Ed Observers

Dealing with cultural food in the dining halls

Checking dining hall menus is a daily ritual for me. As a first-year restricted to eating food on campus, I try hard to get the best of what’s available. But the international dishes that UR dining services provide are not only inauthentic, but offensive. I remember how giddily I marched to Dougie after seeing shrimp […]

Some problems we need to address

As a junior, I think I’ve gone to school at UR long enough to have complaints that deserve an airing on a public forum. Read More

Why UR should have a summer session

Say goodbye to winter blues, and spending months looking unsexy in your puffy winter coat. Read More

Valentine’s Day has lost its meaning

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love — in theory. In actuality, the day has firmly established itself as a soulless money-grab by corporations, hell-bent on convincing you you’re an inadequate lover if you don’t drop an exorbitant amount of money on your valentine. Also, your breath probably stinks. Love between two people is […]

An update on updates

The future of CT offers boundless possibilities. Read More

Hillside, do the right thing

Hillside Market recently transitioned from plastic bags to paper ones. It was probably a stupid decision. Read More

You’re not really busy

I try to think about what happens on the other side of the screen when someone in my organization receives a mass email entreating them to help out. Read More

Are books dying?

Though it is cheaper to buy novels online than at a store, and even cheaper to buy them from Amazon specifically, I almost always choose the store. Read More

Please go vote

Vote. College students don’t vote enough, and whether you’re an environmentalist liberal or a deficit hawk conservative, please vote. Read More

Don’t disregard the movies

To write movies off as inconsequential is to ignore the cultural impact that they have historically possessed. Movies can change history. Read More