Instead of imposing sub-zero interest rates to improve the economy, the Fed should stick to stimulative measures like the purchase of bonds through quantitative easing.
If everyone used the co-ed bathroom system, there would be less pressure on transgender people to conform to an identity that does not fit them or potential for them to be shamed for being themselves.
Student privacy an earnest discussion about sexuality are both important -- university administrations must take care not to sacrifice too much of one for the sake of the other.
Abraham Gross, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 25, 2016
If the Iowa Caucus should be focused on at all, it is not for its insight into which candidate will win the nomination but instead for revealing the systems which determine who does and does not have a vote in the race for the highest office in the nation.
Hopefully the administration’s openness in the matter of snow and school closings means the student body can expect similar transparency on other questions.
At the end of the day, we should all strive for all around growth in our lives. This is because the pursuit of balance makes us more cognizant of the world in which we live in.
Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 25, 2016
In the United States, it is clear that steps must be taken to educate ourselves and each other about the obstacles that Native peoples must traverse every day.
As Airbnb follows through on its promise to “build an open and transparent community,” officials should do their part to support the users along with the city’s residents.
Attempts from the right to screen refugees based on their religion, halt construction of mosques or justify casual discrimination against Muslims are all dangerously misguided because the average Muslim has nothing in common with the average ISIS member.
It is time for universities across the country, and the world beef up their campus anti-terrorist measures. The safety of students and staff should be of utmost priority to institutions.
