Many progressive Jewish activists feel alienated from progressive activist groups because of their pro-Israel views. Opinion columnists Aram Ghoogasian and Shani Shahmoon discuss whether the issue should actually be a major ideological difference and whether progressive Jews can hope to move past it.
Category Archives: Opinion
Editorial: UCLA failed to properly punish professor involved in Title IX lawsuit
Gabriel Piterberg, a graduate student adviser and professor in the history department, was accused in a lawsuit last June of sexually assaulting two students, including forcibly sticking his tongue into their mouths. UCLA arranged a settlement after the graduate students Nefertiti Takla and Kristen Glasgow reported their assaults and then-Title IX coordinator Pamela Thomason discussed […]
Aram Ghoogasian: GSA investigation of president needs transparency to earn back trust
The ongoing graduate student government drama is the gift that keeps on giving. The controversy whirling around Graduate Student Association President Milan Chatterjee gained its second wind last week as the GSA Forum, the governing assembly of the GSA, launched an investigation into his actions. This comes after Chatterjee’s emails in October revealed he tried […]
Perfect fit
Perfect fit We fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, with the edges worn from use. Our limbs flowed liquid into each other, filling up space we didn’t know we had. Bodies mending bits broken sheared off in transit, or never made to begin with. We broke conventional wisdom, starting at the middle and building outwards. […]
Submission: Lasting love makes long-distance college relationships worth the plunge
We’re standing in front of a beer-covered Christmas tree, tucked in the corner of a dimly lit apartment, illuminated only by the cheap $5.99 twinkle lights randomly strung up all around us. He and I are alone – except for the faint sound of music from the party down the street. Though the conversation is […]
Editorial Cartoon: Late night romance
Submission: College crushes, soulmates and Paul Rudd
Welcome to college! It’s your first day of class, and you’re basking in your new collegiate self. You’re the prime example of a well-adjusted freshman. You’ve had your first sip of alcohol outside of a family gathering during zero week, spent the last few days with a solid group of people in which you’ve already […]