The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Cartoon by A.J. Newberry
A few weeks ago, walking through Armstrong, someone asked if I would like to ask God a question.
As former Deans of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, or Western College Program, we have good, even strong, ties to the alumni of Miami University and the alumnae of the Western College for Women. We therefore read with alarm of plans to demolish Patterson Place in order to make room for a 300-bed residence hall.
The day after riots ripped through Baltimore Monday night, my Facebook feed was covered in shared articles, graphics and videos either decrying or sympathizing with those protesting the death of Freddie Gray.
What to say, where to start -it's difficult to be unemotional about Miami's current actions regarding Patterson Place. In the worst terms, it feels like being taken advantage of, both of the campus and of the constituency of the Alumnae Association. There are no best terms.
"Love and Honor - it is a phrase that has a lot of meaning to Miami students and alumni. At its core, Love and Honor is about intellect, character and heart."
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Dear Abbey
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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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