Ed Observers

Students’ complicated relationship with WiFi

Students often joke about renaming the University’s WiFi network from “UR_Connected” to “UR_Not_Connected,” and I’m beginning to understand why. Read More

Higher education, goats, and me

I discovered that I really only wanted to do two things — to live a full, passionate life, and to make good art about it. Read More

A country comes of age

Joe Biden is willing to listen to this country and do what it takes to fix it. Read More

Pretty please will you get your lazy ass to the voting booth on Nov. 3?

To not vote is to give up what say — however small — you do have in our government. Read More

Save the planet: Repurpose your Halloween costume

I have a proposal: Normalize wearing Halloween costumes year round. Read More

What is success?

Success is the ability to keep persevering, not letting material gains or losses define you. Read More

Conquering anxiety takes practice

Sometimes I’m stronger than my anxiety, other times my anxiety overpowers me. But I keep trying, and I keep improving. Read More

How not to have class discussions

There’s a difference between engaging with the material and engaging with your own ego. Read More

A tale of two cities

Rochester champions people who fought for the less fortunate, and perhaps that makes it more able to accept that things need to change, rather than simply looking the other way.  Read More

Laundry room etiquette during COVID-19

It’s already a sin to take someone’s wet clothes out of the washer (and not put them in a dryer), but it’s even worse to do that when we’re in a pandemic. Read More