A recent Herald article (“Professorship name stirs polarizing views,” Feb. 17) has lingered in my mind and has made me ponder how we view and judge people.

I tried to stop caring about the Academy Awards when I began noticing that they often picked winners with which I didn’t agree at all.

Last semester, when I learned that my parents were planning a trip during the first two weeks of winter break to visit relatives, I had mixed feelings.

Pain has been on my mind, and I will take this opportunity to discuss certain ideas that I have encountered that have helped me cope.

I dread the Islamophobic backlash that will cause innocent people who are in no way associated with or supportive of terrorist groups to get hurt.

When deep questions feel the most immediate, it’s time to engage with literature to find your answers.

What should matter are not only the benefits we gain from our work, but also our relationship to the work we do.

Horror derives its strength from its power to remind us of our fears, but it simultaneously helps us grapple with what we are afraid of.

In addition to letting students receive help, office hours allow students to see their instructors more as people.

I support the humanities with a deep love and passion, and as futile as it may be, I will try to defend them.