It’s reasonable to be upset by the fact that community leaders are bad-mouthing the student sector of the community, but throwing a tantrum only proves the point they were trying to make.
Miami has a track record of racist behavior, and it’s on everyone in the Miami community to put an end to it.
While we are endorsing Petrella and Pal in this election, we do not believe they are perfect, or that they have everything figured out.
We want solid relationships with decision makers so that we can report full and honest stories — something we strive for every day.
Miami’s reputation for being a top school for undergraduate teaching is in serious jeopardy if this continues.
Look, it’s not like it’s a bad thing to have students who come from money. But, when you have a lack of balance between students from different economic backgrounds, that’s when you start to create an exclusive and problematic environment for students.
Miami is currently deciding whether to extend this policy for the next round of applicants. To us, the answer is clear — continue making it optional.
It’s surface level, ineffective and uncomfortable. The ideal way to move forward would be to stop with the cards, continue with consistent testing and come up with a better way to keep professors and students feeling safe
The Office of the Provost believes we need to return to some form of normalcy, but this isn’t the way to do so. Raising the standard by which we are graded clashes with our current situation, which continues to remain both uncertain and dominantly online.
Despite Miami University’s efforts to get students on board with their guidelines for public safety and getting them to care for the community in general, OPD continues to put the very community it’s meant to serve at risk.
In complicated and unpoetic fashion, our hope and joy comes with strings attached.
When they stop putting us first, we need to be on our own team. And, sometimes we need to support our more vulnerable team members.
Yes, in the past, we have pushed the school for more frequent communication on COVID-19. But now it’s time for the next step. Quantity means nothing without quality, especially in a pandemic.
None of this information is meant to scare you into being too afraid to experience or celebrate other cultures. But buying a $50 Native American polyester costume off spirithalloween.com is not the way to accomplish that.
It may be easier to turn off the television and walk away from this chaos, but we shouldn’t. And why?
