Augustine: Validation during COVID-19 is important
Kathryn Augustine, Opinion Editor
May 28, 2020
The unemployment rate is at a startlingly high 14.7 percent. Over 1.6 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19 and 100,446 people have lost their lives. Nearly half of Americans reported in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll that COVID-19 is negatively affecting their mental health. COVID-19...
Validation during COVID-19
Isabel Gitten and Kathryn Augustine
May 28, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the country is grappling with unemployment, sickness, loss and mental health issues. Opinion Editor Kathryn Augustine argues that it is vitally important for us to validate each other's struggles during this time. Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Augustine: Stop talking about Adele’s body
Kathryn Augustine, Opinion Editor
May 21, 2020
My immediate reaction to photos documenting dramatic weight loss is concern. As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder, I wonder if the weight was shed in a healthy manner, if the individual’s eating and exercise habits are sustainable, if they are engaging in any maladaptive behaviors. While...
Blaine: Why Northwestern students should address their professors with first names
Wesley Blaine, Op-Ed Contributor
May 18, 2020
My 5-year-old son’s teacher insists that the children in her classroom call her Rebecca. My wife’s OB-GYN, who delivered our son, asks that my wife and I call her Abby. Disney requires its employees to call each other by their first names, as do UPS, Xerox, General Electric, and Mars Inc. who...
Borrok: The Grief Olympics
Ben Borrok, Columnist
May 17, 2020
Those that have spent excess time on the internet, as I am known to do, have inevitably run into the tense conversations that develop out of tragedy. What starts as a series of tributes to those suffering from unimaginable circumstances mutates into a competition. But this race to find out the person...
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