asked several of my friends if they recognized the name Michael Kerr. Not a single person did. A few people may remember Kerr as the 57-year-old construction worker from Indiana who died tragically Friday when he was hit by a 70-pound beam while working on the new Music and Communication Building... Read more »
Watters: Yahoo, Tumblr not likely to mesh
May 21, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
We all went through our Tumblr phase. Some of us, including me, are still in it. I don’t know exactly how legitimate I can claim my Tumblr to be when I mostly reblog pictures of cats doing weird things like sitting on top of mountains, food that I have absolutely zero access to since I’m still suffering... Read more »
Caracotsios: Take time to slow down from Northwestern's relentless 'stress culture'
May 20, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Dealing with stress is as an unavoidable part of life, and something we need to learn to do. Dmitri Teplov’s suicide has made the conversation about mental health, stress and the Northwestern community all the more pressing. I cannot know exactly what went through Teplov’s mind when he ended his... Read more »
Allard: Embodying the color purple
May 20, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Purple. Some would consider the definition of purple to be a beautiful color you can create by mixing red and blue together. This is true, obviously, but athletic personnel at Northwestern would argue that purple is much, much more than a color. Purple may be the color of our school, the color of... Read more »
Fuleihan and Kovac: Justice doesn’t always please everyone
May 19, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
As leaders in the student activist community and organizers of Social Justice Week, we were deeply disappointed by Jonathan Kamel’s recent column, which contained numerous factual errors and simplistically labeled Students for Justice in Palestine, and Social Justice Week more broadly, as "anti-Israel"... Read more »
Kamel: Bringing a Jewish perspective to Social Justice Week
May 16, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
This week marks the first ever Social Justice Week on Northwestern’s campus. As a whole, this event marks a culmination of many groups coming together to discuss concepts of inclusion, diversity and issues of marginalization on campus and throughout the world. A Social Justice Week was desperately... Read more »
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