Letter from the editor
Jan 31, 2020
The start of a new semester can only be accompanied by feelings of excitement, nerves and dread. Whether that be for our seniors making that final push to graduation or a sophomore just trying to make it to summer break in one piece. Regardless of your position were all striving towards something greater for ourselves.
At least that’s how I see it, I’m Karamel Nunez Martinez the incoming editor in chief for the Golden Gate Xpress news. In the excitement of taking this position I have a lot of ideas and great ambitions for myself, my team, and the development of this publication. I do know all of this will take time, I’m expecting the first few weeks to be a bit bumpy so I appreciate your patience as we get into the groove of things.
For my team I wish for nothing but success, with 16 weeks to go I’m hoping we can create some stellar clips and that everyone leaves with work they are truly proud of.
For my readers, something that’s often mentioned to us is that past staff members of Xpress have made mistakes that have caused us to lose the trust of some of the organizations and departments on our campus. These are the relationships that I hope I can help start the process of fixing by opening the conversation. My email is [email protected], please contact me with any comments, concerns or questions you may have.
I want to make the most of these 16 weeks and I hope you all tag along.
Martin Carcieri • Aug 2, 2020 at 5:01 pm
Hello,
I’m a Political Science professor at SFSU, and teach courses on Constitutional Law. I write to inquire whether you’d consider publishing an op/ed length piece I’ve written in the GG Express in the near future or early fall.
My thesis is that in its recent ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, holding that gays are protected from discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court is laying the foundation to strike down affirmative action in the cases headed its way in the next couple of years. Two such cases, which the Court might even consolidate and decide together, are 1) the Title VI challenge by Asian Americans against Harvard University, now under review by a federal appellate court, and 2) the inevitable Title VI (and perhaps 14th Amendment) challenge to California’s impending repeal of Proposition 209 in November. This may seem counterintuitive, but as I explain in the piece, the Court places great reliance in Bostock on the fact that it is the individual person, and not only members of some races, ethnicities, genders, or sexual orientations, that is fully and expressly protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act (and for that matter, the Equal Protection Clause). This, I think, is precisely the principle upon which the Court will rely in striking down racial, ethnic, and gender preferences by both public institutions and private institutions accepting federal support.
If you’re willing to consider this piece for publication, I’ll be glad to attach it to an e-mail directly to EIC Nunez Martinez.
Thanks very much. Sincerely,
Martin Carcieri