Opinion
OMOIGUI: Sickle Cell Disease and the Medicalization of Blackness
The use of medicine to foreground notions of racial inequality tells the frightening story about how racism permeates almost every aspect of life.
PECK: Warren Throws Down the Gauntlet
The failure of moderate candidates in the 2020 primary was made possible by their complete inability to recognize America’s new political reality.
SIDDAPUREDDY: The Melodrama We Never Asked for
It has become harder than ever to parse through the storms of tweets and sensationalized articles that saturate our screens and magazines without suffocating in negativity, name-calling, and animosity.
Whose Canon? Yale English Majors Reflect on the “Western Canon”
In 2016, Yale students petitioned the school’s English department to include more required reading beyond those written by “only white male authors.” How do students and faculty in the major grapple with racism and white supremacy in literature?
Ruminating on the Consequences of Journalistic Ethics
What is the Yale Daily News’s responsibility—morally, ethically—to act? Is it to develop their story and protect their lead lest someone scoop and print first, no matter the cost?”
Flesh and Blood
We took a stand—forcing Commission members to recognize that our movement is too driven by individuals; by flesh and blood.
Liminal Spaces: Calhoun College’s Ongoing Legacy
In 2017, Calhoun College was renamed as Grace Hopper College. Only three years later, the identity of the college remains very much malleable.