Archive: Feb 2002
Curling Comic
Curling Comic
Idealists unite
There is a near everpresent blanket of apathy that covers UR. It is hard enough to motivate people to leave their dorms, let alone do something positive. This goes deeper than apathy. Looking back only ten years in the CT archives, I see that there were stabbings, shootings and other actual dangers to living here […]
Olympic games should include sports, not games
I would like to slide a 42-pound stone on a sheet of ice and have it stop approximately 140 feet away on a circle outlined on the ice. Of course I would not be able to do this by myself. I would need the aid of a couple teammates who will use their brooms to […]
Special Interest Housing Council cleaning house
Imagine cleaning a room that is only moderately out of order, and while cleaning it you must take down all the objects from the cupboards and cabinets, making it temporarily messy. From that mess will emerge a more organized and effective room. This situation is directly similar to our restructuring of the special interest community.Change […]
Personalized hate
With fervored excitement, I tore open the single letter I found waiting for me in my CT mailbox. I was shocked and disappointed when instead of a helpful or useful insight I found a leaflet entitled "Anti-semitism found." It was a grim reminder of how old feelings of hate continue to penetrate our society.The bigoted […]
Letters to the Editor
Lessons to learn in collegeFor the vast majority of people entering college for the first time, college means not only furthering their education beyond high school. It means, for the most part, being on their own for an extended period of time for the first time. It also means trying new things, meeting new people, […]
A clean start
Next week's Fraternity Presidents' Council decision on the rechartering of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity after a twelve year absence is likely to be watched closely by administrators, students and alumni. Bringing back the fraternity that once caused this campus so much pain allows the new brothers of TDC to cleanse the name of their […]
A fond farewell
In a month and a half, UR will lose one of the most valuable resources that it has ever had. After 34 years at the university, Director of Student Activities and Wilson Commons Rob Rouzer will leave to fill the position of Director of the Campus Unions at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The position will […]
Outamind
Outamind
Life in the Womb
Life in the Womb