Op-Eds

Blue lives don’t exist

If you want to monopolize violence, then you should be willing to be its first victim. But most cops aren’t.

Vandal with care: the right reasons for destruction

Random looting, especially by white so-called allies, especially of independent, often minority-owned businesses, is not direct action.

Reflecting on a college career cut short

Now, knowing everything I do, I’d go back in a heartbeat to that cramped Sue B. dorm, even with the occasional cockroach in the shower.

A reconsidered criticism of UR Student

UR Student appears to be a capable site that needs to be made more userfriendly for a whole list of reasons.

Talk to me about anything but COVID-19

While there’s undeniably a lot of material there, COVID-19 jokes are low-hanging fruit.

Today, we stay indoors

If the Lebanese people — who, mind you, have deep trust issues with their government — can do this, then so can the American people. 

Maryland’s governor is doing it right

Larry Hogan has been an exemplary leader, and other governors should be looking to his track record for the past months.

UR Student: An unpredictable registration process

Registration day finally comes. I’m sitting on my couch, fingers ready to pounce on the keyboard, waiting for 9:30 a.m. to flash across my phone screen.

Mother nature is sending us a message, or worse, a warning

While we’re home during this pandemic, we have plenty of time to reflect on our actions.

Recreational weed smells like danger

When you smoke marijuana, whenever you put it in a brownie, you are ingesting a drug.