Archive: Apr 2001
Campus Briefs
The Students? Association Senate has passed a resolution encouraging the administration to institute a reading period of at least four days.?We have had many students approach us with concerns regarding short reading periods, especially students taking three or more finals or overloading classes,? said senior and Speaker of the Senate Damon Dimmick.The resolution is not […]
Editorial Board: Forced residence
You give a little, and you take a little. After many debates, UR has begun to plan for the implementation of freshmen housing in the Residential Quad this September. This will give the incoming freshmen an excellent opportunity to create a close-knit community. Only time will tell the effectiveness of freshmen housing.As the room draws […]
Sesqui plus one
After the success of Sesquicentennial Weekend this fall numerous campus groups have been working together to create a new tradition at UR ? Meliora Weekend. This weekend will combine the Stonehurst Regatta, Parents? Weekend, alumni reunions and Homecoming Weekend into a single activity-filled event.Each year the weekend will have a theme, next year?s being ?Freedom.? […]
Athletes are just people too, right?
With the Super Bowl behind us, I just want to say a few words about the conduct of athletes in the major sports.Case in point ? Baltimore Ravens defensive back Ray Lewis. This man was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXV. He plays hard on the gridiron, but just before the season started, he could […]
Eminen not worthy
As if homophobia and sexism are not wide spread enough, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences recently decided to add Eminem to its line-up of prestigious, or formerly prestigious, award nominees. Everyone who has followed today?s music scene would know that Eminem has promoted hatred towards females and non-heterosexuals. The upheaval only helped Eminem […]
Remembering the neglected heros of American history
(U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA ? It is amazing how certain aspects of African-American history have been accepted by all of America, while other parts have been disregarded. While talking with a friend of mine recently, he expressed his lack of knowledge of African-American history and his position why he has not sought to learn more, even though […]
Meng reviewed
The greatest concern of my administration is the welfare of the student body. I vowed last semester that this administration would look into whatever it takes to make life better on this campus. A major advance is the ability to use declining balance in the Corner Store. Most of the credit for this must be […]
Letters to the Editor: Dimmick's complains don't compare
I am writing in response to Damon Dimmick's ?Exorcising the Republican antichrist? appearing in the Jan. 25 Campus Times.Dimmick claims that as a Republican, he is discriminated against by his ?friends and family? and that he has to deal with this prejudice ?every day.? We should all understand that what Dimmick complains about doesn?t even […]
Letters to the Edtior: Republican 'pariah' asks too much
In the article entitled, ?Exorcising the Republican antichrist? Damon Dimmick uses the words ?prejudice,? ?bigotry? and ?being targeted? to describe the ?transgressions? of students upon Republicans. This has to be the most distorted, sensationalized account I?ve ever heard. Dimmick proudly declares ?I am a Republican? but then objects when people, including his own family and […]
Jewish Reform movement's Boy Scout stand admirable
(U-WIRE) EAST LANSING, Mich. ? The Jewish Reform movement should be commended for calling on its members to break ties with the Boy Scouts.In a letter to Reform congregations earlier this month, the Joint Commission on Social Action said the Boy Scouts of America?s stance on gays is ?incompatible with our consistent belief that every […]