Opinions

Frames across the ocean

Travel holds keys that unlock a number of critical doors.  Read More

Six spooky spots on campus

It’s not actually that close to Halloween yet, but that didn’t stop these campus locations from being creepy as all get out. Read More

The inevitability of adulting

The problem is that I’m not nearly as mature as I’d like to be, and, being immature and impatient, I’d very much like to change now, and not wait around for the next life-changing event. Read More

On Tibet (and everything) avoid profiling

Discourse about this issue is important, even welcome. But you need to be civil, open-minded, and humble. Not being racist helps. Read More

Introversion and the imposter syndrome in college

Especially for introverts, classes present the tough situation of “putting yourself out there” when you really don’t want to. Read More

You want better drivers? Test them

Driver’s licenses should have to be renewed every few years. The test should be repeated to ensure a driver is still safe to be on the road. Read More

New Perspective: My study abroad experience during the Korean summer program

The experience of studying in a different country and culture than your own cannot be overemphasized. As someone who rarely leaves Monroe County, let alone the state of New York, the opportunity to see another side of the world was both exhilarating and terrifying. Though I had many learning experiences during my month abroad in […]

Any sauce is too much sauce

I am wholly against the use of all condiments in food. You can keep your mustard-drenched hot dogs and ketchup-drowned french fries, (preferably far away from me). Please don’t honey-glaze my chicken wings, and preserve my chicken tenders from your buffalo sauce, thanks.  Talk about an unpopular opinion. I’ve never explained this to a single […]

Rocky needs a reevaluation

Can someone please explain to me why our mascot is not a groundboi?  Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a mascot as “a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck.” Who denoted a yellowjacket was the symbolic figure that would bring UR good luck? Or, even worse, […]

The problem with hook-up culture

Modern society is plagued with an unnatural and confusing paradigm in romantic relationships: hook-up culture. This new relationship status is prevalent from high schools to office buildings, but is especially popular among university students. Replacing a traditional intimate relationship with one of the various forms a hook-up relationship may take has become the norm, and […]