Opinions
Conservation
The EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding: Why it exists, how it works, and what we lose if it’s rescinded
The Endangerment Finding let the EPA use tools it already had to manage existing risks. Read More
Editorial Board
The coverage of a campus newspaper
We cover these “smaller” events to keep the local news alive. No one else will cover these overshadowed events, so we make it our mission to. Read More
american politics
No, political violence is not okay. Neither is misrepresenting the facts afterward.
Drawing a connection to the political leanings of Kirk’s killer, prior to discovering the suspect’s views, and a greater theme of leftist political violence is unfounded and inflammatory. Read More
data
When did earth science become controversial?
It is essential that we fund the basics that make science work, like field labs, calibration, and long-term monitoring. Read More
democrat
Electrical outlets and the American political stage, as observed by a recent Rochester immigrant
If a prominent politician of the American left wing is only considered “centre-left” by the rest of the world, then we can see that the U.S.’s political stage is distinctly skewed. Read More
american politics
The DeLorme report: We must end political violence
The shooting of Charlie Kirk is a crucial moment in this country's recent history; a moment in which we can define who we are as Americans. Read More
campus brat
Campus Brat: Care and keeping of faculty kids
The faculty child is no ordinary child-stranger. I would know. I once stood in their tiny light-up Sketchers. Read More
budget cuts
Are you too “woke” for Trump’s new budget?
President Trump's direction for our tax-dollars isn’t one that invests in America’s true strength: its people. Read More
exam
The problem with standardized testing
Let’s not forget that the working world largely does not function like an exam — so why should we let a student's overall success be based on how they perform on tests? Read More
capitalism
Why communism doesn’t work
Humans are hardwired to value the things that they worked for, and very few people will willingly give the things that they worked for to someone else. Read More