Archive: Jan 2003
UR swimming sweeps weekend
This weekend the UR men's and women's swimming and diving teams put on dominating performances as they hosted SUNY Fredonia and Mercyhurst College in a triangular meet at the Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatic Complex. The men scored a total of 152 points, which was good enough to earn victories over Mercyhurst and Fredonia, who totaled 93 and […]
Think twice before speaking
What's up, dude? In the world of the college student, slang pervades everyday use of language. We converse with each other using terms that we have invented or words that have taken on new meanings. The word "phat" is likely an acronym for "pretty hot and tempting" that has come to be used like the […]
Industry restraints threaten digital rights
When the next version of Windows comes out, every computer loaded with it will be infringing on your rights -- you shouldn't stand for it.Along with every tape, compact disc or LP is the right to make an archival copy of it. This is called fair use, the general idea behind which is that you […]
Making the most of education
Given the current state of the education system and the obvious need for reform in crucial areas, one thing remains the same -- it is up to individuals to have complete control over their education. That is, individuals need to strive to be the best that they can be and to learn as much as […]
Criticism a dying art in America
This week, with the return of "American Idol," we Americans can again take pleasure in the enthralling spectacles that are the broken notes and dreams of America's youth. But, buried somewhere among the wreckage of shattered adolescent aspirations, we can find a compelling lesson, a gospel on how our world should be. It isn't in […]
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The Boar's Head Dinner is UR's oldest non-Greek tradition. The dinner, which began in 1934, is based on a tale of a student at Oxford. As legend has it, the student, while walking and reading in a forest, was attacked by a wild boar. He saved his life by thrusting his book down the pig's […]
Art vending machines?
For most of us here at UR, our interaction with the downtown area is limited to stops along Bus 72's route and a few college bars on Alexander Street. Most of us hardly notice the city skyline that stands as the backdrop to the buildings in which we live. Most of us are missing out.One […]
Merci Pour Le Chocolat' full of quiet, complex melodrama
With an immensely vast canon of films stretching back to the late 1950s, French director Claude Chabrol has established himself as one of the most industrious and idiosyncratic auteurs in the world of cinema. Along with idolized celluloid royalty such as Godard and Truffaut, Chabrol shares the honorable distinction of assisting in the launch of […]
Dance dance' craze
Maybe you've heard the sound of dance-style techno with a 'happy-hardcore' twist coming from the third floor of Wilson Commons or the sound of feet dancing to the beat of "Kick the Can." The sound you're hearing, as many of you probably know, is the sound of the Dance Dance Revolution Fifth Mix Arcade Game […]
Track squads hit stride, look to win more
After last weekend's first place performance as the hosts of the UR Invitational, the women's track team could have experienced a letdown when it traveled to the St. Lawrence Invitational to face tougher competition. Instead, they put together what Coach Barbara Hartwig called "one of the best early season meets we've had in years [in] […]