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In her column Friday, April 26, Maddie Laplante-Dube called "heartbreaking . . . the way some news organizations have begun to fail us."
Dear members of the Miami Community,
In the recent opinion piece for The Student, the author expresses her belief that "teaching men not to rape" might propagate the problematic notion that rape arises out of a misunderstanding. We agree wholeheartedly that the often-touted 'grey area' of rape, which has been referenced in several ill-informed opinion pieces written previously for this paper, is a harmful but common misconception about the dynamics of acquaintance rape.
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Throughout my life, I have always struggled with being a realist and an idealist. Naturally, there is some gray area that exists in the realms of idealism and realism - things are rarely black or white, this way or that way (unless you're pregnant or dead, there's not a whole lot of wiggle room there).
Maddie's Matters
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Tate's Tastes
College. It's basically a synonym for freedom, which is a synonym for autonomy, choice, nonconformity. Yes, this mostly comes from the removal of parents, from family rules that dictate how many hours you spend at church on Sunday, and even from the responsibility to take care of your dog, but what else is it about the college atmosphere that really allows young adults to explore a realm of openness that allows each person to become more in touch with their individual self?
By Greta Hallberg, For The Miami Student
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
In an effort to clarify consent on college campuses with "yes means yes," feminists have done just the opposite and codified bad language into law.
Take a moment to think about your living situation in Oxford. You probably live in a dorm, apartment or house and pay a certain sum to live there. As a paying tenant, you can guarantee that the university or your landlord will not kick you out of your home, correct? Well unfortunately, not everyone has this luxury. In cities that are not too far from here, people are being kicked out of their homes in order for new construction to take place. Cities want to attract higher paying visitors and residents to their cities, and are getting rid of run-down buildings in order to replace them with something more attractive to do so. The problem is that the residents of these old buildings are left with nowhere to go afterwards since they cannot afford the new high-end developments. This problem is known as gentrification, but as a college student living in Oxford, Ohio you may be wondering why you should care about this topic.
I doubt the notion of genocide merely crossing somebody's mind is a daily occurrence in Oxford, Ohio. Though it is not the fault of the residents of Oxford.
Andrew's Assessments