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Maddie's Matters
We've heard it all at least once before, be it from a reposted Yik Yak or a reassuring, friendly reminder on a Saturday at about 1:00 in the afternoon:
As I sit in my English Literature class discussing "Uncle Tom's Cabin," I can't help but feel as though there is something a little too comfortable about discussing literature depicting the outrageous cruelty of slavery in a classroom constituted of students and one professor who all have one thing in common: whiteness. Diversity is something that is oftentimes denoted as an enrollment statistic that can be found somewhere on a college's respective website. Some skim over the information without a thought, and for others it invokes some degree of concern, or at least of interest.
Milam's Musings, milambc@miamioh.edu
As we reach the end of the semester, many anxious seniors have questions and uncertainty nagging at the back of their brains. What now? Do I dive head first into that impressive company? Do I take the offer from the firm I interned with? Do I go to more school? Do I take a year or two to work for Ameri-Corps, the Peace-Corps or a another charitable non-profit? Do I spend the rest of my life working for an organization like that?
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
I remember hitting the share button on my Facebook in November for the Rolling Stone article "A Rape on Campus." As an aspiring journalist myself, going through Sabrina Rubin Erdely's brilliant, detailed writing that was shining the national spotlight on an important issue through the harsh reality of Jackie's account, I was stunned in amazement thinking to myself "she got it right." When the story went under investigation a few days later, I went into denial because I wanted the story to be right. Instead, she got it very wrong.
I am the President of Women Against Violence and Sexual Assault.
Imagine that you are meeting your friends at Skipper's and you are running late. You are driving a little faster than you should, and your phone is buzzing and beeping with incoming messages asking where you are.
By James Steinbauer, Editorial Editor
More than likely you're old enough to vote, right? You're a smart student, you try to stay informed on current events, you check Google news every now and then. That's definitely more than your friends back home (Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, etc.).
I take immense pride in my recycling record. I go out of my way to bring reusable bags to go grocery shopping. I always turn the lights off when I leave a room. I thought I was the green queen.
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Menace to Sobriety, The Panty Dropper, Octapussy and Study A Broad are just a few off campus house names that come to mind as a part of the Miami 'culture.'
I am deeply troubled by lack of coverage over the incident that transpired over Easter weekend. President Hodge's email to the student body was not enough. His inaction to give sufficient details on the incident left me with an impression of someone trying to sweep a hateful act under the rug. Who is he trying to protect? Racists, homophobes and anti-semites? Why not protect the people who were deeply affected by those terrible comments posted in Wells Hall and the unnamed fraternities. I believe that Hodge's vagueness in his email to the student body could be seen as an attempt to try to cover the fact that we have a very serious issue with racism, sexism, religious intolerance and homophobia here at Miami University. This wasn't a one time incident. Throughout the school year I've read about instances in this very paper about racist acts brought against students who attend this institution.