Patrick Faurot-Pigeon

The critics of the recent hunger strike are quick to decry the privilege of the strikers and their supporters. This privilege is represented in various ways, ranging from an absurdly inaccurate portrayal of the strikers as rich and spoiled to an important recognition of their position as students at an elite American university. I write to contest the argument that the privileges of the students and the University delegitimize the past and future actions of students at Columbia.