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 | Black, Arab or Black Arab is irrelevant when it comes to student trauma
To stand in support of Black lives means we don’t get to decide what language is going to make them feel supported.
Editorial | The only fraud is John Eastman
We never want to see a figure like John Eastman step foot on our campuses again: a joint statement from Chapman University, University of Colorado Boulder.
Opinion | Wait, I’m graduating?
It feels like I am losing a piece of my life that has inadvertently defined me for years. I’ve always been just a “student.”
Opinion | An open letter to the Civic Engagement Initiatives team
“No Politics Day” feels like an attempt to offer space and encouragement to those privileged enough to ignore the political problems around them.
Opinion | I don’t like the 20-year-old me
A little under a year ago, I wrote an opinion about how I was no longer scared of adulthood. I really believed it. I was ready. Or so I thought.
Opinion | Stop harassing queer youth
Jojo Siwa, a Nickelodeon star, experienced harassment when police were called to her house after she came out publicly.
Opinion | Response to ‘new testing strategy has a fatal flaw’
A resident who has fallen off the daily screening and needs to ride the shuttle to get tested can complete their daily screening and attest to it on a paper form.
Opinion | Eastman’s impact on the value of a Chapman degree
Our university is automatically tied to John Eastman’s Jan. 6 speech that helped incite a riot. How does this affect my degree’s worth?
Opinion | Chapman’s new testing strategy has a fatal flaw
Remember when I said taking the shuttle is easy? It’s a little harder when Chapman stops sending you the ticket to get on.
Opinion | Interterm felt different this year
With the rise of cases in Orange County forcing Chapman students to continue remote learning, the beauty of interterm was sacrificed for safety.
Editorial | 2020 Rewind
As 2020 is packaged with leftover gift wrap and a misshapen bow, let’s roll the tape on 2020 and take a look back.
Opinion | Take your safety into your own hands
It’s up to individuals to be smart and sit out an activity they know won’t be safe – even if the government tells them everything is fine.
Opinion | Make men masculine again
Real change will come when we stop berating and encourage men to healthily express themselves.
Opinion | If you say “I don’t trust the media,” I don’t trust you
If you’re someone who don’t trust “the media,” I’d argue the problem isn’t with “the media” – it’s with you. Specifically, you’re being lazy.
Opinion | Lonely or just alone?
As much as I’d love to say I’ve always been comfortable being alone, the truth is, I haven’t.
Editorial | Dear Santa
Here are some of our holiday wishes; maybe we’ll receive the sort of Christmas miracle we hear about in the movies.
Opinion | ‘Twas a month before 2021
And standing six feet apart or more, Maybe next year we’ll invite friends to the door; I’ll spring onto Zoom, to call friends and family afar; Then our spirits lifted, that no quarantine could bar.
Opinion | Growing environmental apathy during the holiday season
Parallels can be drawn in Christmas tree purchasing and the similar buy-and-sell antics during the alleged season of giving.
Opinion | Struppa stoops: When protecting our community takes a backseat
I, for one, will not be returning to Chapman this spring if instruction is in person. Granted, my degree is worth a lot, but it's not worth a life.
Opinion | Our education is our responsibility
(Classrooms are) where innovation happens. Free and open discussion is the cornerstone of all progress … Online learning severely inhibits that discussion.