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Don’t judge a campus based on a single article
Rachel Barnhart has taken the Campus Times article “College Town still slated for 2014 amid student angst” and used it to portray UR students as lazy. Her article on the Rochesterian website puts the idea out to the community that UR students are whining and complaining about a short, fifteen minute walk from our campus […]
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Community college is a better option
To all of you trust fund students, whose parents saved money from when you were young so that they could blow it all away on the best possible college education money could buy. If you have been shackled into the college’s credit system for over a year it may be too late for you. But […]
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Enough Walmart, new stores
I recently ran into a friend at the bus stop. She was carrying about a dozen plastic bags, all from Walmart. “What are you doing shopping at Walmart?” I rudely asked her. “Haven’t you heard how they treat their workers?” She had. She knew that Walmart’s low wages, minimal job benefits, and poor working conditions […]
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DLH does not ‘further segregate students’ at UR
UR students constantly brag about how proud they are of the intelligence on campus, and it’s mostly warranted. We are fortunate to be a part of such an intelligent student body. Even so, it appears ignorance is again rearing its ugly head. I, like Bordwell, fully support DLH as an organization. I too think it […]
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Allow college students to keep guns in dorms for self-defense
On Oct. 24, two students at Gonzaga University defended themselves from a home invader by brandishing a pistol. Lamentably, Gonzaga has a ban on firearms in university buildings and residences. Therefore, even though the students were defending their “castle” or, more technically, habitation, they were still placed on probation by the school. The two students, […]
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Honor our nation’s unsung heroes in uniform
This Monday was Veterans’ Day. Amidst busy schedules and other currents of debate on campus, the holiday went largely unacknowledged. A number of students were unaware, in fact, that it was a special day at all. Veteran’s Day began as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson declared a day of solemnity […]
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Segregation still ails UR
UR students constantly brag about how proud they are of the diversity on campus, and it’s mostly warranted. We are fortunate to be a part of such a culturally diverse student body. Even so, it appears segregation is again rearing its ugly head. Choosing to live with someone based on race can quickly relegate students […]
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The other debt crisis
For millions of high school seniors across the country, navigating the college admissions maze proves challenging enough. An acceptance into their dream university, however, can unravel a larger obstacle: funding a four-year education. Catherine Benavidez has encountered these challenges first-hand at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the president of an on-campus organization […]
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“Extreme feminists must be tamed” off the mark – Part 2
After reading the offensive and ill-conceived article, “Extreme feminists must be tamed,” written by Binley Yang in the Campus Times, I was honestly extremely confused as to whether or not the article was a true display of human ignorance or just an unfortunately subtle satire of modern-day sexism. Regardless, I think it’s important that opposing […]
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“Extreme feminists must be tamed” off the mark – Part 1
I’d like to offer a different perspective on the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s (BCRF) rejection of the $2,080 donation by a group of three men, referenced in Binley Yang’s recent article “Extreme Feminist must be tamed”. I suggest that rather than misplaced pride and selfish morals, the rejection was based on practical and professional choices. […]
