Civility Initiative

We’ve all heard it. We’ve all seen it. We’ve all said it. “He did it too,” or “She started it.” As any adult would know, this is a child’s argument. This argument is one we are very keen on rooting out of our children by telling

By Sarah Habermaas Civility has always been a topic of discomfort for me. It was always something that my professors in undergrad pushed, and I agreed with. However, the way that it was implemented and treated, especially by my peers, made me uncomfortable. This was in no small part due

By Micah Cozzens In the social media frenzy following the Capitol Riots on January 6th, 2021, I didn’t see many responses I would classify as moderate or much rhetoric I would characterize as civil. My Facebook feed consisted mostly of people infuriated that one of the rioters--a female veteran--had

By Skyler Wixom Identities are tricky to manage. Even the word “identity” seems to consistently either evade a concrete definition or refuse to let any imposed definition stick. Trickier still is two identities trying to manage interacting with each other, especially if those identities seem at odds. When I publicly

How does a Mexican immigrant stay friends with a Trump supporter?  In jest, I want to answer this by saying  “very carefully” but, all kidding aside, I have stayed friends with many Trump supporters. Yep.  You’re reading right.  I am a Mexican immigrant who is a friend of many

By Veronika Tait Current tensions between liberals and conservatives are high. The past two decades have shown large shifts away from ideological overlaps between the left and right. Seventy-three percent of surveyed adults said that Republican and Democratic voters “not only disagree over plans and policies, but also cannot agree