Archive: Mar 2001
Horoscope
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ? You?ve got it. Ambition is key ? make sure you use it in good will. Watch out during the end of the month, some people?s sincerity might be as real as Cher?s nose.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ? Give yourself a pat on the back. You?ve been a good friend to […]
In the Palm of your hand
You may have encountered junior Evan Gaines in a classroom or two. He?s the one pulling out a portable keyboard at the start of class so he can create electronic transcripts of his lectures on his handheld organizer. ?I have this problem with writing,? Gaines said. ?I just don?t do it well.?As candy-colored cellular phones, […]
Try pearl jam on your bread
I think it was sixth grade. I had invited the coolest girl in school over to my house to hang out. When I say cool I don?t mean popular, running with the ?in? crowd. I mean cool in that she had thick tortoise-shell glasses and listened to the Happy Mondays. She also had a Swatch […]
A tale of Treadmills, treachery and unshaven knees
This was no ordinary winter break. Not only did the break reaffirm how ironic life can be, but it has convinced me that there is definitely some higher power out there. Call it God, Allah, Buddha or simply a sprite-like person playing with our lives like a game of chess, but whatever it is has […]
Traffic' very layered
By Emily EpsteinCampus Times StaffThere?s no soundtrack, the footage is sometimes yellowed and rough and there is a cast of thousands. It might not have gotten that Golden Globe, but these are just some of the reasons why director Steven Sonderbergh?s new film ?Traffic? is so interesting.A thriller set in the world of drug trafficking, […]
Snatch' entertains
For the benefit of those who have been wandering around Rush Rhees Library?s stacks for the last two years, Guy Ritchie is a young, talented British director. His first successful movie is called ?Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.? His new film is called ?Snatch.??Snatch? not only brings back some of the ?Lock, Stock? cast […]
Point-Counterpoint: FDR monument ? tribute or tradedy?
Think of some of the great presidents in American history. If you are like me, one of the names that comes to mind is Abraham Lincoln. When people think of him, do they remember he was a hunchback? Would the first thing people say about the ?Great Emancipator? is that he had a funny-looking face? […]
Point-Counterpoint: FDR monument ? tribute or tragedy?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt served the United States as president for more than three terms, leading the country out of the Great Depression, implementing the New Deal and providing a source of strength and stability for Americans during our involvement in World War II.Unfortunately, his strength as a president was not equaled by his physical health. […]
Political oratory is dead
I miss Bill Clinton. I miss him a lot. I?ve more or less grown up with him in office. Elected when I was only in sixth grade, I?ve experienced some of the most important parts of my life with him. Having him leave is like losing a close friend.It?s only made worse by the fact […]
Missing the bus
I know that we?re all a little too old to be having nightmares about things going wrong on our first day of school, but we?re not too old to whine about it when it actually happens.My first day of school after winter break was Jan. 15. I live at UR, but since I?m a dual […]