Opinions
Opinions
Campus Times endorses Grant Dever and Melissa Holloway for SA president and vice president
Similarly passionate about their commitment to UR students, the two tickets for Students’ Association (SA) president and vice president arrived at their decision to run in radically different ways. SA presidential candidate and junior Ethan Bidna indicated his belief that SA has drifted from its purpose as a student-driven organization to one driven by the […]
Editorial Boards
Trials and tribulations in the Gowen Room: SA in flux: 2015 is a crucial election
There are two features of the current SA election that give it more significance than one might be inclined to award a student government election. First, the turnover—at least among senators—in this election highlights the troubling times our student government is in. Out of the 14 sitting senators who are eligible to run in this […]
Editorial Boards
Trials and tribulations in the Gowen Room: the good and bad of SA’s new bylaws
At 11:26 p.m, on the otherwise typical Monday evening of March 19, SA Senate passed a new set of bylaws to thunderous applause. The sound of the gavel came after over two hours of tedious, often intense debate on each disputed point in the proposed bylaws. And, while at times the discussion amounted to little […]
Ed Observers
Straight outta Eastman
I used to hate rap music. I still remember sitting in a study hall, hearing my friends chatter about the latest rap album and, in my 7th grade squeak, crying out, “Rap is garbage! It’s all, ‘do drugs, shoot people; I’m so cool!’” At the time, my disgust with rap music made sense. Neither of […]
Editorial Boards
Yik Yak: a tough situation, handled with care
Recently, UR made headlines by asking Yik Yak to reveal the identities of the individuals behind the slew of racist, threatening posts that appeared on the app several weeks ago. The aftermath of this leaves us with a few thoughts. We commend the actions of the administration in these troubling times. With racial issues and […]
Editorial Boards
While costly, tuition changes are at least a step forward
Last Thursday, UR announced its tuition and room and board rates for the 2015-16 academic year. Clocking in at $47,450 for tuition and $14,294 for room and board, UR remains no exception to the ever-increasing costs of American higher education. Many students probably panicked at these figures, and understandably so—any increase in attendance costs can […]
Opinions
Some traditions are good, but many are awful
Tradition. Ritual. Habit. Institution. All of these words are synonymous, for the most part. Yet, each has its own connotation dependent on the words that complement it: “The Institution of Slavery” and “Bad Habit” are examples. There are also good traditions. These could include giving someone a toast, volunteering at a food bank on Thanksgiving […]
Opinions
Obama should moderate his response to Netanyahu
The newest season of “House of Cards” revolved around an American attempt to broker peace between Israel and Palestine. It is fitting, then, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a surprise reelection with antics so shameless that Frank Underwood would blush while breaking the fourth wall. One day before last week’s election, Netanyahu shocked […]
Opinions
Israel: ‘a beacon of progressivism’
In today’s world of a 24 -hour news cycle, Twitter and other social media platforms, misinformation and half-truths have the ability to spread around the world faster than ever before. Lately, we have been troubled by the spreading of inaccurate information about Israel. As proud advocates for social justice, we can say that Israel shares […]
Sex and the CT
Jodi Says: Come again?
Multiple orgasms? That’s not even real: the female orgasm isn’t even a real thing, just a myth! Just kidding, that’s not true at all. Of course, having multiple orgasms is a pretty rare phenomenon, experienced more often by women than by men. It’s a common misconception that only women can have multiple orgasms, even though […]