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Art and Music Library
We’re still not better than that
"If a student can spend over a year at this school and still not think twice about posting a picture like that, we’re doing something wrong."
accountability
Effective student government is a two-way street
The ball is in both courts — it’s on the student government to represent us properly, but it’s also on us to tell them what we want and need.
cheers and jeers
Cheers and jeers: Valentine’s Day edition
Cheers to Valentine’s Day candy going on sale after February 14. Jeers to the jacked up candy prices for the month preceding the holiday.
awards
The Steamies: UR’s best (and worst) showers on campus
We’ve already done our own alternative Oscars, and none of us are going to watch the awards show anyway, so instead we decided to give awards to UR’s showers.
pepsi
Something doesn’t sit right with SodaStream
But when you poke the do-gooder bubble, this operation is yet another reminder of the sickly-sweet tone corporations will adopt to sell you anything.
Editorial Boards
America’s crossroads, then and now
America, Glaude said, was at a crossroads. And hearing about it, it sounded eerily familiar.
fall break
UR’s break, your choice
The new semester just started, but for some (maybe most) of us, the grind never stopped.
Diversity
Flag display should be for the students, by the students
We appreciate the administration's attempt to avoid student conflict, but the flags should not be taken down.
CSA
The painted tunnel provides a primer in dialogue
The painted tunnel has become a platform for sociopolitical messaging. And it shows us how — and how not — to engage in a dialogue.
Journalism
Journalists are not your friends. They can’t be.
We thought it was worth taking some time to revisit why we have the principles we do, and in what way they protect truth and freedom.
