Ed Observers
Peeps
My overwhelming dislike for Peeps
Here is a brief list of things I love: the crunch of a salt and vinegar chip, Bananarama, creepy old…
Native Americans
UR can do ‘ever better’ in honoring Native American land on which it stands
The 17th-century contact with European conquerors, the history of genocide and forced migration, and broken political treaties continues to disadvantage…
Ed Observers
The nature of complaining
We get it. It’s cold in Rochester. It snows here more than in the majority of the U.S. and we…
Humanities
Hands off humanities majors
Aren’t we all striving for the same thing here — a way to understand our world?
Courses
Registrations runs its course
T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land” begins by reminding us that “April is the cruelest month.” April 1 kicks off…
google
Finding my way with Google Earth
Instead of having friends when I started high school, I played around in Google Earth. When you’re starting to leave…
Race
It’s always about race
Being a black person means you have to live in a world where you are constantly reminded of the color of your skin.
hobbies
With hobbies, put enjoyment before achievement
I’m not a musician. I haven’t been dancing since birth, nor have I been playing the same sport for 10…
Obituaries
Finding life in the obits
Death weirded me out. But obituaries took death and did something nuts with it.
Africa
How to interact with Africans
Make sure your every word drips with the sympathy that they came from a far country.