Archive: Apr 2010
Features
The State of Zimbabwean refugees
One thousand five hundred people now live in canvas tents on a football field-sized patch of dirt. On another field a few hours away, 200 people sleep each night with no blankets and no roof.These are the situations at two refugee camps outside of Cape Town, South Africa. The first camp is De Doorns. The […]
Features
At Dorado's the kitchen doesn't work, it performs
It was a Friday night and a party of 10 entered Dorado's, a Mexican restaurant on Park Avenue. The patrons were greeted by a sky with lush clouds painted overhead, posters of a matador and a couple tangoing and festive, spicy, salsa music playing through the speakers.The warm, tropical atmosphere served as a welcomed respite […]
Culture
Spirit of New Orleans found amongst the rubble in 'Treme'
Let's just get this out of the way first. HBO's newest show 'Treme" is pronounced, 'truh-may," not 'trem." Much of the conversation I had leading up to this well-advertised and highly praised television show focused solely around how the hell to articulate the title.After watching the pilot of 'Treme," it is immediately clear that this […]
Culture
Austen revisited in 'Dearest Cousin Jane'
With all the spin-offs of Jane Austen's classic novels, in particular the countless 'Pride and Prejudice" sequels, it's hard to weed out the fascinating Jane Austen tributes from the unoriginal adaptations. The new book 'Dear Sister Jane" by Jill Pitkeathley thankfully happens to be the former. Pitkeathley somehow manages to deliver a brilliantly unique tale, […]
Opinions
The importance of faith in everyday life
Faith is one human characteristic that does not allow for compromise. That is, either one possesses it or does not. Those that do possess faith generally lead blessed, fun-filled lives, despite the various trials and tribulations encountered along the way. They are usually extremely successful yet grounded in the principles of life, and generally inspire […]
Opinions
GOP faces long-term demographic challenge
If you are watching the news, you would think that the Republican Party is about to enjoy a huge victory in November. Seemingly, the backlash against Obama's policies will be so powerful that American liberalism will die for a generation.In reality, that prospect is absurd and unrealistic. Yes, the Republican Party is likely to do […]
From the Archives
From the Archives: May 2- 9, 1958
There is only one time of the year when UR transforms from the typical mundane campus filled with scholars into a jungle gym full of rock stars and cotton candy. This Saturday, students will be taking a break from their $50,000 worth of papers and exams to engage in a 61-years-old UR tradition: Dandelion Day.In […]
Culture
Peter Steele, Type O Negative frontman, 1962-2010
Celebrity deaths hardly ever have a real effect on me, but when it was announced on April 14 that Peter Steele, the singer, bassist and songwriter for Brooklyn Gothic metal band Type O Negative, suddenly died at the age of 48 from heart failure, I actually felt like I had lost an old friend. I'm […]
Opinions
Financial reform debate fraught with deception
The recent passage of health care legislation has opened up the door for 'reform" of the financial industry. Once again, the Obama administration is adamant in impressing its ideology on the banking industry. Like it 'punished" the evil insurance companies with billions of dollars in subsidies, the bankers and big CEOs will surely be incensed […]
Sex and the CT
Look for a D-Day get away? Don't worry, it's covered
Ah, D-Day: a day of vices. The emptied beer bottles littering the grass, the rampant chain smoking and the barely-coherent communication of two horny lovers whispered in the dark of ... the midafternoon. If you're looking to get your morally questionable decision-making on this D-Day, here's a list of appealing places to have some XXX […]