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It’s Time For Wash U To Pay University City
Last month, Dean of Students Rob Wild sent out an email about students acting disruptively during Mardi Gras at parties that students held in University City. University City police struggled to handle the rowdy students: according to Councilman Jeff Hales, it took all of the on-duty officers of the University City police department to disperse…
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Bridging The Boundary Of History
One year can pass by quickly. Five years can as well. Ten years seems a pretty substantial period of time, but still stays in recent memory. Multiply this period of time by seven and we get 70 years—the span of time between now and the Holocaust, an event that almost feels hardened into a relic…
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Just Do It: Nike’s Take On Activism
My laptop screen flickered as I watched footage of LeBron James announcing his I Promise School. The camera quickly cut away to the familiar afro I had seen plastered across the news. “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” [su_pullquote]Many called the choice a step forward in corporate activism, while others posted videos…
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Losing a Local Hero
On September 6th, St. Louis lost an influential figure. Just short of 10 miles away from the Wash U campus, the body of activist Darren Seals was found inside a burning car with a fatal gunshot wound. Seals, often referred to as a “day-one” Ferguson protester, was known as a central figure within the local…
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Correcting an Error
I have been thinking about writing this article for a long time. Even as I write it now, I know I should have written this earlier. I should have written this after Samuel DuBose. I should have written this after Sandra Bland. I should have written this after Walter Scott. But I didn’t. So I…
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When Killing Became Just
BY CJ HARRINGTON One of the greatest tragedies this summer in St. Louis may not have been what happened in Ferguson. Only four miles away, on August 19, Kajieme Powell was killed by the police. The police were called about Powell shoplifting two soda cans and a honey bun from a convenience store. Powell, 25…
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What’s so Offensive about Self-Defense?
BY CANDICE LOVE I am one of two female cousins in my large, overwhelmingly male family. Growing up without other girls to play with, I hung out with boys. I learned a lot from them, like how to do things even when I’m scared, and how to suck up my tears. But the most important…
