Monday, September 14, 2026
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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

Your soul is worth more than your paycheck

A few years ago, my mother gave me the fortune from inside her fortune cookie. She didn't say anything, just gave it to me and walked away. It read: "Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness." Coming at a time in my life where I felt as if I didn't know who I was or what I wanted to do, these two sentences struck something in me, so much so that I put it in the back of my phone case.

Now more than ever, love your country 

In the early days of June, when the newfound freedoms of summer are still fresh and exciting and the dogdays of July seem, still, so far away, I grab a ladder from the garage and unfurl my American flag. She’s a symbol of pride for me but I don’t think my neighbors quite agree with the sentiment.

Girl, Uninterrupted: In Defense of the Pick Me Girl 

I support women's rights and wrongs, which is exactly why I’ll never accept hatred towards the so-called “pick me girl.”  

Support UConn Football

My name is Dennis Link and I’m a parent of a student at the University of Connecticut. I urge you — the passionate UConn student body — to super-charge your support for Coach Jason Candle and Husky football in 2026.

The frat party trap and how to disassemble it 

At a big school like the University of Connecticut, frat parties exist year-round in the limelight of many students’ lives, drawing large and eager crowds night after night despite living in infamy for sweaty and predatory environments. It’s a curious phenomenon, but not a harmless one at all. There is a central pattern to a frat party: the allure which draws young women in and the subsequent aggression, often by a masked actor.

Op Eds

Dear UConn-AAUP colleagues, 

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

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.

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. 

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.

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.”