Op-Ed Articles
A glorious day for Israel / Palestine? A response to Norman Finkelstein
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"Now is a glorious time for Jews on campuses," Norman Finkelstein declared. Yet it didn't feel that way at KSG. Finkelstein, hosted by six student groups including the KSG Arab Caucus and the Palestine Awareness Committee, distorted facts to blame Israel for most of the Middle East's problems and accused Israelis and Jews of cynically using the Holocaust and anti-Semitism to further their goals.
One among us
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On a recent afternoon, almost two years into our program, a few of us from the Muslim Caucus gathered in the Forum to determine what would be our last event of the school year. While we brainstormed, one thing was clear: we were still committed to illustrating to the KSG community that many American Muslims have suffered a backlash since 9/11.
Get up off your knees
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Anyone who's known me for much of the past decade would be surprised to find that I was a devout Christian in high school. One night a week and five weekends a year, I joined my peers in lifting hands and eyes heavenward in praise and song. I tried to bring in as many classmates as I could.
One measly day for women
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March 8th is International Women's Day. One day out of the 365 de facto "men's days" to celebrate the majority of the global population and reflect on why, in the words of Ani DiFranco, we "still answer to the other half of the race." Oddly enough, the day was born within the context of early 20th century socialism, when the Socialist Party put forward the idea in conjunction with its protests of labor conditions for women.