Opinions

UR’s COVID-19 response was good, but it can be ever better

While UR has not been perfect in their response to COVID-19, there is much to appreciate.  Read More

Coronavirus is not the only global crisis

The concern over coronavirus hasn’t particularly fazed me. Sure, it’s a lot more concrete and immediate, but when the back of your mind is always scared that the world will fall apart anyways, the newer global threat loses some of its edge.  Read More

How Zumba saved me from my fitness trauma

All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be sure.  Read More

Why COVID-19 is more than just numbers

Not everyone is healthy and young and able to support themselves. Read More

Turn off the news

If there’s something so pertinent I cannot continue to exist without this information, word of mouth will get it to me within the week.  Read More

Coronavirus is not an excuse to be racist

I’m not just putting this out there as an Asian, but as a member of society. Read More

My dorm is changing

I have left a fourth of my college experience behind, and have an incredibly uncertain future given the circumstances. Read More

Satisfactory/Fail is not the best solution. Here’s ours.

We’d rather have most (even the slackers) rewarded, than everyone (including the hard-workers) deprived of a reward. Read More

On compulsive crying

I know I am not the only person struggling with uncontrollable tear ducts (this Reddit thread told me so), so why aren’t people more empathetic?  Read More

A caged rat’s guide to surviving social distancing

Wow, man. This is something almost none of us could have foreseen. Okay, there was definitely someone who called it a week early, and they should definitely tell me their bets for the Kentucky Derby when it’s finally back on. But I went on record saying “[UR] would never do something like that; I don’t […]