Op-Eds

Everyone you know has an accent

The right question to ask is, “What particular accent does the person have?” Read More

Winter and summer sessions can’t just go on, business as usual

UR has chosen to allow expensive tuition to be a barrier, making winter session practically irrelevant for students on any sort of financial aid. Read More

The blue table

As silly as it may seem, it felt like at that table, COVID-19 didn’t exist. Read More

Gossip isn’t just petty — it’s harmful

I don’t want to flee from intimacy into the shallow interactions that result from endless “girl talk” about my relationships, in place of living them. Read More

Why we play

The two or three one-hour practices a week that I have with my team have been one of the few bright spots of this fall semester, and have helped me pull through mentally strenuous times. Read More

Biden’s victory changes nothing if we don’t change ourselves

On the off chance someone besides the editors of this paper are actually reading this, please: Think hard about what parts of your own mind would prefer a president who looks like Biden to a president who looks like Harris. Read More

Becky with the good hair: Colorism and power in the Jewish community

I’m impatient with my community’s unwillingness to see just how many people are left behind in the rush to assimilate at all costs. Read More

Why dining halls should give Meatless Mondays a shot

Forgoing meat is a conscious and thoughtful choice that people make because they think that easing the burden on our earth is more important than satisfying their taste buds. Read More

Early voting: Good idea, bad execution

People deserve a safe and relatively easy way to cast their ballots. Creating situations with limited locations and long lines is clearly not providing them that option. Read More

Embracing the ‘crazy ex-girlfriend’

Feelings don’t just disappear after a breakup, and there shouldn’t be a time limit on their acceptability. Read More