Eish Sumra, Columnist
November 15, 2017
Filed under Columns, Opinion
My most distinct memory from Election Day 2016 is standing outside a bar in Paris, stumbling around crying snowflake tears.
This time last year, I sat in beautiful parks around a foreign city observing people who didn’t...
Michael Wolfe, Op-Ed Contributor
October 15, 2017
Filed under Contributors, Opinion
On Aug. 1, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R- Tenn.) and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced hearings, hoping to manufacture bipartisan legislation that could stabilize the Affordable Care Act. But then, partisanship stuck its...
Marisa Kaplan, Op-Ed Contributor
November 20, 2016
Filed under Contributors, Opinion
As Election Day, approached, there was not a doubt in my mind Clinton would become our first female president. My peers and I were confident that election day would be the day we broke the glass ceiling. However, the hopes of ...
November 18, 2016
Filed under Letters from Editor, Opinion
We, the undersigned faculty, staff, alumni and students of Northwestern University write in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States to declare our commitment to the safety and dignity of all students...
Camren Ward and Alex Gordon
November 15, 2016
Filed under Contributors, Opinion
Today the sun rose on a darker America: an America where the people have decided that a bigot and sexist deserves the highest office in the country. We must try and move forward, to regain the ground that we lost. It must be the pr...
Ben Weinberg and Dan Toubman
November 14, 2016
Filed under Columns, Contributors, Opinion
The result of last week’s election challenged the values that many students on this campus hold dear. A Trump presidency poses dangerous threats to our country’s most vulnerable people. Trump’s policies could shut out immigrants,...
Bernie Pellissier, Op-Ed Contributor
November 13, 2016
Filed under Contributors, Opinion
This past week since election night has been a whirlwind of emotion. As University President Schapiro stated in his email to students on Wednesday, this election has “shaken some,” while being “a pleasant surprise to other...
Alani Vargas, Columnist
November 13, 2016
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Tuesday was one of the worst night sleeps I have ever had in my life. Because I am studying abroad in Italy this quarter, I’m six to seven hours ahead of the United States and went to bed awaiting results in the morning.
I w...
Jade Mitchell, Op-Ed Contributor
November 10, 2016
Filed under Columns, Contributors, Opinion
As a junior, I've received my fair share of Morty emails addressing current events. But his statement in response to the election rubs me the wrong way.
Part of the statement read: “The results of yesterday’s presidential...
November 10, 2016
November 9, 2016
Sky Patterson, Op-Ed Contributor
November 9, 2016
Filed under Contributors, Opinion
“Look at what’s going on in Chicago. It’s horrible.”
This statement, made in an interview with Bill O’Reilly, was not Donald J. Trump’s only instance of oversimplifying and demonizing the city miles from Northwestern’s campus. Throughout the curre...
