Vote Fiona Chen and Yara Komaiha for UA president and vice president
Chen and Komaiha have the most cohesive vision for what MIT should look like and how to implement that change. Their vision for MIT is one in which students hold real power in decision-making processes and have the support systems necessary to voice their opinions.
Fiona Chen and Yara Komaiha stand out as strongest ticket in this time of uncertainty
Fiona and Yara presented the most detailed and structured platform, tackling issues from democratizing governance to equity to mental health to economic insecurity in detailed point-by-point plans. We were impressed that their plans are layered in achievability and provide options under various fall semester scenarios.
It’s time to expand absentee ballot access
The COVID-19 pandemic likely played a major role in causing reduced turnout.
On the coronavirus stimulus bill
Hopefully for some college students who are just entering the political sphere, the coronavirus crisis and the way our (democratic and less democratic) institutions respond, including but not limited to the recent stimulus bill, serve to bring them into the fold.
Administrators roll out retaliatory self-grading scheme
Students are expected to self-place on the normal grading curves.
TikTok popularity irrefutably correlated with U.S. unemployment claims
As we increase the log of Google search interest in TikToks, we see an irrefutable rise in initial unemployment claims as reported on a weekly basis by the NSA.
Corona extra extra, read all about it!
“Choose your fighter: ‘Love is Blind’ or ‘The Bachelor.’”
IFC votes to implement “six inch rule” for beer pong
“If separating our cups by six inches means our hospitals are better equipped to handle the influx of patients, then that’s what we’ve gotta do.”
Now is the time for community, solidarity, and love
So even as we close public places, ranging from churches to restaurants, movie theaters to sports games, as part of necessary social distancing measures, we must not close off our hearts.
MIT should increase support for students in response to COVID-19
For international students attending MIT on tenuous student visas or fearful of an increasingly dangerous situation at home, the resources required and risks associated with leaving campus far exceed the support provided by administration.
In response to MIT’s decision to send students home
From freshman learning communities to extracurricular student groups, activities, and teams, the MIT campus fosters so much opportunity for enrichment, learning, support, stress relief, and community outside of traditional academic courses. Many of these communities consist largely or solely of undergraduates, and have needed to go on “pause” for the rest of the semester.
Beavers for Bernie: four stories, one message
“Unlike other countries, ours responds to the atrocities of neoliberalism by organizing a movement with egalitarian and inclusive guiding principles.”
Introducing an Institute-wide referendum at MIT
Formation of opinions through mechanisms such as discussion panels, community forums, and so on will only give a partial view and reflect only the opinion of a small and often vocal subset of MIT.
When the Japanese language is no longer “kawaii”
In using words chosen by those in power, language reflects a world of how the authority wants the group to be, consequently shaping the very group that uses that language.
MIT: world renowned research institute or luxury developer?
“MIT’s proposed rent hikes do nothing to relieve the rent burden of those living off campus, while actively worsening the lives of those on campus.”
Why are relationships so hard at MIT?
“Somehow, though it boasts Nobel laureates, CEOs, and some of the most brilliant minds on the face of the earth, MIT has missed one of the most crucial tenets of life.”
Does merit matter in America?
“Preferential access becomes a self-perpetuating pyramid scheme as long as alumni have children.”
Challenges of graduate student medical leave
“I did not realize that the equivalent of S3 for graduate students is woefully inadequate.”
Endorsements are dumb
“Why should we, the readers of The Tech, care about what MIT Democrats have to say? The answer is that we shouldn’t.”
On Fossil Fuel Divestment Day, MIT still refuses to act
“MIT has not divested its $17 billion endowment from its fossil fuel holdings, which MIT Divest is fighting for.”