Interested in submitting in an op-ed or guest column with us?
Op-eds or guest columns must be no longer than 600 words and sent in a Google document or Word document to the Opinions Editor, Caroline Linton, at pantheropinions@chapman.edu.
Columns must have a clear point of view with strong arguments backed by facts and evidence. Profanity is not allowed. Not every submission is guaranteed to be published, and submissions are subject to editing and suggestions for clarity, grammar and style.
Opinion | Disneyland: the most commercialized place on Earth
Opinion | Don’t touch their hair
Opinion | Consider Panhellenic privilege
Opinion | The value of a trigger warning
I am a Black women who sees the world through many cultural, political and spiritual experiences. While many of those moments have been wonderful, a lot of them have been traumatic.
Opinion | A letter to my Muslim friends
Humans have a tendency to fear what they don’t know. The most important thing we can do is listen.
Opinion | Rate My Professor gets five stars from me
Rate My Professors tends to get a bad rap from professors, but the site that professors love to hate is probably more accurate than they think.
Opinion | Walk the walk after Walk Against Violence
It’s important that if you see something, you say something. It sounds cliche, but we all have the power to make Chapman a safer campus.
Opinion | Students care about Orange, too
I know the Orange community still has reservations about us, and I get that. But Chapman students are more than the leftover beer bottles on your front lawn six months ago.
Opinion | ADHD, a silent struggle
Opinion | Falling in love with the farmer’s market
If you haven’t taken a trip to the farmer’s market yet, I would highly recommend it.
Opinion | Emergency updates need accuracy
The sky was gray and the sun was bright red. I’ve never seen anything like it. A 15-minute drive from campus, a fire raged on.
Opinion | My birth control is none of your business
Women’s reproductive health has always been a hot topic of public discussion, despite the subject being extremely personal. A woman’s decision about using birth control is really no one else’s business.
Opinion | Finding remedy in a furry friend
My dog provides me with a lot of emotional support. In just the last few months, I’ve noticed how much happier he has made my college life.
Opinion | Let’s stop congratulating white mediocrity
Opinion | New restroom, same problems
On Sept. 11, Dean of Students Jerry Price announced in his weekly email the installment of a new single-user gender inclusive restroom on the first floor of Argyros Forum.
Opinion | The risk of early decision
An early decision applicant in high school must be a special kind of senior, one who is confident in his or her choice of school and is financially able to afford it.
Opinion | On reclaiming my time
It is invaluable to take your power back, because in the end, redirecting that energy toward something productive is essential to progress.
Opinion | Unpaid interns are treated unfairly
When I took an unpaid internship this summer, I didn’t realize how much it was going to cost me.
Opinion | Charlottesville is far from shocking
What happened in Charlottesville is horrible, but in a few short weeks, the world will move on. I challenge you to be someone that doesn’t.
Opinion | The power of femme friendships
A femme is a person who may display feminine qualities. It’s an all-encompassing word that includes men, women, gender-fluid and nonbinary identifying individuals.