BRUNSWICK–On Tuesday, seven brave students entered the Peucinian room prepared for some difficult conversation. Their class, Queering Early-Modern Trade Routes, had assigned a nine page article about the role of women and queer-identifying folks in shipbuilding during the 16th century. The students engaged in nearly 90 minutes of fierce agreement, clocking 15 instances of “jumping off of that” to go along with 11 of “to expand on that.”

Jessica White, a first-year prospective GSWS and theatre double major, spoke to the Harpoon about this harrowing experience; discussing how “It can be difficult to engage in such important, divisive texts. Everyone had deep thoughts to share, and I loved how nobody ever disagreed.”

When we reached out to President Safa Zaki, whose office responded with the following statement: “President Zaki is thrilled by any news of students agreeing. As her administration progresses, our fearless president will work tirelessly to ensure a learning environment where nobody will ever disagree, ensuring a community for those who politically align and a public execution for those who may have undesirable opinions.” 

We at The Harpoon will continue to fiercely defend our president in her unending pursuit of building a politically homogenous utopia.