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WANG: Position of power does not mandate invasion of others’ rights

Throughout President Donald J. Trump’s candidacy, and especially during his election as president, the issue of women’s rights has reached a critical point.

EDITORIAL: From celebrities to female Marines

REYES: Caution is needed with private philanthropy

Earlier this week, Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, announced plans to donate $1 million to Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The announcement follows Chance’s meeting with Gov.

RUZIECKI: Fall of Keith Ellison has nothing to do with Islamophobia

On Sunday, committed partisan Democrats and retirees watched the ceremonial changing of the guard at the District National Convention (DNC). Tom Perez, former secretary of labor and assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, and now the biggest sleaze in Democratic politics since the fall of John Podesta, former counselor to former President Barack Obama, was elected to succeed Debbie Wasserman Schultz as chair of the Democratic National Committee.

THURAVIL: America wrongly sees ethnicity over skill

On Feb.

EDITORIAL: Ben Carson should have held his tongue

Ben Carson recently stepped out into his official position as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Part of his job description is providing assistance for those with low-incomes, aiding in the creation of fair housing laws, handling homelessness, mandating house ownership and most importantly, as the name implies, overseeing housing development.

COMMENTARY: U. organizations are against marginalization of Muslims

On March 1, the front page of The Daily Targum featured an article pointing out the similarities between a Rutgers Conservative Union flyer and one circulated by the American Vanguard, a white supremacy group.

EDITORIAL: America, haven’t we been here before?

It is usually President Donald J. Trump who comes under the scrutiny of the spotlight from media, and although there has been recent news about Trump tweeting out claims that former President Barack Obama ordered Trump’s phones to be tapped, Trump’s Vice President Mike Pence’s headline-worthy news seem to be even more prominent.Because of emails being released to the press, it was discovered that Pence had been using his own private email account when managing business during his time as governor of Indiana.

SINGH: Proactive conversations between men can combat misogyny

One-third of the girls in underdeveloped countries are married before the age of 18, and one of every nine girls are married before 15.

ANDERSON: ‘Get Out’ urges black-on-black rescuing

“Get Out,” the new comedic thriller written and directed by Jordan Peele, has been packing movie theaters since its debut on Feb.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Laurels and Darts | March 3, 2017

GRILLED CHEESE FOR WORLD HUNGERRU FeelGood is a Rutgers student organization whose members are working to end world hunger by improving social consciousness as well as skills in entrepreneurship.

PIQUERO: Trump’s address has conciliatory tone

This Tuesday evening, President Donald J. Trump issued what is shaping up to be his most compelling and unifying presidential address to date.

VACCHIANO: Academy Awards politics are overanalyzed to fault

Last Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony was full of political moments — whether it was when  Lin-Manuel Miranda wore a ribbon for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), or when Emma Stone wore a pin for Planned Parenthood, or when the winner of the Best Foreign Language Film skipped the ceremony to make a statement against President Donald J.

O'BRIEN: To combat opioid crisis, U.S. should decriminalize heroin

Alleged “small-government conservative” and United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to reporters on Tuesday about his views on the state of crime and addiction in America and hinted at some of the actions he, the Justice Department and President Donald J.

EDITORIAL: Being married but not reaping benefits

Last week, the LGBTQIA community was in shock over the blatant disregard of their rights by President Donald J.

UZUMCU: Diversity is becoming abstraction for elite

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EDITORIAL: That will (not really) teach them

In an atmosphere where flyers promoting a “Muslim-Free America” have been circulating the Rutgers campus, it is safe to say that not everyone in the Rutgers community is as religiously tolerant as one would have thought.

GUC: Art of letter writing should be revived

In recent years, the phrase instant gratification is being used more in daily speech rather than as simply a term within the usual spheres of psychological science.

COUTO: We need to come together to end body shaming

Fact: Spring break is less than two weeks away. Also a fact: Women will be slaving away at the gym and watching their portion sizes in an effort to look "fit" in a set of overpriced Victoria’s Secret bikinis.

BANSAL: Human trafficking is modern-day slavery

Many of us like to believe that slavery is over and that is a thing of the past. We’re trained to think of slavery as a shocking one-time occurrence, something that once existed in the Americas and then disappeared after former President Abraham Lincoln saved us.