Opinion
Irish fighting for climate justice
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
Have you seen orange felt squares pinned to any backpacks lately? Has anybody come to your class recently to speak about a climate justice campaign? Or maybe you heard about us from the recent Observer article, “Dear Father Jenkins.” Fossil Free ND, a student-led divestment campaign, is responsible for all of these things. Their belief is simply this — if it is wrong to wreck the climate, it is wrong to profit from that wreckage. Specifically, this wreckage is a direct consequence of the burning of fossil fuels, which is rapidly altering the climate. Sadly, our Lady’s University is profiting from this wreckage by investing a $400 million of the University’s endowment in fossil fuel industries. So, why orange? Orange is the chosen color of divestment — a purposeful departure from the green representative of environmentalism — to highlight the fact that the issue of divestment, specifically from fossil fuels, is not merely an environmental issue, but a social and political justice issue as well.
Inspiring innovation: America's duty to its public education system
By
Sarah Hynds
· Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
Don't feel obligated to vote
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016
Whether it’s to prevent the worse of two evils from getting inaugurated, engage in public duty or display honor for those that have perished for this right, many clubs and organizations on campus have pushed to ensure the largest turnout of votes possible in the upcoming election. My response is this: If neither candidate has convinced you that the world would be better off should they make it to office, then don’t make it an obligation to choose.
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