Opinions

The Blue Tsunami of November 2025, as observed by a recent Rochester immigrant

The American people are saying ‘no’ to the hateful, right wing sentiments that have been pervading the country since Trump’s 2016 win.  Read More

H-1B visas: another way Trump’s policies don’t make sense

Experienced economics have determined that immigrants actually boost the economy and have a generally positive effect on American-born citizens’ place in the job market. Read More

A shortcut on climate science is a dead end

Climate policy will always involve cost tradeoffs. However, we should not tilt the scale by ignoring evidence or skipping review. Read More

Eastman should not be on the back burner

While we respect the University’s scientific achievements, we have always seen ourselves as Eastman students first. Read More

Mamdani: restarting the heart of the Democratic Party

Zohran Mamdani is the defibrillator that the party needs in order to fight against the MAGA movement in 2028. Read More

What we find when we slow down: A case for modern art

What you see isn’t a tree or a face, it isn’t a story with a beginning and an end. It is a field of seeing where you are invited to dwell. The color is restrained, the form minimal, yet the work becomes existing — a sort of presence in stillness. Read More

Keep the spaceflight record: restore funding for SPIF and the RPIF network

Most of the photos you see online are actually mosaics built from many smaller images. Behind each lies a vast record — thousands of data points, mission metadata, camera settings, and decades of notes. These aren’t just pretty pictures; they’re the evidence base for science, showing how far we’ve come in exploring our solar system. Read More

The dirty truth of greenwashing

It goes without saying that greenwashing, or any other form of disingenuous activism, is wrong. Read More

Debunking the Debranding

We are not “change-averse”: we simply desire ever better change. Read More

Campus Brat: Halloweirdos

We Jarvises, especially my dad and I, take Halloween seriously. Read More