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Letter to the Editor: A Closer Look at Decolonization
October 25, 2023
To the Editor: While many people have voiced support for Israel after the terrorist attack on Oct. 7, which killed more than 1,400, some are making excuses for the attackers or even celebrating the killings. These commentators justify the attack on civilians as “decolonization.” Because Israel colonized Palestine, they argue, Israelis’ existence on former Palestinian […]
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A hothouse for homophobic hauteurs: Iowa inhospitable
May 24, 2023
I will not live in Iowa after graduation unless there are drastic changes to this state’s respect for its citizens and the kaleidoscope of identities who live here. Iowa has a lot of good things going for it, but I will not stay if I or my friends feel unsafe. I hope Drake students are […]
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To the Editor: Fear. Outrage. Shame. Disgust. These are the emotions that wracked my body when I first heard about the attacks on Israel on Saturday, Oct. 7. What did this mean for my family there? Were they safe? Were they dead? Had they been murdered, as one thousand other Jewish people had been? I […]