Archive: Dec 2009
Letters to the Editor
Readership program is valuableI completely disagree with Reid Buckley's assessment of the College Readership Program. You can't compare reading a newspaper online to reading a newspaper in the form of a newspaper just like you can't compare doing readings online to reading them from a book. Being able to hold the paper is just one […]
Halloween?s magic
BY Jos Uvalles IIWith Halloween around the corner, it is hard not to miss the green-skinned, warted witch who has been immortalized in popular culture by the Wicked Witch of the West from 'The Wizard of Oz." For those Broadway musical buffs our society has created an even more modern version, Elphaba from 'Wicked." Though […]
Freedom guaranteed*
BY Yelena KernogitskiAmerica has her share of faults just like any kind of establishment. One that sticks out to me is our lack of freedom. Ironic, isn't it? And you thought America was built on freedom. Specifically what I'm talking about is the lack of freedom we allow foreign countries. Our constitution declares our freedoms […]
Turkey between West and East: U.S.?s crux
BY Samuel LaRussaAt a time when its friendly political orientation has never meant more to the West, the Turkish government and people are experiencing a dilemma: West or EastThis quandary and its resolution by the Turkish government have serious implications for policymakers in Washington and Brussels. For Turkey to choose West that is, to remain […]
City outreach
UR was recently named one of 25 colleges that positively impact its metropolitan areas. That UR earned its spot as the 13th 'best neighbor" school is evident the University is the largest employer in the city, currently provides scholarships to local high school students and supports local businesses and research companies. But what this survey […]
Registrar?s listing
Just in time for spring registration, the Office of the Registrar has taken initiative to improve students' ability to not only register for classes, but also to navigate the database of course schedules and descriptions. Compared to last spring, when the slow server only added to students' frustration when registering for courses, the recent updates […]
I?ve figured out college
There is a shifting point in most people's college experience; a point where one goes from-new to-campus and blindly following the large crowds of also confused freshmen, to being the one who is directing the large crowd to a known destination. This shift happens for most people at varying times in their college careers. It […]
How not to burn a grilled cheese
A few weeks ago, I decided that I would put my suite's kitchen to use and make myself a culinary classic a grilled cheese sandwich. The result of these best-intentioned efforts, however, turned out not to be a golden brown and melty sandwich, but rather billows of smoke, a burnt table cloth, a ruined pan, […]
Standing up to don?t ask don?t tell
Lieutenant Dan Choi's mother responded in confusion when her son told her that he was gay.'She said to me, "I love you... but gay doesn't exist,'" Choi recalled to an attentive crowd that filled the seats of Hubbell Auditorium on Friday night during the 'Battling Don't Ask, Don't Tell" event, sponsored by 11 UR organizations.The […]
Take-out Chinese proves delicious
Ming's is located on South Clinton Avenue in the Swillburg Neighborhood (which was named back in the 19th century when George Goebel ran one of Rochester's prominent pig farms and collected garbage of swill for the pig's feed. Just a fun fact, but no worries, there's no garbage there nowadays!).The restaurant advertises itself as a […]