Archive: May 2001
Letters to the Editor
Success in public office cannot be accurately measured by the legacy that you leave, nor by the amount you accomplish. Instead, a hard-earned reputation for effectiveness and integrity is significantly more important. Student government and the way it is perceived on our campus are no different and follow the same social rules as the rest […]
Bush directive opposes founding fathers' wishes
The Ram Page (Angelo State U.)(U-WIRE) SAN ANGELO, Texas ? Well, congratulations are in order for George W. Bush, who I feel has made his first big blunder as president. Jan. 29, Bush unveiled a new religious-based charity plan.Bush established a White House office that will distribute billions of dollars to religious groups and charities […]
Editorial Board: Think first
Nigger. Are you shocked? Can you believe that we printed that word? Last week, the phrase ?Phase phags? appeared in the main tunnel under the Eastman Quad ? implying ?faggot,? a homophobic slur carrying as many hateful connotations as the N-word.The N-word is one that rarely comes up in our society anymore. Most know not […]
Youthful idealism
NAACP leader Julian Bond issued a challenge to UR students during his Jan. 26 speech. He encouraged students to take an active role in changing the world around them. Bond?s words were powerful, but I question to what extent, if any, UR students will act upon his statements.In contrast to our parents, contemporary college students […]
Giving credit
About 10 days ago, I got sick. When I say sick, I mean full body chills, uncontrollable coughing, sleepless nights sick. It came on fast and it hit hard. Three days after it started I dragged myself to University Health Services and got checked out by a doctor.This was my first time visiting UHS, and […]
Security Update
Five students reported to UR Security that someone had broken windows of their cars parked in the metered spaces on Wilson Boulevard Monday, Feb. 5. Four of the five students reported nothing was stolen from their vehicles. The fifth student reported that a radar detector, a hand-held scanner and $44 in change were taken from […]
Professor, students trek to Arctic to study climate
While many college students were getting a tan last summer, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences John Tarduno and his students were trekking through the snow of the Arctic region in the name of science.This was the fourth in a series of expeditions to the high Canadian Arctic to collect geological samples and chart the […]
Wilder Greeks face change
The four Greek groups moving to Wilder Tower next year will face many changes, including newly renovated suites and the prospect of living with a resident adviser.The Greeks have been working with architects to come up with an acceptable renovation design.Fraternities Sigma Nu and Sigma Phi Epsilon and sororities Delta Gamma and Sigma Delta Tau […]
Alumni name bricks in Dandelion Square
In an effort to give back to the school that gave them so much, six members of the Class of 1975 are planning to leave a stamp of their era on Dandelion Square.Thomas Strauss, Randy Essex, David Lesser, Merrill Feinberg, Susan Robbins and Bruce Tandy have each contributed money to a fund that totals $7,400 […]
News Briefs: ADITI raises funds to help quake victims
The Association for Development and Interest in the Indian Subcontinent, along with multicultural sorority Sigma Psi Zeta, so far has collected $1,300 to help earthquake victims half a world away.The organizations are collaborating to raise funds for the American Red Cross? relief efforts in western India and eastern Pakistan. Students have staffed donation tables in […]