Opinions
etiquette
We need fratiquette
Just because it’s a frat doesn’t mean it’s a barn, or that you suddenly live there because you’re drunk.
UHS
A UHS critique: Less veteran accommodating than advertised
If the University is going to brand themselves as veteran friendly and accommodating, they need to have a better understanding of military insurance.
cheers and jeers
Cheers and jeers
Cheers to Gleason being open 24 hours a day. Jeers to Gleason’s whole vibe.
SA
Open letter reflecting on the Tibet controversy
On all sides, students have been harmed and felt targeted. Moving forward, we all need to do better, including us as your student representatives.
Politics
In defense of the two party system
It is a fallacy to look at a system flexing and adapting to current political trends, and demand its complete upending — especially when the system isn’t being used to the fullest extent.
democracy
Patriotism can be dangerous, but South Korea shows it’s necessary
Without tender patriotism, a healthy democracy cannot exist.
creative writing
Please don’t take a ‘creative’ class if you won’t try
Just showing up to relax and writing “when you feel like it” — a perfectly valid pursuit — is what Nanowrimo and A03 are for.
Op-Eds
You’re cancelled: a choose your own adventure
Before we decide which adventure to choose, let’s establish that we’re assuming two things: You are very close with a person who did a very bad thing, and that there is evidence that they did it.
app
DoubleMap would be great, if it worked.
If UR is going to go out of its way to offer us this transportation app, make it actually usable. Because right now, it’s not.
airplanes
Window seats are the inferior choice
But an aisle seat really starts looking like an attractive option when nature has you on speed dial.