Opinions
bias
Putting through the patriarchy: The golf club bias exposed
And while some may argue that there’s no harm in women taking up the sport in an attempt to “keep up with the guys,” the very fact that such expectations even exist speaks volumes about the barriers we’re still expected to navigate.
iran
The impact of campus activism that falls into misinformation: A Syrian’s perspective
When campus activists speak of Israel’s “senseless violence” or “systematic erasure,” they fail to recognize that Hezbollah itself has been a major contributor to this cycle of destruction.
employment
You shouldn’t need a network to get work
As I wiggle my way into society, it seems like every opportunity depends on who you know, rather than what you know.
Dick Cheney
Blindspots: Dick Cheney is still a war criminal
The Iraq war was a mistake, which killed almost a million people, and the people who zealously ginned the U.S. into that conflict should be made into pariahs, not platformed and commended by presidential contenders.
2024 election
The Vance Walz debate was … refreshing?
While it definitely is not the end-all be-all to our current political climate, it showed a generation of young people what politics used to be like before the era of Donald Trump
independence
Nobody is coming to save you.
At the end of the day, you have to realize that you are responsible for your own life and outcomes. Nobody is coming to save you. You have to learn to save yourself.
encampment
The surprising thing I learned when I was invited into UR’s Free Palestine encampment
It was the fact that these students were here at all, on this quad, in this camp, acting in solidarity with the several hundred thousand Palestinians refugees who, because of the war, were now forced to live in tents. This didn’t feel like a UR thing.
embarrassment
People are going to remember, and it’s all right
I stick to my belief that people do remember, and maybe sometimes, it is that deep. Some people do remember when you make that mistake.
blackboard
Recorded lectures should be available to all students
It is time for all professors to recognize that accessing class recordings is a fundamental component of our UR education.
2024 Presidential Election
J.D. Vance: The Trump campaign’s ruiner
Based on Vance’s history, he has proved to be an outright horrible pick for the Trump campaign.
