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Photos today and tomorrow
When you experience something eventful, beautiful, funny, or strange, a natural reaction is to take a picture of it. But the impulse isn’t to get the picture so much as to share it. It’s the fact that someone else will see what is happening to you. It's knowing the picture will be on Instagram, Facebook, […]
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Blackboard: let’s use pen and paper
Pen and paper truly are for the birds. Laptops and smartphones render smudge marks a thing of the past, but even more importantly, they empower us with the ability to write words more efficiently, store words in a more centralized location, and share words with more of the world. Technology provides us with cleaner and […]
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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
Ed Observers
It just gets better and better
Campus Times' Rachael Sanguinetti sends off the class of 2014. Read More
Op-Eds
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 […]
Ed Observers
Information overload
Disclaimer: I am not a Luddite, per se. I use technology like everyone else, and to a great extent, I enjoy it. Also, I understand that this article is going to sound incredibly pretentious, so please bear with me. We indisputably live in the “information age.” One very visible irony of applying this label to […]
Editorial Boards
Take the summer to improve
With so much pressure to take classes to fulfill major requirements, get off the wait list for whatever class that filled up before you could register, and build impressive resumes for internships and grad schools, students should take advantage of summer vacation. It is easy to get caught in the momentum of staying on the […]
Editorial Boards
Learn the lessons of Columbine
Everyone knew that seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado were social outcasts, but no one ever suspected the severity of the damage caused by their peers’ bullying and harassment. April 20 marked the 15th anniversary of the day in which 14 students and one teacher lost their […]
Sex and the CT
Ask Estrada: Hookups, relationships, and looking for love in all the wrong places
I’m a trans woman on campus. I’ve never been in a romantic relationship due to fears about my body and how people will react to it. I think this avoidance has really harmed my self-confidence. How can I put myself out there without fear of violence or danger? I completely understand your fears and […]