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The cost of patriotism
Last week, the Obama administration unveiled its new plan to discourage corporate tax inversions by making it much more difficult for corporations to access their overseas cash without having it taxed at U.S. rates, which is about 35%. Over the last several months, the Obama administration has frequently referred to these tax inversions as “unpatriotic” […]
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Don’t mess with my Meatless Monday
Meatless Monday, to those who subscribe to an animal flesh and secretions-heavy diet, is a nightmare. There are no crispy cows served on a bun, nor thigh of chicken delicately nestled against a bowl of steaming rice. However, for those of us who do not enjoy consuming our animal companions or the secretions that come […]
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President Obama’s plan to defeat ISIL is insufficient
The terrorist group on everybody’s mind these last few months has been the Islamic State (IS), or ISIL as the President calls them, and for good reason. The group, which originally grew in strength during the Sunni insurgency against the U.S. in Iraq after 2005, was affiliated with al-Qaeda in Iraq until they were kicked […]
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Meatless Monday or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Walk To Danforth
Every week, our esteemed campus is privileged to host the premier dining event known as Meatless Mondays. Featuring mouthwatering gourmet creations, no expense is spared in providing the best possible meal...wait, what? Oh right, that’s not true at all. Depending on the length of your tenure here at UR, you are probably quite familiar with […]
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The End of Britain
Imagine Britain as a mild-mannered, sixty something year old man with an identity crisis. He used to be important, but he recently had to retire from his job as a world superpower due to pressure from the board. His adult children don’t respect him anymore – they are obnoxious and annoying. He doesn’t know anymore […]
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The last words: a senior staff writer’s farewell
CT staff writer Daniel Gorman Jr. reflects on his four years at UR. Read More
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Legalize it, once and for all.
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is one of the most widely used drugs in America. Its legalization movement has spread rapidly across America as people are starting to see the benefits of the plant. Not only are people seeing the pros of medical marijuana, but they are also beginning to separate fact from fiction when […]
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Bundy Ranch not Ruby Ridge
Rancher Cliven Bundy’s decades-long fight with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been garnering a lot of attention in recent weeks due to the recent involvement of militia groups who took up arms against the federal government earlier this month. The situation is fairly simple: Bundy owes the government grazing fees, but doesn’t […]
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You can’t rebuild Rochester with fairness
What do University of Rochester President Joel Seligman, RIT President Bill Destler, Wegmans CEO Danny Wegman, and Mayor Lovely Warren all have in common? From the looks of their recent political excursions, a divine mandate to lobby the state government. In early March, a delegation of political, business, and education leaders made its annual march […]
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What’s right with UR
Last week, I discussed various problems that should be fixed at UR. Now I’d like to discuss the best parts of the school. In some ways, this is the harder piece to write – it can be trickier to express gratitude and wonder than to complain. The University is a Tier 1 research institution, churning […]
