Archive: Feb 2002
Singing Valentine blues
It seems simple enough. You meet someone. You have a good time chatting and he or she seems like someone you would like to get to know better. So, why is it so hard to actually do so?I have been wondering that for the last month. Being a recent single, I am in no mood […]
Strong Problems
I was pleased to read your editorial entitled "Strong Problems" (2/7/02). As both a Drama House resident and board member of COPA (the extracurricular theater group in my day), I spent a tremendous amount of my free time doing theatre under circumstances that were challenging at best and potentially dangerous at worst. I even served […]
(2/7) Men edge the University of Chicago by 3, then lose to Washington University at buzzer
The men's basketball team came within a few seconds of having a chance to pull into a tie for first place in the University Athletic Association last weekend. Instead, the Yellowjackets have to hope that second place will be good enough to earn them a berth in the NCAA Tournament."The focus should be on winning […]
Laughing it up with Bobact Goldthwait
It was Friday, Feb. 1 around 8:50 p.m. Strong Auditorium was almost packed with students, faculty and others there for the show. I was sitting with friends in the fourth or fifth row, eagerly awaiting the main attraction along with everyone else. The anticipation in the auditorium was tangible and excited whispers filled the room […]
U.S. skaters will battle Russians for podium spots
Three ladies, three men, two pairs and two ice dance teams will represent the United States in Utah. The field, which includes 4-time world champion Michelle Kwan and 1996 World Champion Todd Eldredge, is one of the strongest ever for the U.S. Kwan and Eldredge also competed in 1998 in Nagano and finished second and […]
Making a night to remember
Let's face it. Rochester is not the most romantic city in the world. There's something unappealing about the idea of floating down the Genesee in a glass-bottomed boat, even when the river isn't frozen. It's too cold to have a picnic, too icy for long walks and you can only go to the Olive Garden […]
Pride Network circulates letter
Senior and Students' Association President John LaBoda, in cooperation with the Pride Network, has been circulating a letter regarding the tearing down of student fliers across campus."None of us will agree with every activity or group that our campus hosts," says the letter, which will be published in next week's issue of the Campus Times, […]
Hot Ticket: China Night 2002
Hungry for some tasty ethnic food? The Chinese Students' Association's China Night offers the perfect opportunity to get a good meal and some entertainment. Saturday night's dinner will be held in Douglass Dining Center at 6 p.m. and will be followed by the China Night Performance at 8:30 p.m. in Strong Auditorium.The dinner will be […]
TA T&A and how to survive Valentine's
I have this thing for my biology lab TA. I've never wanted to go to lab so badly before. I have a feeling he wants me too, by the way he flirts with me. Is it ok for us to date? ? Hot For TeacherUR's policy advocates against sexual or romantic relationships between students and […]
Not just wasted plastic
In order to adequately review this album, I have to switch into "indie rock" mode. Wait a minute while I embrace the cutting edge of underground sound ? There. Now, instead of a mere music reviewer, I am now unique and different ? exactly like every other indie rock fan.VPN, a New York band on […]