Minority unity is the best weapon against white supremacy
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor What does it mean to be American? We often associate patriotism and democracy with this country. We relish freedom and advancement, turning our noses up to the developing world that can’t seem to keep up with us. We are the leaders of the world — or at least that’s what we’d […]
Hate against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders is nothing new
Ishaan Nandwani, Contributing Writer National headlines were made March 16 as mass shootings occurred at three massage parlors in Atlanta, leading to the death of eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent. This shooting was one incident in a string of a myriad of recent hate crimes against the Asian American and […]
My journey with Islamophobia
Residential Life and Housing sent an email to students on March 30 about anti-Muslim social media threats that were supposed to take place April 3. “We want our Muslim students and our community to know that we are actively engaged in their safety,” the email stated. The anti-Muslim social media posts the email was referring […]
New FBI report shows an increase in hate crimes in 2016
Hate crimes in the United States increased by 4.6 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to data released by the FBI Nov. 13. According to the report, there were 6,121 hate crimes last year compared to 5,850 in 2015 — over half stemming from a racial or ethnic bias. While 58.5 percent of reported hate […]