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Feldman
Let’s hope Feldman stays on the path
Richard Feldman, when he takes over as UR’s president later this month, will spend the majority of his interim tenure trying to repair UR’s reputation and to regain this community’s trust after last semester’s fumbling of campus outrage over how sexual misconduct is investigated here. Read More
jaeger
Seligman was right to step down
By any realistic standard, it’s clear that Seligman would not have been able to continue leading UR. Read More
Editorial Boards
UR can’t skimp on the basics
A parking garage wouldn’t be as flashy a thing to have your name on, but it would sure make a lot of people’s lives easier. Read More
Editorial Boards
Protect grad students from tax hike
Currently passing through the U.S. Senate and House are two version of a tax reform bill with potentially major impact on higher education and graduate students in particular. The House version of the bill especially, were it to be passed, would cause severe tax hikes for approximately 150,000 graduate students nationwide. The exact cause of […]
Letter to the Editor
Necessary steps taken for students in need
UR’s welcoming of hurricane-affected students from universities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the SA Government’s recent support for undocumented students on campus, are both admirable moves to support students who need it. The Office of Admissions’ plans to offer a semester of cost-free attendance to up to 12 students […]
Editorial Boards
Cheers and jeers
CHEERS to SA’s creation of a minority student cabinet position, which could magnify historically silenced voices. JEERS to the administration’s lack of response to student needs regarding the construction of new spaces on campus. CHEERS to the Douglass dessert section for adding much needed sweetness, both dietary and from the dining staff, to our busy […]
Editorial Boards
A welcome addition to campus media
Last month, the Language Center released its first edition of the new Language Center newsletter, which includes the Multilingual Gazette — a newspaper written by students in various non-English languages. The Gazette — with articles about or from the perspective of different cultures — is a welcome addition to the campus media environment. It has […]
Editorial Boards
Are we thinking of tomorrow’s student?
The iZone, one of the administration’s latest gimmicks on campus, is hard to explain. It’s supposed to be an “entrepreneurial space,” whatever that means. No one knows who really wanted it among the student body, apart from those in focus groups. It’s slated to replace ITS all in the name of “solutioning.” Huh? That the […]
Editorial Boards
Admire the groundhogs safely
No good can come of trying to bait or goad groundhogs into human contact. Read More
SA
SA shirks its duty and sets a poor precedent
C’mon. SA Senate’s casual neglect in allowing someone to serve illegally for about five weeks this semester — rendering unconstitutional every vote taken during that time — was stupefying enough. But now SA leaders have decided to sweep it all aside, opting “not to retroactively reaffirm” the votes, according to an internal memo. This, despite acknowledging the […]
