To The Trail Staff and University Community,     We are writing in response to the November 8, 2024 article “University Investigates Alleged Mishandling of University Torah” by Veronica Brinkley. The piece includes many factual errors, starting with the title, which implies there was an open investigation when this article was published. This is incorrect. A complaint was lodged with the Office of Equal Opportunity, but no evidence of wrongdoing was found on the part of faculty or staff. The student journalist of this article did not consult with the...

By Molly Clement  As the 2024 Summer Olympics have come to an end, the Olympic Committee has been reviewing the idea of new sports and events to be added into the 2028 Olympic Games. One of the top contenders is allowing fraternities to compete independently from their country. This means that our very own Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon will be competing against each other in four years. With the potential of competition, our frats are evidently already hard at work training for the upcoming competition. ...

By Winston Zapet Bamac   You are sitting Diversions when you notice someone walking straight to you. Maybe you start feeling a little anxious or a little curious. Without introducing themselves, they say “You’re jaw-dropping, let’s have sex.” This forward, vulgar approach would be shocking in real life, but this is the norm for online spaces.  Encounters like the one described take place more often in online spaces versus face-to-face interactions, resulting in unfortunate violations of a person's digital consent.    Digital consent is the informed, voluntary and revocable participation of sharing...

By Skye Sheehy   If you have been on social media in the last few years, it's likely that you’ve heard of or seen people using neopronouns. Only 4% of the LQBTQ+ population use neopronouns (according to The Trevor Project) and there is a lack of mainstream understanding of what neopronouns are, how to use them and why people identify with them. Neopronouns are  third-person pronouns that are not part of the conventional pronouns of a language, like “he,” “she” and “they” in English. In English-speaking countries, neopronouns are most often...