Opinions

Letter to President Mangelsdorf

This school has made me afraid to speak out against genocide.  Read More

Pirate your books, blame the University

If students cannot afford books, the choice is between pirating and not learning. The choice is clear — pirate those books. Read More

Black Studies at UR: exploring the world from a new perspective

Growing up in a traditional Asian household, I have no connection whatsoever to the African continent or its diasporic history. I first came into contact with the continent from the United States Academic Pentathlon, which exposed me to the nuances of West African cultural traditions. Read More

The DeLorme Report: The status quo has got to go

Congress has always been an institution highly scrutinized by the American public. Excluding exceptional circumstances like 9/11, Congress has never polled above 50% for public approval polling. In fact, they tend to barely reach 25% most of the time. Read More

Add/drop that (cl)ass

If UR wants to keep a month-long add/drop period, there needs to be a more streamlined process of providing support for students trying to add new courses.  Read More

Donald Trump has lost the juice

Where did The Donald go? Read More

At home at college

Sometimes I'll be in a place I consider home, yet still have the feeling of wanting to go “home,” never quite knowing where exactly that place would be. Read More

Notes by Nadia: What happened to the readers?

23% of American adults hadn’t read a book in the previous year. Can BookTok really save the decline in readership? Read More

The DeLorme Report: We must stop a national epidemic of gun violence

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, we, as a nation, saw the devastation and tragedy that gun violence brings to our communities. Another school, another result. Read More

Letter to the Editor – Welcome message

Your presence at the University of Rochester, each one of you, is significant because you add a thread to the fabric of who we are as a community. Read More