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  • KATE WATSON

    Column: Racism affects perception

    The most tragic part about tragedies is how eager people are to politicize them. Within hours of the Boston Marathon Bombing, xenophobes, racists and Islamophobes had taken to Twitter to blame the calamity on Islam and foreigners.

  • Daniel Quick

    Column: Do not treat apathy as your enemy

    Around this time of year, everyone’s feelings are split between desperation and apathy. Finals come due — major projects and papers and exams, all of which weigh heavily on whether you pass or fail or how well you do in passing. But people are also exhausted from a year’s worth of school, and have to fight the urge to give up.