Op-Eds
Dining
Why it is our duty to steal from Hillside Market
If you wanted to make a plate of nachos, you would have to shell out over $55. If any readers decide to make them, I would be interested to know if you instantly attained enlightenment, transcended this mortal plane, and reached nirvana.
Environment
Alexandra Cousteau: Sincere or disingenuous?
She recognizes that pollution can be both a universal truth and something to be stopped, so why does she turn a blind eye to the displacement of people?
ukraine
Hypocrisy abounds in discussion around Ukraine
It is not a contradiction to say that other conflicts don’t get adequate attention and concern while also making a clear statement that what is happening to Ukraine is tragic, wrong, and unacceptable.
communication
Take control of your inbox (and your life)
When it’s your digital sanity on the line, that effort is certainly worth it.
media
Media versus the age of nostalgia
The past has always been a source of inspiration, so where is the line between low quality remakes and true homages?
racism
It’s been a year; we need to stop AAPI hate
This atrocity was not the effective trigger to anti-racism and the end of Asian hate at UR that I had hoped it would be.
fashion
You can still wear your skinny jeans
With trends moving at breakneck speed, we’re buying more clothes and wearing them for less time. But do we even have to follow trends?
perfection
The ugliness of achieving perfection
Perfection is something we can’t live without and can’t live with. Perfection isn’t real, but we keep striving to reach it.
college
What I’ve lost and what I’ve become
If you could visit your first-year self — whether that was a few months ago, or a few years — would you recognize each other?
Dining
Bring back Grubhub
Food poisoning. 20-minute lines. No available tables. These have been the realities of dining options at UR both this and last semester.