Editorial Boards
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Public Safety’s $15,000 name change expensive, unnecessary
To coincide with the official deployment of sworn peace officers next month, UR has decided to officially change and re-brand UR Security as UR Public Safety. While the addition of a new dimension of safety for students is a momentous occasion, we do not believe it warranted the frivolous spending that occurred to simply change […]
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iPhone 5c: The ‘c’ is for ‘cheap’
Alongside the iPhone 5s has come the iPhone 5c, a colorful new, lower-cost phone that ships with iOS 7. This is the first time that Apple has launched two iPhone models simultaneously, and many speculate the decision to release the 5c was largely based on an attempt to offer a more attractive price to compete […]
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iPhone 5s: The ‘s’ is for ‘same’
This Friday, Apple will release the iPhone 5s, and we couldn’t be more underwhelmed. So what’s new? The iPhone 5s can be boiled down to this: a faster processor, improved iSight camera, and a new Touch ID that allows users to unlock their iPhone with just their fingerprint. It also comes in new colors like […]
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Bomb threat demands greater transparency
Despite last Friday’s bomb threat in Wallis Hall, the University chose to withhold all information both during and after the incident. Despite the option of sending an AlertUR, the University kept students in the dark, a fact that disturbs us on several levels. “There is a step-by-step analysis that occurs very quickly to determine a […]
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Dining changes: a mixed bag
Dining Services has unveiled a slew of changes to its offerings this year, both welcome and dubious. The inclusion of microwaves at Pura Vida, the added option of “Grab-and-Go” meals at the Meliora, and extended hours at Starbucks are all improvements that will provide students with more options and greater convenience. Some of these changes, […]
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Make education resemble real life
In an age when there are consistently high expectations for the United States’ fiscal and social role in the world, it is paramount that the superpower meticulously reevaluate its education system. Compared to ones in China, Korea, and Finland, American schools demonstrate an alarming inferiority in math, reading, and science, scoring several places below its […]
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SA budget needs deliberation
On Monday, April 8, the Students’ Association (SA) Senate approved the $1,154,250 SA budget for the 2013-14 school year — less than an hour after first laying eyes on it. Senators typically have a week to review the budget before voting, but this year they were given just a 10-minute summary by SA Treasurer and […]
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Reconsider drinking age, join Amethyst Initiative
The bottom line is that when it comes to alcohol, everyone needs to be personally responsible — whether 18, 21, or 50. Read More
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ID cards should be shareable
After filling up a basket of grocery goodies, you’re stopped at the register: “You can’t use someone else’s ID card.” What do you do if you’re not up to paying for six sandwiches out of the goodness of your heart — and Declining? Read More
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River Campus lacks music space
With limited practice space and access to only a single guitar amp designated for general use — that is, for students not part of music programs — guitarists at the River Campus cannot help but feel underwhelmed. Read More
