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 | Get vaccinated or stay home
Get vaccinated. Stop creating a health crisis that targets vulnerable populations because of rumors based on pseudoscience. If you refuse, maybe you should just stay home.
Opinion | Take the poster down. It can’t wait
I am one of 122 Black students out of 7,281. Being Black at Chapman has always been an exhausting task, but this year, the issues Black students face have come to a head.
Opinion | What it’s like to be ‘white (including Middle Eastern origin)’
I am proud of my culture and of my heritage. I will not let my people’s representation die out because the U.S. Census Bureau refuses to make “Middle Eastern” a category in 2020.
Opinion | Why I won’t take down the original ‘The Birth of a Nation’ poster
The film has a significant place in the history of movies. It offers major technical innovations and broke new ground when it was first produced.
Opinion | Here’s why Chapman needs its Black Student Union
The Black population at Chapman makes up about 1.7 percent of students. I wasn’t aware of how much that would impact me until I arrived in 2015.
Opinion | Don’t wish away your college experience
Opinion | I’m not applauding Facebook for banning Nazis
The power of untruths is haunting, and if we allow white supremacists to stay on Facebook, it could be devastating.
Opinion | Don’t mess with my dreads
My partner always tells me I could rock dreads but the truth is, I’m afraid of commitment. And the biggest commitment with dreads is the stigma that comes with them.
Opinion | Don’t start drinking coffee, you’ll regret it
Opinion | Social media shouldn’t be taken so seriously
Now, social media is something you’re supposed to use to “brand yourself.” To me, this has built a superficial culture.