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Don’t Polarize Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day is here again, and the world (or at least the confined population of UR to which students are…

Treat All Majors With Respect

As human beings, we have an insatiable urge to one-up each other. At a school where being ever better is…

End the Freshman Stigma

When it comes to upperclassman insults, nothing stings quite as much as the phrase “you’re acting like a freshman.” Alternatively,…

What’s the fracking problem?

In 2008, New York banned hydrofracking in order to study its effects on the environment and public health. Current governor…

Sustainability Does Make Sense

While walking through the halls the other day, I noticed something bewildering, but not surprising:  Some people speak different languages. …

Income Inequality: Let It Be

Income inequality. It surely doesn’t sound like a good thing. I’d imagine that no one particularly enjoys being financially ‘worse…

The Scientific Christian

In light of several recent debates about faith and science, I have decided to input another, rarely acknowledged, perspective: that…

Building Climate Solutions

It was in the summer of 1988, in the midst of epic heat and drought, that James Hansen, of the…

Zero stars out of five

Charles Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.…

Change Grab and Go For The Better

In theory, Grab and Go is a great idea – provider of speedy meals for unlimited, swipes, and declining users…