Ashley Allan responds to Elliot Polsky’s piece on gender identification, saying she’s hurt and annoyed by philosophers questioning her expereinces as a trans person.
Letter to the editor: Do not trespass on our agency
Letter to the editor: Rape jokes aren’t funny
Claire Winzenburg explains why rape shouldn’t be the punchline of jokes.
Letter to the Editor: I’m asking for it; give me consent
April is sexual assault awareness month, but unfortunately it has come and will go without recognition here at St. Thomas.
A necessary push toward conscious consuming
Claire Winzenburg of Students for Justice and Peace looked in to where all the free t-shirts on campus come from and was disappointed in what she found.
Letter to the editor: connectedness brings isolation
A law school student’s perspective on how being too connected technologically can lead to personal and spiritual disconnect.
Fat hatred is a money-making industry
If you shame fat people or view the word “fat” as an insult, it is something you have been tricked into. It’s not about health. It’s about getting you to hate yourself enough to try and buy self-love.
Why marriage equality is important
You see, I am a homosexual and 110% proud to be, but who I am today is nothing like the miserable, self-deprecating person I was.
Readers’ Letters: Students take sides on marriage amendment
TommieMedia has received two opposing views on Minnesota’s marriage amendment, which is up for a vote on Nov. 4. Junior Chris Gelke wrote a letter on behalf of the Vote No side, and senior Annie Kopacek wrote a letter on behalf of the Vote Yes side.
Case: ‘Vote Yes’ on the marriage amendment
Senior Annie Kopacek wrote to TommieMedia and gave her case for the marriage amendment.
Case: ‘Vote No’ on the marriage amendment
Junior Chris Gelke wrote to TommieMedia and gave his case against the marriage amendment.
We can’t wait: Helping manage student loan debt
President Barack Obama discusses steps being taken to make college more affordable and to make it easier to get out of debt.
God and baseball
A reader writes in about how he experienced God at a St. Thomas baseball game.
Letter to the editor: ‘us vs. them’
A neighbor’s perspective on parking, garbage and loudness.
Letter: St. Thomas should make sustainability a priority
St. Thomas senior Chris Huber thinks St. Thomas’ administration needs to commit to more sustainable practices because students care about environmental issues.
Student and faculty parking is ruining the neighborhood
St. Thomas neighbor Christine Anderson said student and faculty parking on surrounding city streets is causing problems in the neighborhood.