Editorial Boards

Lights-out policy a necessity

UR should rely on more motion-sensor lights to decrease the amount of electricity used overnight while catering to security needs.

UR major declaration misleading

UR needs to amend its email communication to sophomores so as to eliminate the perception that majors need to be declared in the spring of sophomore year.

Keyed in to campus safety

In the event of a power outage, UR should make physical room keys available to all students.

Go smoke free with exceptions

UR should adopt a smoking policy that makes campus smoke free with designated smoking areas.

Increase URos usage off campus

UR Dining needs to implement a more effective system for determining which businesses should be asked about possibly accepting URos as a form of payment.

Declining: the palatable option

Out of the proposed dining plan options for the 2013-2014 school year, the declining system reigns supreme.

Amend Senior Degree Audits

The Senior Degree Audit should be changed to exclude the completion of the major component.

Thanksgiving Break gobbled up

Thanksgiving break needs to be expanded to include the Wednesday before the holiday.

Evaluating database drawbacks

The existing course evaluation database is in need of improvements and more advertising.

Practice space poses problems

Despite the space crunch for performance groups on campus, more could be done by the administration to accommodate needs.