Monday, September 16, 2024

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Letter: Happy belated birthday Cesar E. Chavez

For many of us, hearing or seeing the name of Cesar E. Chavez is a source of pride, inspiration and hope. And rightfully so, Chavez is a great American hero who sacrificed his life to improve the lives of many. We all have a stake in preserving and proclaiming his legacy as a union and civil rights leader, a community organizer, and a crusader for non-violent social change.

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Letter: New immigration ban will have same impacts as old version

After President Trump signed his first executive order banning immigrants and refugees from 7 Muslim-majority nations, including my parents’ home country of Syria, I along with many of my fellow students, felt anger at the injustice towards refugees fleeing persecution from their already unwelcoming home countries. 

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Letter: Whiteboard ban won't stop harassment or bullying

When I saw this morning that MSU's Residential and Hospitality Services had decided to ban whiteboards from residence halls in order to reduce instances of harassment and bullying, part of me was relieved. As a Resident Assistant who has witnessed first-hand the type of written harassment this ban is presumably trying to prevent, I know that whiteboards are common mediums for students to commit incidents of harassment, bias, or other violations of MSU's strict anti-discrimination policy.

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Letter: Does MSU discourage diversity of thought?

In the late 1960’s, my mother’s family boarded a flight from Cuba to the United States to escape its brutally oppressive communist government. To this day, Cubans continue to flee to the United States of America for its promise of freedom and safety.