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Oct 2022
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The Sunday Read: ‘The Safe Space That Be...

The New York Times
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In September 2021, a group of female minority students at Arizona State University confronted two white male students who were studying in the library’s multicultural center. The women were upset with what they saw as blatant antagonism: One of the men sported a “Didn’t Vote for Biden” shirt, the other had a “Police Lives Matter” laptop sticker. The women f ... Show More
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