Ed Observers
college
Why am I in college?
A deeper lack of tangible hopes and goals is rather common among college students, particularly in an ever-evolving and often unpredictable world.
Congestion Pricing
Congestion pricing is clearly the way to go
The data has proved it: congestion pricing is good for commuters and residents alike.
Campus Times
State of the Campus Times: A review through 2024
We increased our print circulation (how many papers we print) from 2,000 to 2,800 and increased the size of our paper from 12 pages to 16 pages — our longest since 2017. We bolstered our online readership netting a total count of 664,257 views from 419,478 unique users.
cultural holidays
Christmas has gone too far
People should look to other cultures to learn the truth of the cliche that holidays are about more than just gifts.
fight
We must keep fighting, and we will
While those with power myopically fret about the volume of speech and the health of grass, so many instead turn their attention to lives of hundreds of thousands of human beings.
hobbies
Hobbies and mediocrity: you don’t have to be good at everything
Writing became something I had to be good at in order to share.
burnout
Is burnout inescapable?
Anyone who’s ever been a student knows that burnout rears its ugly head around the same time every semester, and yet, it’s never easy to prepare for.
apathy
The consequences of apathy
We elect to preserve our status in the face of an unjust society, because who would we be without it?
commercialism
Why haute couture is worth keeping up with
At its very best, high fashion challenges its very medium, emphasizing the arbitrariness of fashion convention and pushing the boundaries of dress.
Israel-Palestine
Blindspots: How the media spun a protest into an attack
The University has a clear interest in tamping down protests related to its academic involvement with Israel, appeasing pro-Israel donors and administrators.