Opinions
expenses
UR Essentials: student aid or money grab?
From a business perspective, UR Essentials is a gold mine: funnel every student through the bookstore, guarantee revenue, and drive foot traffic for additional sales. But from a student’s perspective, it’s forced consumption with no added value. Read More
art
Art, artist, and social consequences
By paying for art, you are, no matter how involuntarily, supporting the artist, who profits from your purchase. Read More
activism
What do celebrities owe to the public sphere?
Part of what makes us believe that celebrities should be using their voices, especially regarding humanitarian issues, is the seemingly disproportional power that they wield on the political stage. Read More
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The EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding: Why it exists, how it works, and what we lose if it’s rescinded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
