Archive: Feb 2002
How do we get our News?
Dear Alissa Miller, I realize this story is over 300 words (719 to be accurate), but i feel it should be printed as all of it is relevant. I've asked friends, parents, and teachers questions about what I've found in my research and they had no clue about any of it. I think the campus […]
Candlelight Vigils
This school's various has taken the idea of the candlelight vigil and completely bastardized it. Since when did dead animals receive candlelight vigils? The same goes for issues (in this case homosexuality). The whole idea of the candlelight vigil is remembrance, hope, and prayer for PEOPLE. A dead cat, although a tragedy, sure doesn't need […]
(2/21) Men hope for NCAA bid
The men's basketball team took a step closer to the NCAA Tournament by winning two road games last weekend.UR defeated Case Western Reserve University 76-43 Friday and then posted a 96-59 victory over Emory University on Sunday.The two wins move the Yellowjackets to 11-2 in the University Athletic Association and 20-4 overall. UR is ranked […]
"A Beautiful Mind"
Writer and journalist Sylvia Nasar will offer insights about mathematical genius John Nash and the devastating mental illness he endured and ultimately overcame. She will also describe how a news story in the New York Times became a full-length book and then a major movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe.Multiple disciplines"I think […]
I got my pride – no one can take it away
Pride is something that takes a long time to discover, whether it be of race, sex, religion, physical disability or sexual orientation. For many gays and lesbians, college is one of the most common places where they are able to find out who they are and where they belong. Indeed, it is not gay people […]
UR Trash Tournament
The Thelion Society is holding its first-ever UR Trash pop-culture tournament this weekemd on Saturday at noon.The tournament questions will be in the areas of movies, music, TV, sports and other aspects of pop-culture. This is different from normal quiz bowl style tournaments as it doesn't cover academic topics like biology and geopolitics in third […]
Obitchuary
Obitchuary
Sass the Frass
Sass the Frass
Dare to be different like Ossia
Early 20th century audiences met many of Stravinsky's works with nervousness and jeers. Today, the Russian composer's music has a large body of admirers who consider it brilliant. Audiences in the 19th century would have been even less receptive to Stravinsky, listening halfheartedly and yearning to return to the joyous melodies of Haydn with which […]
Swimmer's happy with playoff showing
The swim teams expected nothing more than a good swim from the University Athletic Association Championships at Emory University last weekend.The women placed sixth and the men took seventh out of eight teams. However, the Yellowjackets "performed very well as a team and came out with some outstanding individual performances," sophomore swimmer Mike Tynan said."The […]