Last year, undergraduate students at Loyola University Chicago voted to raise their own student fees by $2.50 per semester to create a scholarship fund for undocumented immigrant undergraduate students. In December, the university’s board of trustees voted to approve this fund, to be called th
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U.S. still needs to work toward gender equality
Despite America’s commitment to freedom and liberty, women are not afforded “their rightful place as citizens of the world’s leading economy.”
Chicago needs to put its students first
The public school teachers’ union voted overwhelmingly in mid-December to go on strike.
Could the U.S. be responsible for war crimes in Yemen?
The U.S. could be morally categorized as an accessory to coalition’s possible war crimes
Saudi Suffragettes?
In the country of 20 million, there are 1.5 million registered voters; now 130,000 of them are women.
Why are American health care prices so crazy?
More research is needed to understand what drives extreme variations in price of health care
The Vatican calls on Christians to walk with our Jewish brothers and sisters
The new Vatican document contains notes for celebration.
Partisan blame shifting takes away from deeper issues of abortion and gun control
The Planned Parenthood shooter may have used opposition to abortion as a pretext for his violence, but his violence should not be used as a pretext for rejecting pro-life arguments.
Felons regaining voting rights is a victory for democracy
Felons regaining the right to vote is something to celebrate.
Glimpses of hope and optimism from Paris climate talks
There are many reasons to support hope that enough time and ingenuity remain to prevent or mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
