Exploitative capitalism: Nestlé’s egregious ethics and you
As the snowflakes begin to dance down and our noses redden from dry air and that nasty cold that keeps coming around, we’re firmly rooted in hot cocoa season. Most…
Opinions
One hapa’s take on white-passing biraciality
My ethnic makeup is 50 percent Chinese (mainland) and 50 percent white (European mutt). Even as I write this, I feel the need to apologize for the invalidity of my…
Firetrucks should have corporate sponsors
NASCAR is a sport in which drivers in sticker-covered cars race around tracks, making, for the most part, left turns. It is a silly sport, but there is a good…
Conservatives aren’t right, but they aren’t dumb either
We Democrats have a habit of shooting ourselves in the foot. I recently worked on a group project in which we had to give a full-period presentation on affirmative action,…
Quite Frankly
Hey Frankie, I’m overwhelmed. I have way too many finals. Why do professors think it’s alright to give two finals each? Don’t they realize that everyone’s gonna do that? What?…
Let’s talk about Hen Mazzig and his troubling history
On last Thursday, my past in Lebanon and my present at Vassar converged when Former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) officer and Pro-Israeli activist Hen Mazzig came to campus. His visit…
Discourse on Israel/Palestine needed, but SJP doesn’t help
Plainly put, the Israeli government is abusing the Palestinian people. Although the Global Conflict Tracker refers to the phenomenon as a “conflict,” it is not a conflict. A conflict implies…
Gaps in meal plan coverage cause distress
As winter break approaches, many students ask themselves: If I stay here over break, will I be able to eat? I shared the same question last spring break, when I…
Quite Frankly
Hey Frankie, I’m essentially writing two theses: A 60+ page paper for my major and a book for my Creative Writing seminar. You probably think that you know where this…
Thoughts from the Editor-in-Chief: regarding The Daily Northwestern
In collegiate newsrooms around the country, tucked away in corridors of campus buildings, student journalists work tirelessly in time they don’t have. Textbooks lie scattered across tables, editors collaborate on…