Opinions

More journalism, please and thank you

If you want to go into journalism at UR — and we think you should — there are only so…

Letter to the editor clarifying dry frats

A recent opinion piece for the Campus Times acknowledged changes to alcohol policies at the national level that impact the…

Cancel culture needs to be reconsidered

In the current era of activism and awareness, we have a predilection for deciding that someone’s works are no longer…

Cultural relativism does not mean blind acceptance

Cultural relativism is the concept that no culture should be ranked or compared to another. Not only is cultural relativism…

Identity clubs and commitment to diversity

There are many student organizations on campus based on culture or identity like the Korean American Students’ Association, Spanish and…

The answer to the climate crisis is education

At Friday’s climate change demonstration in Wilson Commons, we once again heard about how we can help by making changes…

The “unexpected” effects of casual racism

The N-word was found written on a mirror in a Sue B. bathroom on Thursday morning.  The presence of racism…

Not all classes are created equal

First-semester first-years are restricted in the amount of credits they can take, presumably in some sort of effort to prevent…

How Paper Mate Clearpoint™ Mechanical Pencils caused my moral downfall

One weeknight in seventh grade, I babysat for my social studies teacher’s two children. I was almost 13 and things…

I hate chocolate ice cream.

And you should tell me why I’m wrong. There is nothing more satisfying than to hear the words “I was…