Archives - Ethan Busch

Lake Ontario: shockingly bereft of crabs

So I went up to the lake, and ventured out onto the ice. A disclaimer: I know nothing about ice fishing. Read More

Take a closer look at Wilson Commons’ war memorials

If we’re callous, careless, or ignorant in our memorialization of those who gave their lives for this country, can we really say that we’ve honored them? Read More

The human beauty of the internet

The world wide web is perhaps the most complete repository of human strangeness to ever exist. Read More

This is a Rush Rhees Library appreciation post

I am no architecture student, but the blend of Doric columns — borrowed from classical Greece — with the red brick of the mid-20th century makes it feel like a modern temple. Read More

Gourds!

She explained, “For purely decorative gourds I’m a big fan of Tennessee dancing gourds, and bicolor egg gourds.” Read More

What to do with your pumpkins after Halloween

Do you think Wegmans is too bumpy? Throw a pumpkin at it. Mad that Genesee is so nice? Pumpkin. Wish Optikale were open? Goergen gets a pumpkin, too. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Tinder isn’t working for me

Maybe “I’ll make you feel like Donald Trump makes America feel” isn’t a great opening line. Read More

A country comes of age

Joe Biden is willing to listen to this country and do what it takes to fix it. Read More

COVID-19 is making one of the most dangerous sports even riskier

Social distancing in any setting is only as effective as its practitioners.  Read More

Conquering anxiety takes practice

Sometimes I’m stronger than my anxiety, other times my anxiety overpowers me. But I keep trying, and I keep improving. Read More