Opinions
Op-Eds
Laptops in lectures: A mixed bag
The professor started to introduce himself and the course, and midway through his introduction he started talking about laptops.
Guns
Reject the gun recommendation
Seligman should certainly not accept the recommendation as it now stands, and it must be subjected to careful fact-checking if he is to consider it at all.
Ed Observers
Self-perception and the value of criticism
“Despite what your parents have told you, you’re not special and you’re not perfect—you’re all worthless.”
Op-Eds
Exodus from the Odyssey
In early September, we, the three authors of this article, chose to resign our positions with the Odyssey Online.
Op-Eds
New Douglass has its ups and downs
When I finally managed to make my way into the new Douglass Dining Hall, I realized it was going to be a long meal.
Ed Observers
Making mind out of matter
“Don’t lose your science,” she would tell me, “Draw, paint, write, but whatever you do, don’t lose your science.
Editorial Boards
Gun plan isn’t bulletproof
The final decision on the matter remains for Seligman to make, but the proposal, for all its flaws, is a good one.
Ed Observers
How to be happy
The advice I am about to give about course planning at UR will, of course, not apply to everyone.
Op-Eds
Trigger warnings don’t interfere with learning
When you go skiing, do you look at the ratings for the difficulty of each run? A trigger warning is that, for discourse.
Op-Eds
Smoking should be banned—but it’s a hard habit to break
There’s no way we could expect everyone who smokes to stop smoking next July.