June 7, 2016
Filed under Latest Stories, Letters to Editor, Opinion
Last Tuesday, we walked into the McCormick Foundation Center Forum to hear Karl Eikenberry address Northwestern about how the United States and its military have “drifted apart,” in a talk sponsored by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. After a seven-month saga of his appointment and subse...
May 30, 2016
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
The opinions espoused in this article are his alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of his colleagues, the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, U.S. government or any other government agency.
I am a U.S...
May 27, 2016
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Over four decades ago, protesters including myself held Northwestern in part responsible for the Vietnam War by the presence of the U.S. Military on campus. When I think back to all the errors we made while opposing the war (and...
May 19, 2016
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This past weekend, the Office of Campus Life announced that it would require student groups to eliminate applications in the coming years. The University already “strongly discourages exclusive groups,” according to a Daily article on the release (how stron...
May 3, 2016
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Dear President Schapiro and Provost Linzer,
The undersigned write you in the hope that lessons can be learned from the questionable process and unfortunate outcome of the recent search for Buffett leadership. That search, begu...
April 24, 2016
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I wanted to go skydiving. I made a reservation, paid for it, drove all the way there, flew up in the plane with a parachute on, knelt by the open door and willed myself to jump, but I couldn’t get myself to move. Then the instructor...
April 21, 2016
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In his compelling article “More compassion needed in abortion debate,” Jose Trejos articulates several spot-on frustrations in the abortion debate. At times, the debate seems to unfairly place blame on women. In addition, it can be difficu...
April 20, 2016
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It seems clear that the moral compass of Northwestern trustees is firmly fixed on the bottom line. They put return on investment ahead of responsibility to all of NU's stakeholders by refusing Morty Schapiro's request to divest en...
April 10, 2016
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor:
As has been reported in The Daily Northwestern, Karl Eikenberry’s appointment is stirring up controversy among some Northwestern faculty and students. People are criticizing the appointment process, his credentials and his military background...
April 7, 2016
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We, as current and former members of Associated Student Government's executive board and student group leaders on campus, are proudly supporting Joji Syed and Archie Baskaran for ASG President and Vice President. We encourage...
April 7, 2016
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
We, as current and former leaders of the Greek community, are proudly supporting Joji Syed and Archie Baskaran for Associated Student Government President and Vice President. The ideas here do not represent our chapters or councils,...
April 6, 2016
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We, as members of Associated Student Government’s executive board, ask you to acknowledge the value of your voice and vote in changing campus culture.
We’ve heard calls for increased diversity and inclusion, greater transparency...
