Opinions

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

The “P” in PC culture is not “promotion”

With no activism to reinforce the support specifically being mentioned in their post, that support is hypothetical at best. Read More

COVID is my normal

I first knew that COVID-19 would define my time in college in an iZone conference room, of all places. Read More

2022 is “MY” year

Isn’t it absolutely bonkers that every year, we subject ourselves to the idea of keeping up with one particular “promise” for the entire year, when most of us can’t even stick to the same Starbucks order for more than a week? Read More

We need to stop undervaluing our student workers

It’s terrifyingly normal for university administrations to undervalue their student workers, especially in the profit-driven world of private universities like UR. Student workers and their needs are simply never a priority. Read More

UR excited for Pete Davidson’s appearance

We’re not having fun, and maybe the surprising day-by-day recaps of Davidson’s life via his frequent tabloid appearances are just what we need to escape it all. Read More

Publications and pandemics

We had finally adjusted to the new “normal”. And then it changed once again. Read More

UR is online, again

Now, there is no excuse. At the least, we deserve decisive policymaking and actual communication to back the administration's decisions up. Read More

A guide to doing ‘nothing’

So go on, don’t feel guilty about doing nothing after finals. Start that Marvel movie marathon you’ve always wanted to. Read More