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 | The value of a trigger warning
Olivia Harden Olivia Harden

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.

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Opinion | Students care about Orange, too
Olivia Harden Olivia Harden

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.

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Opinion | My birth control is none of your business
Olivia Harden Olivia Harden

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.

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Opinion | New restroom, same problems
Olivia Harden Olivia Harden

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.

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Opinion | The risk of early decision
Olivia Harden Olivia Harden

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.

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