In response to Niko Malhotra’s ’24 op-ed, Hamza Mankor ’22 argues that criticisms against the College’s COVID-19 restrictions is a privileged stance that fails to recognize the pre-pandemic experiences of marginalized students.

 I believe in free speech. I have to clarify this from the start because a dichotomy has been set up on this campus where to oppose the Chicago Statement being used to bring hateful speakers is...