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2024 election
Road Ahead: The 2024 Election
I believe that Donald Trump will win the presidency — here’s why.
2024 election
Why I’m voting yes to Prop. 1 (and you should too)
Many opponents to Prop. 1 claim it will allow for “illegal” immigrants to vote, for men to compete against little girls in sports, and even the legalization of pedophilia. These concerns are rooted in fear.
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Notes by Nadia: My thoughts on the election
This is a man who wants to destroy our democracy, and I won’t listen to anyone who says otherwise.
2024 election
The Green Party are grifters
Instead of recruiting and running on a local level, where elections can be won, they insist on only aiming for the biggest prize every time.
2024 election
As a Rochesterian — I’m pissed, and I’m voting for a Republican
For this year's race in New York’s 25th Congressional District, Joe Morelle (D) has got to go. Gregg Sadwick (R) needs to be our next representative.
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Putting through the patriarchy: The golf club bias exposed
And while some may argue that there’s no harm in women taking up the sport in an attempt to “keep up with the guys,” the very fact that such expectations even exist speaks volumes about the barriers we’re still expected to navigate.
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The impact of campus activism that falls into misinformation: A Syrian’s perspective
When campus activists speak of Israel’s “senseless violence” or “systematic erasure,” they fail to recognize that Hezbollah itself has been a major contributor to this cycle of destruction.
2024 election
The Vance Walz debate was … refreshing?
While it definitely is not the end-all be-all to our current political climate, it showed a generation of young people what politics used to be like before the era of Donald Trump
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Recorded lectures should be available to all students
It is time for all professors to recognize that accessing class recordings is a fundamental component of our UR education.