Letter to the Editor: Daily Northwestern Editorial Board must handle itself in more professional, respectful manner
May 19, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Editorials should be a voice of reason in service to the community, a guiding light, a tempered caretaker of heightened, elevated discourse. In response to the Associated Student Government Executive Board confirmation hearings, The Daily Northwestern Editorial Board posted what amounts to an anti-diversity... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Alianza clarifies intent over Cinco de Mayo letter
May 19, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Dear Northwestern Community, Over the past weeks, there has been a significant amount of discussion over the letter sent to the student body regarding Cinco de Mayo celebrations. As collaborators on this letter, we would like to clear up some of the discussion surrounding the subject. The intent... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Prentice promotions one-sided
May 19, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write to complain about the full-page ads that appeared in The Daily during the past several days by a group trying to save Prentice. I am disturbed by the fact that the ad provides a number to call to protest the demolition of Prentice but does not provide a similar contact for... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Schapiro's vow to stop signing, answering petitions heightens chances of missing important issues
May 12, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Last week, President Morton Schapiro co-authored an article in the Wall Street Journal titled "We Didn't Sign at the Office" vowing to neither sign onto nor answer petitions. We understand that the "the number of signatures or media attention" a petition receives doesn't necessarily reflect the importance... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Northwestern in need of more effective counseling services
May 7, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, I was standing at the corner of Foster and Sheridan at the crosswalk right in front of Kellogg. I saw a car hit a pedestrian, sending the NU student and fellow Plexian flying up in the air and crashing down onto the asphalt. The driver only just stopped fast enough... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Northwestern 'failing' to provide support for struggling students
May 6, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
“The loss of one of our own is always sorrowful, and we must stand with each other in this time of mourning." — Associated Student Government president Ani Ajith and executive vice president Alex Van Atta Dmitri Teplov was a student in the Northwestern University class of 2015. He was a New Yorker,... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: ASG, Alianza officials call for 'respectful' celebration of Cinco de Mayo
May 2, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
With El Cinco de Mayo coming up this weekend, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on the actual meaning of the occasion, and how that should guide the way we celebrate this Sunday. Every year, our campus suffers from some form of culturally offensive activity that isolates many people and... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Alderman's 'brothel law' reform proposal 'a great step in the right direction'
May 2, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Edward Cox's article "Alderman: Evanston City Council to tackle 'brothel law' by June" is encouraging news in the fight for fair and affordable off-campus student housing. For too long Evanston's archaic "brothel law" has been a policy failure, contributing to higher housing costs and diminished access... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: With death of Anne Smedinghoff, America is a little poorer
April 28, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Sometime earlier this month we awoke to the news that one of the five Americans killed April 6 in Afghanistan was a 25-year-old woman, Anne Smedinghoff, from River Forest. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, this was her second State Department stationing. Sadly, it will be her last. Secretary of... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Students 'disappointed' by Daily Caller piece on Northwestern's diversity issues
April 23, 2013
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
To The Daily Caller, We were disappointed to read your piece on the ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion at Northwestern. We are members of Northwestern’s student government committee for diversity and inclusion and have spent a considerable amount of time trying to make Northwestern... Read more »
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