Ed Observers
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Res Life: the source of housing problems
With 1,177 students, UR’s class of 2014 is the largest ever, beating the record set two years ago by the class of 2012. Alongside growing class sizes, demand for on-campus housing continues to outstrip supply, and competition for the best spots has become increasingly fierce. While this presently only affects freshman housing, in the coming […]
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LMFAO concert? More like a war zone
The LMFAO concert should've been an uniformly enjoyable time for all. Instead, due to bad planning, it turned into a chaotic scene full of rude pushing and shoving. Read More
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Technological progress still marches on
Technology continues to expand and improve. Are humanity's fears of it justified? Or are we simply expecting a different relationship than we will have? Read More
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Super Bowl halftime: a comedy of errors
The performances at Super Bowl XLV left much to be desired, certainly - but were they the worst in recent history? Read More
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Ronald Reagan: reminisce or regret?
Sunday, Feb. 6 marks what would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday, had he not succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease in 2004. Many conservative Americans will treat Sunday as a special day, since Reagan was, and remains, the most dynamic Republican president since Dwight Eisenhower. Indeed, some neoconservatives want to put Reagan on the $50 bill. […]
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Daft Punk's joy: One more time, please
So I’m driving along one day listening to some Daft Punk, and I start realizing that their songs are really repetitive, and yet, it doesn’t bother me. So I start thinking, why doesn’t it bother me? This is what I discovered. All popular music is repetitive — not only within a song, or band or […]
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Public parking: our recurring nightmare
If you asked UR students what they think is the most annoying problem at this University, you could probably guess the most common, automatic answer: the tuition prices, the inconsistent transportation, the food (whether for price, quality or both). One answer that probably wouldn’t be so universal is “parking,” because it’s something that […]
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Catholics, condoms and the Pope himself
Congratulations Catholics, you can now use condoms. Well, only if you are a male prostitute. Or ish. Last week Pope Benedict XVI released his new book and interview,in it making the most revolutionary change in a Pope’s viewing of sexual condom policy ever.And at least the good news is that the Pope has decided that […]
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‘Waiting for Superman’ talks education
One of the crueler aspects of the newly released documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman’” occurs toward the conclusion. The film, which highlights the decline of public education, tracks several young families and their struggles to get their children the best education possible. Throughout the film, many families explore and apply their kids to alternative public schools […]
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What is war good for? Absolutely nothing
The U.S. has been involved in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars since October 2001 and March 2003, respectively. Undeniably, there have been relative ups and downs in their conditions — both countries have seen periods of relative stability and near anarchy. For a while, both Iraq and Afghanistan seemed to have stable democracies with little […]
