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Fight the patriarchy, with pockets
Last week, I purchased a new pair of jeans through the magical world of online shopping. Now, jeans are a very complex piece of clothing that have to fit perfectly in all the right places. Purchasing jeans without trying them on runs the high risk of staring at your behind for approximately seven-and-a-half minutes and […]
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Seeking refuge: With Syrians displaced en masse, we need to uphold our virtues
It’s a testament to our arguably valid cynicism about national politics that so many core American axioms have become occasion to roll our eyes. It’s torture to hear politicians use the rhetoric of “the city on a hill,” “the land of opportunity” and “the nation of immigrants,” not because these creeds are false—they’re not—but because […]
Editorial Boards
Dining’s disservice
It’s 10 p.m. on a Wednesday, and you’re swamped with work—mounds of reading, a pack of merciless math problems and enough Blackboard discussion posts to make your stomach churn. Empty coffee cups lay littered around your desk in Rush Rhees Library. The situation is bleak. Four hours later, you let your notebook fall to the […]
Ed Observers
Tim Tebow: the QB you deserve
After the first weekend of the NFL season, half of the teams will be entering the second week of the season with a losing record. This is expected. One other fact comes to mind when recapping the week—Tim Tebow did not play a down. Why? The Eagles had cut him. As someone who does not […]
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Ed Observers
The opposite of apathy
For this article, I have chosen to talk about a less common topic: apathy. I always find it funny when, to seem cool, people say that they are generally apathetic about things. This is because those who are truly apathetic tend to not give an opinion of themselves. True apathy means that one wouldn’t have […]
Sex and the CT
Sex and the CT: Alphabet soup
After being at the University of Rochester for a few years now, we have noticed something that is less than fly. A large portion of the student body is not hip to the true definitions of the many various sexualities and gender identities/expressions that are present in this here world. We’re talking about that big […]
Op-Eds
Avoiding ticket mayhem
There were hundreds. They shuffled around the first floor of Wilson Commons, starting from the Common Market, snaking through the Ruth Merrill Center and back to Rocky’s Sub Shop. The students waited for hours, inching along as the line moved forward. Their reward: a chance to score tickets to see millenials’ favorite “science guy,” Bill […]
Editorial Boards
Ironing out the future of laundry
At last, there is no more need to navigate through the process of funneling money into URos accounts for laundry, or to worry later about how much is left. Laundry services at UR have finally been revamped. We welcome ResLife’s bold steps to improve the efficiency and accessibility of our washing and drying needs. With […]
Ed Observers
Between the lines: a changing Turkey
It’s difficult to explain why I first chose to go to Turkey. Originally, I jumped into studying abroad (a requirement for my major, International Relations) with the understanding that it’d be best to get away from the “traditional” locations most people choose. My first academic experience abroad was in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. It is […]
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Iran deal: Critics’ claims fall flat upon further inspection
In a surprising twist to the recent narrative of the U.S. and other powers’ deal with Iran to limit the latter’s nuclear weapons program, the head of a major anti-deal lobbying group, Americans United Against Nuclear Iran, resigned after reading the controversial deal and deciding that it was, in fact, worth honoring. Indeed, if more […]
