Bad Writing Is No Excuse for Bigotry

Hailey Nuthals, Editor-at-Large • October 2, 2017

Flawed characters make for good writing. Perfectly moral characters are the most unrealistic of all, and boring to boot. But encouraging — or at the most passive level, allowing sexist or otherwise bigoted characters to be written uncritically — is to say that those characters are uncritically relatable.

Militant Protests Miss The Point

Riya Patil, Contributing Writer • September 12, 2016

Though it’s appalling and shameful that Turner only served three months for his crime, the fact of the matter is that he did so completely in line with our justice system.

The Brock Turner Law Won’t Catch Privileged Rapists

Emily Fong, Opinion Editor • September 7, 2016

The fallout from mandatory minimum laws hardly fits the profile of Brock Turner’s life: white, educated and wealthy.

Rape Kit Processing Still Disappoints Survivors

Annie Cohen, Staff Writer • April 25, 2016

As the nation works to prevent and combat sexual assault, we must also work to better provide for the victims of these crimes.

[VIDEO] Op-Ed Live: Fraternity Culture

Sam Bearzi and Daniel Cole • December 5, 2014

UPDATE Dec. 12 Editor's Note: This discussion occurred before there were any revelations of mistakes in the Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus." Opinion Editor Christina...

Fraternity culture must improve

Annie Cohen, Staff Columnist • December 4, 2014

Fraternities need to change their culture, or should be banned.

Assault survivor, New York Magazine editor encourage activism

Marita Vlachou, Deputy News Editor • November 11, 2014

Experts and activists discussed rape culture on college campuses and the Roman poem "The Rape of Lucrece".