Ed Observers
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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 […]
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The confessions of a Facebook addict
Few holidays generate as interesting a Facebook News Feed as Halloween. Beyond Halloween party invitations and status updates, there is the wide variety of fascinating photos — groups of friends costumed, posed and in character, the odd baby-dressed-as-a-pumpkin photo and of course, the documentation of drunk and scantily-clad Fraternity Quad mayhem. For a frequent Facebook […]
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The apparent paradox of weekend life
At UR, perhaps one of the greatest attractions to students is the vibrant student life that is continuously occupying campus. Apart from the generally substantial class load, most students are involved in one or more student organizations, and many more hold jobs on top of that. Nearly every weekday features some new lecture or campus […]
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Apathy is change this coming November
We all know that there are some huge and supposedly important elections coming in November. Turn on the television — there are already a myriad of back-and-forth attack ads slandering one politician, because he or she took this or that sleazy donation, or said something that could or could not be construed as marginally racist. […]