Response to 'Identity Politics' : Opportunity and power lie in social context, not a vacuum of individual responsibility

The opinion piece “Take individual responsibility: Identity politics are not a real solution to social issues” contains a perspective that some Rice students share, but ignores the historical context of the social issues to which the author refers. The author interprets “identity politics” as a buzzword meant to divide. However, the term was meant to bring attention to groups historically ignored in major sociopolitical movements, in particular black women and other women of color.

SA President Jazz Silva

Goldwater scholars named at Rice

Undergraduates Peter Cabeceiras, Kenny Groszman, and Eric Sung were named 2015-16 Goldwater scholars for their academic achievements from a pool of more than 1,200 nominees. 

Jazz Silva, Aishwarya Thakur and Sandra Blackmu

Jazz Silva, Aishwarya Thakur and Sandra Blackmun (left to right) are contenders for the Student Association President position.

Joan Liu and Madhuri Venkateswar

Joan Liu and Madhuri Venkateswar