Opinions

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 9:45am

CAMPUS VOICES: Look within for change: hold white women accountable

By Christina Casillo

On Jan. 21, I attended the Women's March on Washington. I was excited and a little nervous for the size and spectre of this event.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 8:39am

LEVY: #FreeMelania cages real abuse victims

By Cassidy Levy

The last few weeks have been filled with controversy over the inauguration, the women’s march, censorship, walls and bans.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 8:38am

BENSON: There is still success in being single

By Hannah Benson

We’ve all been there; at a busy party or reunion with family and friends, just trying to make it to the bathroom for a moment of silence when the sister of your aunt’s cousin begins lightly interrogating you and poses the question, “So, do you have a boyfriend?” Here we go again, you think to yourself. And it’s not necessarily the question that bothers you, but the answer you get, regardless of what you tell them.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 8:36am

CAMPUS VOICES: Through hell or high water

By April Roberts

As some Elon University students were preparing for their Friday night, applying makeup and cologne, three friends and I quietly made our way to Durham.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 7:41am

RYAN: Marginalized groups are not here to educate you

By Olivia Zayas Ryan

Ever since Donald Trump’s inauguration last week, my Facebook feed has been filled with post after post about our new president, various social justice marches and politics in general.

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OPINIONS 1/19/17 5:01pm

NTIM: Remembering Dr. King's words, 'How long, not long'

By Stephanie Ntim

When we trust the places we call home and challenge the oppressive and closed minded, the march to justice and freedom might be burdensome but is indeed not long. 

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OPINIONS 1/19/17 8:48am

EDITORIAL: Elon students need more support after returning from abroad

 

Elon University ranks #1 in the country for study abroad in the U.S. News & World Report. This high standing is advertised on the homepage of Elon’s website and on almost every brochure or publication about the university.

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OPINIONS 11/30/16 8:28am

DAHAL: BREAKING — The opinions section contains opinions

By Leena Dahal

It’s there in print, on the right-hand side of this page, in bold, white, Oswald: O-P-I-N-I-O-N-S.

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OPINIONS 11/13/16 1:17pm

CAMPUS VOICES: When democracy hurts

By Carlos Andino

Democracy can hurt. Our competitive system forcibly leads to winners and losers. These titles bring an array of emotion, from euphoria to melancholy.

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OPINIONS 11/10/16 3:30pm

NTIM: Parade! may no longer be showing but it will continue to touch hearts

By Stephanie Ntim

“I go to fight for these old hills behind me, these old Red Hills of Home.” This chorus, sung throughout Elon University’s rendition of the 1998 musical Parade, describes the spirit of the antebellum South that extended beyond the old hills of Georgia.

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OPINIONS 11/10/16 3:30pm

CAMPUS VOICES: What coming out really means

By Justin Brown

I want to start off this article by fully addressing what this is in response to. Last week, an article named “I’m coming out” was published in The Pendulum, where the author of the article “came out” as a conservative.

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OPINIONS 11/2/16 3:42pm

SEIDEL: The importance of civil discourse and putting my bias into my pocket

By Jane Seidel

I voted early last week with two of my friends. We went during a three-hour gap between classes and work, and the line was so long that I didn’t even get to eat lunch before my seven hour shift.

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OPINIONS 11/2/16 9:51am

EDITORIAL: Elon InterVarsity student leaders should offer a statement

 

The situation is undeniably complicated. Between IV reaffirming its stance on gay marriage in no uncertain terms and Elon University’s campus-wide push for inclusivity, Elon InterVarsity (IV) is in a tough place. But so are the students in IV at Elon who look to the organization for spiritual guidance, as are the students in the greater Elon community committed to their own views of inclusivity.

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OPINIONS 10/4/16 2:32pm

SEIDEL: Visual transcripts are not a full indicator of the Elon experience

By Jane Seidel

On a typical Monday, I leave my apartment at 8 a.m. and don’t return until about midnight. During that time, I go to class, I work as a barista, I work in the newsroom, I sometimes eat, and I try to do homework.  My visual transcript remains blank through all of this.  The purpose of the visual transcript is to capture and validate student’s co-curricular experience.

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OPINIONS 10/1/16 5:00am

SIMON: Elon can’t be residential without late-night options

By Alex Simon

As Elon University continues to shift its focus from being a small, regional school to a medium-sized, national school, the university stated its intention of becoming a more residential and pedestrian campus.

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OPINIONS 9/25/16 4:17pm

NTIM: Rebuilding the African-American Story

By Stephanie Ntim

For over four centuries, African-Americans have been burdened with a life of toil. Their bodies have been bruised and beaten under discriminatory policies and practices.

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OPINIONS 9/21/16 9:36am

BENSON: Party of one, please

By Hannah Benson

We live in a world with 7 billion people with millions of likes, dislikes, experiences, interests and hobbies, and, a lot of times, the very best person to spend time with isn’t far at all—it’s yourself.

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OPINIONS 9/21/16 9:35am

O'NEIL: Stand with American Indians in their time of need

By Joshua O'Neil

“Mni Wiconi,” or “water is life”, has become the slogan for the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline that is being constructed in North Dakota — on tribal lands I might add.

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OPINIONS 9/21/16 9:28am

EDITORIAL: Take advantage of Elon University’s interfaith programming

 

On Sept. 15, students and community members celebrated Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim celebration of sacrifice, in McBride Gathering Space.

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OPINIONS 9/14/16 10:00am

EDITORIAL: Lean on each other to grieve through Derek's passing

 

It didn’t matter if you knew Derek Winton, the fifth-year senior at Elon who died early Saturday morning. The loss of a community member — less than three weeks into our academic year — is painful for all. And for a campus that often moves too quickly into our own organizational silos, it’s important for all of us to stop, slow down and be there for each other in this time of grieving.

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