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OPINION

HOW TO SUBMIT

The Opinion section welcomes submissions from all undergraduate UConn students. Those interested in writing for Opinion can come to a meeting on Sundays at 5 PM in The Daily Campus building or email opinion@dailycampus.com.

While all community members are welcome to submit their work via a regular opinion article, Letter to the Editor, or Op-Ed, The Daily Campus is not obligated to respond to or publish any submission. Due to the volume of community engagement, we will not respond to submissions that are not in line with our editorial guidelines.

A full list of up-to-date opinion section standards for all articles can be found at this link. 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

HOW TO SUBMIT

Letters to the Editor are written by members of the community who are not undergraduate or graduate students. The Daily Campus is student-run and exists primarily to give a platform to the students at UConn. When non-students have an important message they wish to share with the community, we encourage them to write Letters to the Editor.

  • To have a letter printed in The Daily Campus, please follow the guidelines listed below:

    • Limit your letter to 250-400 words
    • Letters must be emailed to opinion@dailycampus.com.
    • Include your full name as well as your year and major, year of graduation or position on campus. If you are not affiliated with the University of Connecticut, please include your town of residence.
    • Include a phone number and email address where you can be reached. This is for verification purposes only and will not be printed.

OP-EDS

HOW TO SUBMIT

Op-eds are a kind of submission reserved for undergraduate and graduate students at UConn writing specifically on behalf of their membership in a particular group or community here. This could be as a student of a particular subject, participant in a RSO or political organization, or member of an underrepresented group here. Submissions connect personal experiences to advocacy regarding issues at UConn or of interest to UConn students.

  • Limit your Op-Ed to 400 words.
  • Letters must be emailed to opinion@dailycampus.com.
  • Include your full name as well as your year and major, year of graduation or position on campus.
  • Include a phone number and email address where you can be reached. This is for verification purposes only and will not be printed.

CULTURE SHOCK

HOW TO SUBMIT

Culture Shock is a column for UConn community members to anonymously discuss race, culture, and ethnicity on campus.

  • If you have been a witness to or victim of derogatory comments or incidents, we strongly encourage you to report it to through UConn’s bias incident protocol or to the UConn Police Department.

    • Entries can take many forms, such as written columns, artwork or poetry. If you do write something, try to keep it between 400-500 words. Please submit pieces here and email any artwork to opinion@dailycampus.com. Feel free to reach out to opinion@dailycampus.com with any questions.
    • This column is not a call-out space — it is an anonymous forum for UConn students to share their experiences on campus. Any identifying information — such as names or apartment numbers — will be edited out.
    • We will do our best to publish all articles that are submitted within a week, but we do retain the right to send articles back for edits if they do not meet our editorial standards of professionalism and respect.
    • We only ask for your name and email address to confirm that you are a UConn student. Your personal information will not be shared in any way, shape or form.

Letters to the Editor

Ayden Mirabella -

Teach children about guns 

The second amendment states “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” In our modern country, we have kept this amendment true. Though we should keep true that gun safety is more important than who owns what gun. So, I say, don’t just teach adults, teach children gun safety as well. Teach them from a young age about firearms.
Alokesh Mannaa, Neil Spencer and Dipak K. Dey -

Every Shoe Sole Is Unique: A new statistical model can now prove it in court 

When investigators arrive at a crime scene, one of the most overlooked yet powerful clues they may find is a shoe print. But ‘matching’ a shoe to a print with ‘class characteristics’ such as brand, type and size is considered the first step; it is more complicated than it sounds and a team of University of Connecticut statisticians is working to make that process more rigorous and reliable.
Colin Hamilton -

To save the planet, all we need is…love?

I was introduced to Edward Abbey in high school by my then-English teacher, who had the peculiar habit of inserting entire paragraphs of Abbey’s works into his emails. Juxtaposed against my teacher’s notoriously short messages, the effect was often humorous — no more so because of Abbey’s fierce reputation.
The Opinion Section -

What’s your favorite DC Opinion hate comment? 

The Daily Campus Opinion Section is often home to many “controversial” takes, as our readers are ready to make clear. 
The Editorial Board -

Continuing to analyze UConn’s regional campus development plan 

On Feb. 25, the University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees began considering new development plans for the each of the four branch campuses, according to The Daily Campus. As part of the 10-year Strategic Plan, originally laid down in the spring of 2024, the University is interested in “setting the [branch] campuses on a path to be recognized as destinations in their own right,” according to UConn Today. 

Op Eds

Sam Sommers, Josh Mayer and César Abadía  -

Dear UConn-AAUP colleagues, 

We, the undersigned, have resigned from the Executive Committee (EC) of UConn-AAUP.
Op-Eds -

Op-Ed: UConn should do more to protect against ICE

Last week, students, faculty and staff received a one-sentence long official announcement titled, “Guidance on Potential Interactions with Immigrations Authorities” directing community members to a UConnToday articlepublished that same day.
Julia Stout -

PSA to UConn Students: Those pregnancy resource vans are lying to you

UConn students, do not seek help from on-campus “pregnancy resource vans” if you want judgment-free, comprehensive reproductive health care. They will not provide that to you. 
Jessica Nirschel -

Op-Ed: Rosh Hashanah encouraging unity and fresh starts

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year celebrated at the beginning of the autumn season. When thinking of this special holiday, the representations that come to mind are apples dipped in honey to signify a sweet new year of beginnings, a festive meal shared with friends and family and the sounding of the ram's horn: the shofar.
The Editorial Board -

An analysis of UConn’s 10-year plan part 2: What’s in a graduation rate? 

The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new 10-year strategic plan for the university on Dec. 6, 2023, according to UConn Today. The plan is in service of three goals: “promoting holistic student success,” “expanding research impact” and “powering a thriving Connecticut.” 

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