Ed Observers
environmental appreciation
Respecting the earth we live on
We often forget to stop and take stock of what we are lucky to have here — both in terms of campus resources and the nature that surrounds us. Read More
controversy
Acta, non verba
You bring the University value and add the dollar signs to the piece of paper they sell to thousands of families every year. Without you, this school is worthless. Read More
Community
Rochester is not a dying city
A city cannot be dying if there are so many people who are pumping it with life. Read More
Administration
Confessions from a Workday enjoyer
Workday is my sport and I am winning so goddamn hard. Read More
Resolutions
The best routine is the one you stick to
But even as we run from our past selves, we fall short once we realize the finish line is beyond years away, and our rushed pace is nothing but a one-way ticket to burnout. Read More
pay
Examining student employee pay structures
Any job here requires a certain amount of training, but not all pay structures (devised in response to perceived skill) are created equal. Read More
Admissions
Commuting, the death of me
As a Rochester native, I wanted to get as far away from here as possible. I wanted to leave everything and everyone behind. Read More
friendship
Spill the T(ay)!: To everyone, everything, that’s no longer mine
You left so many pieces of you with me — I’m a mosaic. You gave me pretty stained glass, and when you left it cracked into shards. Read More
family
Dear mom and dad: love is not enough
I need my parents to like me. I think everyone does. For so long, because they did not like me, I did not like myself. Read More
cultural holidays
Why your New Year’s resolutions should be indulgently impossible
It was two days after New Year’s, but I sat down and made The List anyway just because Why Not. Read More
