Opinions

Eastman should not be on the back burner

While we respect the University’s scientific achievements, we have always seen ourselves as Eastman students first.

Mamdani: restarting the heart of the Democratic Party

Zohran Mamdani is the defibrillator that the party needs in order to fight against the MAGA movement in 2028.

What we find when we slow down: A case for modern art

What you see isn’t a tree or a face, it isn’t a story with a beginning and an end. It is a field of seeing where you are invited to dwell. The color is restrained, the form minimal, yet the work becomes existing — a sort of presence in stillness.

Keep the spaceflight record: restore funding for SPIF and the RPIF network

Most of the photos you see online are actually mosaics built from many smaller images. Behind each lies a vast record — thousands of data points, mission metadata, camera settings, and decades of notes. These aren’t just pretty pictures; they’re the evidence base for science, showing how far we’ve come in exploring our solar system.

The dirty truth of greenwashing

It goes without saying that greenwashing, or any other form of disingenuous activism, is wrong.

Debunking the Debranding

We are not “change-averse”: we simply desire ever better change.

Campus Brat: Halloweirdos

We Jarvises, especially my dad and I, take Halloween seriously.

Punctuality: is it as important as we consider it to be?

Personally, I think it’s a give and take. I don’t really want to be stood up for hours, but it’s also important to be flexible and respect other cultures.

Balancing consumption and creation

The problem isn’t consumption inherently, but rather how we consume.

Print, papers, and purpose

The print newspaper gives our writers a sense of accomplishment, our alumni an object to reminisce over, and, most importantly, our audience another avenue through which to read.