Opinions

The infinite supermarket of labels

Nowadays, there is a special term for almost everything under the sun. Read More

Why affirmative action is beyond pity points

My best friend in high school was Brown, queer, and a woman in STEM. And she made sure everyone knew it. Especially college admissions officers. Read More

An Ode to Tom Brady

Few times in sports is an individual able to achieve enough to be considered the greatest of all time. Tom Brady is calling it a career after 22 seasons after an unparalleled football life. Read More

So long, UR SecretSafe

The third iteration of UR confessions pages has been guillotined. And, as with its predecessors, the second law of thermodynamics came into play: The universe only gets messier as time goes on. Read More

Why Tom Brady just can’t retire in peace

There is talk of $16 million on the line if Brady retires immediately, but inevitably, the question that isn’t being asked is: Why do we need to know? Read More

This is what cancel culture taken too far actually looks like

The right absolutely loves it when the left eats their own. Because it makes us weaker. Read More

Self-care has to start from the shoes up

I may like to say that my vice is funky footwear, but really, I just don’t want to have to take care of myself. Read More

Finding home

I was suspended in limbo — neither Rochester nor my hometown was truly “home.” Read More

The Chaplin Disease: Joss Whedon and power

Whedon sees himself as a feminist because he idolizes the feminine. All he asks is that he be worshipped as a god, because as a man, he doesn’t really hold up to criticism. Read More

The smells of cigarettes and alcohol

I never believed my parents to be addicts. Or maybe I did notice, but it never seemed wrong. Read More