Editorial Boards
Climate Change
The answer to the climate crisis is education
At Friday’s climate change demonstration in Wilson Commons, we once again heard about how we can help by making changes in our personal lives like buying organic, or using public transportation. But people who water their lawns and get to-go orders in styrofoam aren’t ruining the planet. It’s now more widely known that climate change […]
racism
The “unexpected” effects of casual racism
The N-word was found written on a mirror in a Sue B. bathroom on Thursday morning. The presence of racism on campus is not surprising, but the bluntness and senselessness of it is. There (seemingly) wasn’t a motive, or a target. There was just the N-word — hard r — slapped onto a bathroom mirror, […]
SA Elections
SA Senate elections matter
As campaign posters start to pop up, it’s once again time to elect the first-year SA senators. With over 20 candidates gunning for four positions, it’s tempting to vote for whoever’s name you vaguely recall from a chalk drawing on the Wilson Quad. After all, most of us barely know who our senators are, or […]
jaeger
Jaeger has not left UR
For those who were here in the fall of 2017, the name T. Florian Jaeger conjures up memories of an unforgettable scandal. But as his name makes headlines again, many current UR students don’t remember the controversy. Looking at the University today, much of what we see is a result of the scandal, and we […]
D-Day
D-Day: 2019’s Fyre Festival?
Bright and early at 8 a.m. on Dandelion Day, UR’s Student Programming Board posted a list of expectations for students on their Facebook page — keep your ID on you, no visible intoxication. If only we could have known what to expect from them — a rollercoaster ride of changing event times and an inability […]
DPS
We all have a stake in the DPS gun proposal
The DPS gun proposal from last October will be decided on this Monday. Since the proposal was announced, we have witnessed an uncomfortable dichotomy in the student body. On one hand, we’ve seen high-profile opposition, largely from students of color, to the idea of adding guns on campus. On the other hand — we’re not […]
memes
The ‘Weed Raid’: Truth, lies, and how memes fit in
A healthy amount of skepticism might save you next time from sprinting out of class to your room to hide your bong from dogs that aren’t coming. Read More
DPS
More botched communication on gun proposal with Advisory Committee
If the Committee’s formation was a step toward inclusive dialogue, its opaqueness before this pivotal vote is a step back. Read More
SA Elections
Analyzing 2019 SA candidate proposals
We looked at three main factors for a proposal: usefulness, viability, and thoroughness. Read More
Mental Health
Talk about mental health with the right people
Despite ongoing progress, an uphill battle remains against stigmas surrounding mental health problems, especially in terms of treating them. Read More
