Media and journalism reccomendations from the staff of The College Voice
Dana Gallagher:
“DC Circuit Sent Complaints about Kavanaugh’s testimony to Chief Justice Roberts,” The Washington Post. This article highlights that, for the first time, a Supreme Court nominee poised to join the court has faced calls by a fellow judge for misconduct claims to receive review.
“Driven by the South’s Past, Black Women Seek Votes and a New Future,” The New York Times. This article reveals that black women, mobilized by the nation’s divisions on race and Donald Trump’s presidency, are using networks forged in segregation to get out the vote this fall.
Alex Klavens:
“Turkey concludes Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed by ‘murder’ team, sources say,” The Washington Post. Turkey has concluded that Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist. was captured, tortured, and killed inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi frequently criticized the Saudi government, opting to leave that country in 2017. “I have left my home, my family and my job, and I am raising my voice. To do otherwise would betray those who languish in prison. I can speak when so many cannot.”
Saadya Chevan:
“A Smith College Employee Called the Police on Me for Eating Lunch While Black,” ACLU; and “Smith College employee says campus police call involving black student was ‘never an incident of racial bias,’” The Republican (Springfield, MA).
Oumou Kanoute, a sophomore at Smith College, has penned an open letter on the ACLU’s website detailing her experience of an incident of racial profiling against her that occured on the college’s campus this past summer and made national headlines. Kanoute writes: “A few humiliating minutes later, the questioning was over. But the pain certainly wasn’t. As I write this, I still feel overwhelmed with anxiety and sadness over what happened. I still struggle to leave my room. Walking into the dining hall to grab a meal fills me with dread.”
The college has issued several statements acknowledging the racial bias in the incident, and apologizing to Kanoute, in addition to implementing mandatory bias training for all employees. However, she has not yet decided whether she intends to pursue legal action. Tracey A. Putnam Culver, a longtime employee in the college’s facilities management department has written a letter to President Kathleen McCartney and senior administrators criticizing the college’s decision to put the employee at fault for the incident on leave and other aspects of the College’s statements responding to it.
Jacee Cox:
“Puppy Cuteness Is Perfectly Timed to Manipulate Humans,” The Atlantic. A short and sweet article about the scientific effect of puppies on the human mind– what more could you want?
Grace Amato:
“The Myth of the Lazy Non-Voter,” The New York Times. This opinion article from the New York Times talks about the voter suppression in many states in the US. The authors debunk the idea that there are people dissatisfied with the current state of the nation but are too lazy to vote- they want to vote but photo ID laws, registration restrictions, absentee ballots and other policies restrict their rights.
