equal opportunity Archives

Economic barriers inhibit lower-income students

Xenia GonikbergOp-eds OpinionsNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021

#OPINION: The fact that there are so many barriers to education and to succeeding in the workforce highlights an overarching problem within education and employment systems in this country.

Love, your public school: Defending success, for all cultures

Michelle ChenOp-eds OpinionsSeptember 28, 2021September 28, 2021

#OPINIONS: Public schools and universities should be embraced as equally rigorous institutions in ways that celebrate the academic value of skills departing from the capitalistic norm, and their acceptance of human potential from every background.

Don’t let the USG vote for you — the vote is yours

Sam Lauria & Anya MarquardtOpinionsNovember 15, 2019November 15, 2019

The USG elections will directly impact us, as SBU students, so play your part by voting in the election.

We need affirmative action to distribute equal opportunities to students

Sarah TantawyOpinionsOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019

Affirmative action is a policy in which an individual’s color, race, sex, religion or national origin are taken into account to provide opportunities for underrepresented groups in society. We see this policy at play in many different facets of people’s lives

Feminism is something men should embrace, not vilify

Joe McQueenOpinions Top StorySeptember 27, 2019October 6, 2019

After reading “Misandry in feminism is real and needs to be addressed,” I felt that it was necessary for me to provide an alternative guy’s perspective since there often aren’t many men who speak about this issue.