racism

Mills: “Peerless,” a “dark comedy,” left me unamused

February 25, 2022

The Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance first flagged Jiehae Park’s “Peerless” when it appeared on our radar back in January. At the time, I was angrily writing emails to Northwestern...

Borrok: A farewell, with some thoughts on how we talk about slurs

March 12, 2021

This past week, NBA player Meyers Leonard was caught on a livestream yelling an anti-Semetic slur during a video game. He is not the first person to be caught using hate speech, in the realm of athletics...

LTE: Open Letter to Northwestern Leadership and Community on Cheer Team Incidents

February 15, 2021

To President Schapiro, Provost Hagerty, and the Northwestern community, As women Northwestern faculty, we are dispirited and angry to hear of the recent allegations of racist and sexist practices on...

Papandreou: Committing to change in the IFC

January 13, 2021

Dear Members of the Northwestern Community, I’ve been staring at this header for hours now, and I’m still having trouble finding the best way to start this letter. After all, how does one begin...

Borrok: The storm rages on

October 29, 2020

At the end of the summer, I spent some time on the East Coast, where I stayed in a house right on the beach. After days of relaxation, a storm rolled in from the shore, the sky darkened and the wind picked...

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