Amos Pomp, Op-Ed Contributor
April 19, 2018
Filed under Columns, Latest Stories, Opinion
I have heard time and time again how annoying it is that seemingly everything at Northwestern requires an application, a petition or some sort of rigorous selection process. Even opportunities you wouldn’t expect, like some...
March 4, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, Letters to Editor, Opinion
I understand — and largely agree — with students’ issues regarding Greek life, and these positions have forced me to have serious internal debates about my involvement. I, along with many in my Phi Delta Theta pledge class,...
Troy Closson, Opinion Editor
February 23, 2018
Filed under Columns, Latest Stories, Opinion
Last month, Northwestern’s Undergraduate Residential Experience Committee released its report on restructuring campus living. The new framework presented widespread changes to residential life from eliminating permanent themes at residential colleges to fully integrating Greek housing into th...
January 21, 2018
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
I come from an overwhelmingly white suburb of Chicago with a median income significantly above the state average. The range of my interpersonal experiences back home is quite limited because of this; yet in my life, I’ve be...
Jack Hume, Op-Ed Contributor
January 19, 2018
Filed under Contributors, Opinion
Northwestern is one of the best places in the world to think, learn and contribute. Our school’s resources — its location, endowment, faculty and students — are a potent combination of strengths that lead the way in making ste...
January 18, 2018
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
As a Northwestern Greek graduate, I felt the need to reply when I read Alex Schwartz’s column from last week. My priorities in college were to both launch a career and to grow as a leader. My Greek days at Northwestern were long ago in th...
Ariel Sheffey, Columnist
January 16, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably well aware that it's rush week. Walk past the sorority quad, and you’ll see hundreds of Northwestern women — mostly freshmen — undergoing recruitment. Standing outside...
January 15, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, Letters to Editor, Opinion
First off, we do apologize for our initial act; it was a bit much, no? But we would like to take this opportunity to explain ourselves, and in so doing, hopefully spur the reflection and dialogue that have proven invaluable in...
Alex Schwartz, Assistant Opinion Editor
January 9, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinion
It’s the first week of Winter Quarter, and that means hundreds of underclassmen are gearing up for the period of exhaustive social events known as rush week. You may be one of those people.
I want to tell you about a poster...
December 7, 2017
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
For background, I identify as a cisgender Asian American woman and am not a member of any sorority. I am also currently studying abroad and have been following campus conversations about sexual assault related to Greek life through...
December 2, 2017
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
I would like to preface this letter by warning that it talks about sexual assault and sexual violence, and by saying to any survivors of sexual assault and/or sexual violence that your stories matter. The actions of perpetrators...
November 30, 2017
Filed under Letters to Editor, Opinion
Fraternity and sorority life can be a torrid topic in college. The largely predominant Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association influence the social life for many NU students — even beyond the 2,000-plus students...
