Opinions

Desk jobs aren’t the death of creativity

Being forced to create within a specific framework can generate ideas that wouldn’t have otherwise arisen without such a restriction. Read More

The dining shortage breeds toxic body image

We can’t just stop eating while we wait for a committee to decide on the “best” way to feed us, whatever they think that is. Read More

Muskaan’s Musings: What the flag lounge meant to me

I’m not sure I even knew that “the flag lounge” was actually called Hirst Lounge, and until the flags were gone, no one else really did either. Read More

Muskaan’s Musings: Reality TV isn’t that bad

So how does an international student and no-bullshit STEM major get sucked in by the blackhole that is reality TV? Read More

Writing: The ugly duckling of education

Yes, there is such a thing as bad writing, and I’m sure everyone has read something that’s made their eyes burn and their minds go blank. Read More

The University lets students down by waving the white flag

It seems more and more like upper administration, the actual brain and decision-making power of the University, is incompetent at best, and cowardly at worst. Read More

Sorry professor, I ate my homework

It’s unacceptable that the University fails to properly provide for students’ needs, especially when they promise inclusivity. Read More

UR’s Dining Desert

I know that I can’t exactly compare Manhattan to Rochester, but I still wasn’t prepared for the extent of the food barrenness. Read More

The dining shortage is hitting vegetarians extra hard

As a first-year, I’ve got no comparison for what the dining situation was like in past years, but clearly something isn’t right. Read More

A Manifesto for ALL Sexual Assault Survivors

We declare that ALL sexual assault survivors ARE survivors, but NOT BROKEN or DAMAGED individuals. They are HUMANS, individuals who need you to rise up with the feminist movement that fights for all individuals and protects survivors against society viewing them as invisible, discarded, unattractive, inferior, or worthless. We declare that this is not a […]