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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, Sarrah Wilkes, 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 | On Trump’s ‘patriotic education’
Guest Columnist Guest Columnist

Opinion | On Trump’s ‘patriotic education’

President Trump announced a $5 billion fundraising effort so that “we can educate people as to the real history of our country.” We are the faculty in Chapman’s History Department, and this is our response.

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Opinion | Professor Eastman responds
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Opinion | Professor Eastman responds

A number of people affiliated with Chapman University have objected to the article I published in Newsweek. Some of the claims made against me are not only demonstrably wrong but scurrilous and defamatory.

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Editorial | Zoom: United in isolation
The Editorial Board The Editorial Board

Editorial | Zoom: United in isolation

It’s OK to not always be Zoom-camera-ready. It’s mentally draining to be “on” all of the time, and it’s imperative to take a much-needed breather.

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Editorial | ‘Stick to sports’ is racist and dehumanizing
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Editorial | ‘Stick to sports’ is racist and dehumanizing

When you tell a Black athlete to “Shut up and dribble,” you are only valuing them for those gifts and not their entire person. There was a time when valuing a Black person for solely their physical attributes was called “slavery.”

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Opinion | Diversity, together
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Opinion | Diversity, together

With action over inaction, tolerance over intolerance and inclusion over exclusion, there will be unity among all members of our fraternities and sororities.

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Editorial | Chapman can do better
The Editorial Board The Editorial Board

Editorial | Chapman can do better

As Chapman is a microcosm of America with its flaws and freedoms, being proud to be a Panther often means reflecting on how Chapman can do better. 

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