Crimson opinion writer
Violet T.M. Barron
Latest Content
A Call for Empathy
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Israel is a beautiful nation whose government has committed unspeakable crimes. For many, only half of that sentence will register — but the fights for Palestinian and Israeli self-determination need not be mutually exclusive.
Food for Thought
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No paper nor problem set will ever compare to the sheer chaos that is the Monday lunch shift. What I do — what we all do — at this school is not as hard as it once seemed.
Stranger in a Strange Band
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The thought of joining a band in college had never once crossed my mind until I heard one outside my window. I still have many traditions to learn, and a basic level of proficiency in the trumpet to achieve, but for now, I will happily join my bandmates in tossing shoes and paper airplanes through the air at rehearsal, even if I don’t know what for.