Ed Observers
Danforth
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 […]
complaint
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
Ed Observers
Why UR should have a summer session
Say goodbye to winter blues, and spending months looking unsexy in your puffy winter coat. Read More
Editorial Observer
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 […]
green
Hillside, do the right thing
Hillside Market recently transitioned from plastic bags to paper ones. It was probably a stupid decision. Read More
busy
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
books
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
vote
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
movies
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
