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Op-Eds
Fight the patriarchy, with pockets
Last week, I purchased a new pair of jeans through the magical world of online shopping. Now, jeans are a very complex piece of clothing that have to fit perfectly in all the right places. Purchasing jeans without trying them on runs the high risk of staring at your behind for approximately seven-and-a-half minutes and […]
Humor
Life lessons learned the hard way: My first job interview
I nervously knocked on the door of 2101 at a Hilton in New York City. Not hearing an immediate response, I began walking back to my makeshift window seat (kind of ridiculous, since every other room had a chair outside it) as the door swung open. A man named John introduced himself as we rounded […]
Humor
The needs of a few
The University of Rochester is known across America, and maybe even the globe, for its amazing dining halls. The student body’s diversity is matched only by its diversity of food. There are vegan, vegetarian, kosher, halal, meat-lover and late-night munchy choices for everyone. With all of these options on campus, why is it so impossible […]
Sports
Football ties record in Alfred State shutout
With 33 points in the first quarter, 21 in the second and seven in the third, the Yellowjackets dominated the football field this past weekend against the Alfred State Pioneers. They posted a final score of 61-0 to boost their record to 2-0 with high hopes for the rest of the season. Sophomore quarterback Dan […]
Culture
Colbert stays strong
Let’s dispense with the obvious: Stephen Colbert’s iteration of “The Late Show” is a fairly standard talk show. There are short sketches; he monologues with funny graphics; he has guests, and they plug their projects; and there’s a musical guest. It’s simple and spare. He’ll necessarily take some time before he starts to get comfortable […]
Culture
‘Digging for Fire’ highlights authenticity
When you watch Joe Swanberg’s movies, you’re struck by the ostensible love interests. How can two people so starkly contrasted ever hope to forge a lasting relationship? In Swanberg’s earlier work (“Silver Bullets,” “Drinking Buddies”), the results often aren’t pretty. In his latest, the excellent “Digging for Fire” (co-written with Jake Johnson), Swanberg takes an […]
Op-Eds
Seeking refuge: With Syrians displaced en masse, we need to uphold our virtues
It’s a testament to our arguably valid cynicism about national politics that so many core American axioms have become occasion to roll our eyes. It’s torture to hear politicians use the rhetoric of “the city on a hill,” “the land of opportunity” and “the nation of immigrants,” not because these creeds are false—they’re not—but because […]
Editorial Boards
Dining’s disservice
It’s 10 p.m. on a Wednesday, and you’re swamped with work—mounds of reading, a pack of merciless math problems and enough Blackboard discussion posts to make your stomach churn. Empty coffee cups lay littered around your desk in Rush Rhees Library. The situation is bleak. Four hours later, you let your notebook fall to the […]
Ed Observers
Tim Tebow: the QB you deserve
After the first weekend of the NFL season, half of the teams will be entering the second week of the season with a losing record. This is expected. One other fact comes to mind when recapping the week—Tim Tebow did not play a down. Why? The Eagles had cut him. As someone who does not […]
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Humor
Greece drops Euro to adopt URos
Narrowly avoiding default on its most recent debt, it is rumored that Greece has decided it is in the country’s best interest to search for a new currency. The remaining countries in the Eurozone are quite pleased, calling this event the “Grexit.”An official from Germany who has requested to remain anonymous stated, “We are delighted […]
