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An appeal to experts: How to explain hard things easily
What makes a good teacher? At a pre-college level, we’ll often find teachers who don’t like what they teach, who don’t like children, who don’t like teaching, or some combination of the three. On the other hand, at a collegiate level, we can be fairly sure that teachers like what they teach — simply because […]
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The case for white vanguardism
As this semester progresses, the unfolding of the Jaeger case has unquestionably rattled UR to its core. As a Take Five scholar, never before have I seen a campus controversy garner so much recognition — to the point of being featured in The New York Times and Nature. I am also struck by the swift […]
Editorial Boards
Are we thinking of tomorrow’s student?
The iZone, one of the administration’s latest gimmicks on campus, is hard to explain. It’s supposed to be an “entrepreneurial space,” whatever that means. No one knows who really wanted it among the student body, apart from those in focus groups. It’s slated to replace ITS all in the name of “solutioning.” Huh? That the […]
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Special Committee’s investigation is too much, too late
To the Special Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Rochester I was a Ph.D student in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences from 2006 to 2013. I was in Rochester from 2006 to 2012, and when I was nearly finished writing up my dissertation, I moved to London in March […]
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Admire the groundhogs safely
No good can come of trying to bait or goad groundhogs into human contact. Read More
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We want to work with UR, but our case can’t be compromised
We think working together is by far the best route to fixing the problems our complaint has brought to light. Read More
Letter to the Editor
Give SA the coverage it deserves — not special treatment
Last week’s article, “In constitutional flub, SA Senate erases everything its done this semester,” brought back memories from my time covering the SA Senate at the CT. In April 1996, we published “SA Senate votes to disband.” That the article was part of the April Fools’ edition shouldn’t distract from the larger point: For decades, […]
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Beyond the headlines: opening a discussion about Jaeger
My name is Lauren. I am a fourth-year brain and cognitive sciences major here at UR. I have also been a research assistant and independent researcher for Professor T. Florian Professor Jaeger for almost three years now. I cannot speak to Professor Jaeger’s behavior prior to my time working in his lab. I cannot speak […]
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Regardless of controversy, Jaeger was a good mentor
We are among the current and former undergraduate students who have had positive experiences with Professor Florian Jaeger. In this open letter, we wanted to express our own experiences and emotions about the issues on our campus. We must emphasize that we are in no way attempting to discredit the accusations of the complainants. The accusations undoubtedly […]
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Nowhere near the end of the road
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree revoking the ban on women driving in the country. Until last week, Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world that had legislation legally preventing women from driving. King Salman additionally established a high-level committee that will study the implementation of […]
