_Students First! Slate Second: Organizations should prioritize a strong political voice and platform over internal disagreements_

Our upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, already marked by the withdrawal of several organizations from the Students First! coalition, are starting on an unnecessarily factional tone.

_Proposed GE diversity requirement is only a Band-aid approach_

When I think of the proposed “Community and Conflict in the Modern World” General Education requirement, three things immediately come to mind: the superficiality of General Education courses, cultural hostility on campus and the need to focus on racial sensitivity outside the classroom.