Erik Chiodo
Erik Chiodo
Class of 2017

Articles by Erik

Seniors launch 4th Presidential bid

Seniors Erik Chiodo and Chris Horgan have the rare opportunity to lose four consecutive elections, a feat as impressive as it is impossible. Read More

Master of trains

You may ask : What does it take to become the Master of Trains? Read More

Track sets records at Classic

UR Track and Field (URTF) traveled to Lewisburg, PA, last weekend to compete at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. Read More

A letter to my Grandfather

Tom was a honorable UR alumnus with strong virtues that he stuck by unwaveringly until his passing. Read More

Hello? Hello!

My grandpa is getting to that age where he can’t hear anything you say and will interject with a “Huh?,” “What?” or “Hello?” several times during any given conversation. Read More

Stressful, stressless stress: The opposite of stress

Stress: stress is stressful. That’s a given. However, have you ever thought about the converse, a life with limited stress or even no stress? The absence of stress sounds great, but is it really what it is jazzed up to be? It seems unfathomable that the absence of stress could actually create stress. The only […]

The opposite of apathy

For this article, I have chosen to talk about a less common topic: apathy. I always find it funny when, to seem cool, people say that they are generally apathetic about things. This is because those who are truly apathetic tend to not give an opinion of themselves. True apathy means that one wouldn’t have […]

A tale for all ages

This may not be true for everyone, but the majority of people I’ve talked to have understood the situation. Remember in nursery school, or even kindergarten when you were asked the all-important question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting at my […]

A treatment for freshmanitis: Some tips for freshman year

Freshmanitis is an extremely contagious and potentially lethal condition if left untreated. However, as someone who has personally experienced this crippling disease, I have a few remedies that may ease some of the symptoms. Notice how I didn’t mention that the disease is curable. It has been the consensus of many scientists that  freshmanitis generally […]

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