Ed Observers
Peeps
My overwhelming dislike for Peeps
Here is a brief list of things I love: the crunch of a salt and vinegar chip, Bananarama, creepy old movies like “Rosemary’s Baby,” and long car rides. Here is an even briefer list of things I hate: horses (like the animal) and Peeps (like the abominable candy creature). Since Easter last Sunday, I’ve been […]
Native Americans
UR can do ‘ever better’ in honoring Native American land on which it stands
The 17th-century contact with European conquerors, the history of genocide and forced migration, and broken political treaties continues to disadvantage Native communities in Western New York and the country as a whole. The River Campus and the Bausch and Lomb Riverside Park sit on an ancient Native American town, in which the hunter/gatherer Algonquin (Algonkin) […]
Ed Observers
The nature of complaining
We get it. It’s cold in Rochester. It snows here more than in the majority of the U.S. and we see the sun once a month. But why do we complain? Each and every one of us knew what we were getting into by attending UR. We might not have known the extent to which […]
Humanities
Hands off humanities majors
Aren’t we all striving for the same thing here — a way to understand our world? Read More
Courses
Registrations runs its course
T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land” begins by reminding us that “April is the cruelest month.” April 1 kicks off the month when things speed up before winding down. Today is also the day when you doubt any story you read. But another interesting aspect of the day this year is that it is the […]
google
Finding my way with Google Earth
Instead of having friends when I started high school, I played around in Google Earth. When you’re starting to leave childhood behind and are terminally unsure of yourself, exploring the world from a safe distance is empowering and comforting. Google Earth was colorful, expansive, safe, and as models of buildings became more widespread, occasionally even […]
Race
It’s always about race
Being a black person means you have to live in a world where you are constantly reminded of the color of your skin. Read More
hobbies
With hobbies, put enjoyment before achievement
I’m not a musician. I haven’t been dancing since birth, nor have I been playing the same sport for 10 years. I grew up jumping from activity to activity, trying nearly every sport under the sun before deciding none of them were really for me. As a result, I’ve become an extracurricular jack of all […]
Obituaries
Finding life in the obits
Death weirded me out. But obituaries took death and did something nuts with it. Read More
Africa
How to interact with Africans
Make sure your every word drips with the sympathy that they came from a far country. Read More
