Editorial Boards
Editorial Boards
Bearers of bad news
Giving students the chance for exposure without being beholden to the more stringent journalistic standards of a campus newspaper provides a space where students can write pieces like the widely-circulated article on the recent queer space debate mentioned by the Editorial Board this week. That’s not to say that such an article couldn’t find a home at the Campus Times, but there is a certain value to having more than one forum for students to voice their opinions. Read More
Race
Can’t we do better than that?
Consider for a moment the nuance of culturally- and racially-sensitive language. Tiny details are deeply important. Read More
Flood
After recent crises, silence isn’t golden
The University's responses to the Gale House flooding and the recent snowstorm disappoint. Read More
Editorial Boards
Don’t marginalize art at UR
Before college, one of my favorite things about school was art class. Unlike the social studies lectures, writing exercises, and math quizzes that filled the majority of my schedule, art class was a chance to relax and revel in a completely different kind of learning. It was creative, it was hands-on, and at the end of class […]
Editorial Boards
No life preservers after flood
When the University claims non-liability after half of Gale House floods, destroying multiple floors worth of residents’ possessions—including laptops, textbooks, and schoolwork—students should be outraged. Read More
SA
A reinforced endorsement
Their commitment to truly seeking out the desires of the student body at-large has been particularly noticeable. Read More
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In 2016, a call for increased administrative transparency
In the wake of the recent kidnapping and torture of two UR students, it is imperative that students be fully informed about sensitive events on campus. Read More
Editorial Boards
Goals of the Editorial Board
Our promise for 2016 is to provide the University with relevant, thought provoking writing that consistently maintains a tradition of excellence. Read More
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Thoughts after tragedies
In recent weeks, several horrors took place across the world. Bombings in Beirut and Baghdad, shootings and bombings in Paris, violence in Burundi, civil wars in Yemen and Syria—those who committed these acts largely targeted innocents. As our campus struggles for meaning after these incidents—notably with a student-led vigil in front of Rush Rhees Library […]
Editorial Boards
Preserve our library’s character
We all know the Gleason Library story. It’s the one the Meridians tell—someone is working on a difficult problem on one of the Gleason whiteboards, leaves to get coffee and comes back to find the problem solved and a note that says, “Good luck on finals!” Meridians are trained to tell stories like this; they […]
