I really hate losing things. When I misplace something, even something small like a water bottle, I retrace my steps obsessively and try to imagine all the possible places the object could be. Sometimes I even dream about finding it, only to wake up and realize that I’m still missing—and mourning—whatever I’ve lost.

Although my reactions are dramatic, I’ve never lost anything really important. An umbrella or a favorite pen, sure, but no phones, prized possessions, or parts of my body.

Anti-circumcision protestors have a lot more (or a lot less) to grieve. In this week’s issue, Sarah Holder, SY ’17, follows the Bloodstained Men, a group that considers the circumcision of newborn babies morally wrong.

The debate about loss continues in Features, where Calvin Harrison, CC ’17, investigates wage theft in New Haven and Alex Zafran, ES ’19, considers the ethics of adding an ethnic studies requirement to the Yale undergraduate curriculum.

Students and faculty provide some lessons outside the classroom in the Culture section with recommendations for books, journalism, videos, and art that relate to recent conversations about race on campus.

In Voices, Oliver Preston, JE ’16, describes his experience on a family trip. Sophie Haigney, ES ’17, interviews David Remnick, the Editor-in-Chief of The New Yorker.

Finally, Alexander Mutuc, BR ’18, finds what he thought he was missing—a sense of community at Yale.

The Herald is online this week, so click around and enjoy. And if you lose something this weekend, don’t worry. That is, unless you dream about it.

Cheers,

Claire Goldsmith

Opinion Editor