Sarah Brafman

Letter to the editor

Abortion-Holocaust comparison is insensitive and inappropriate

Seeing the cultural light

Making the effort to step outside of one’s own experience and base of knowledge is an integral part of the collegiate experience. That said, while I think it important to stress accountability on the part of students, I also want to recognize that it indeed takes a certain amount of courage to attend an event where you may not know anyone or might know little about the culture of the group running the event.

A True Test of Diversity

Within Columbia at large, Hillel welcomes powerful debate and diversity of opinion. Such debate, however, must be careful so as not to devolve from legitimate discussion to hateful slurs.

The Big Easy Remains a Big Challenge

It has been two and a half years since the levees broke. With all the recent natural disasters as well as campus hoopla, Hurricane Katrina is no longer a sexy topic.