Archive: Apr 2002
To geek or not to geek
What does it mean to be a geek? In an attempt to enlighten both the geeks and non-geeks alike, I want to try to answer this question, because it seems that many people have no understanding of the unique subculture that is geekdom.Firstly, do not confuse us with nerds or dorks. It's analogous to confusing […]
Benefiting both the environment and the economy
Ever thrown away an aluminum can? Spit out your gum in the recycling bin? Seen someone else doing the same? Think it doesn't matter? Think again. Recycling is an easy way to help both the environment and the economy. Every piece of paper, can or bottle you recycle saves natural resources, energy, money and landfill […]
Tapas offers classy food, creative martinis
Tapas 177 is a place where you'll find original martinis, live entertainment, fancy eclectic food and people dancing on the bar. Located at 177 St. Paul Street, it's an upscale lounge with excellent service and a classy but comfortable atmosphere. It's set up with a large bar area upstairs and a more intimate dining room […]
Ashanit, Tweet vie for listeners with debut albums
First time Ashanti's face flashed on BET, many confused her with Christina Milian. But after her collaboration with Fat Joe on "What's Luv?" she stood out.She is the new girl on the Murder Inc. label ? famous for Jennifer Lopez's Ja Rule remixes.Question: if you totally change the lyrics and the melody of a song, […]
Same bad service at bigger, bluer Jay's
Many students returned to school in the fall to a rude surprise. Jay's Diner at 2612 West Henrietta Road had been bulldozed and all that remained was a sign telling us that it would rise again. While many of us hoped that this new diner would be bigger, cleaner and nicer, we only got part […]
Panic Room lacks urgency
Panic Room offers a seamless integration of computer generated images into a film which is very grounded in the here and now. What the films lacks in heart, it makes up for in beautiful cinematography, stunning camera work and beatiful set design.Directed by David Fincher, the film bears a strong resemblance to his last film, […]
Quartet remembers the Holocaust
Steve Reich's "Different Trains" is a perfect example of how music can hauntingly portray concurrent circumstances with frightening accuracy.Eastman School of Music juniors Michael Jorgensen, Andrew Fouts and Roxanne McGovern, along with senior Adam Carter, will performing this piece on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 pm in the UR Interfaith Chapel. The ESM's "Music for […]
Campus Briefs
UR officials satisfied with repliesMembers of Residential Life, the Dean of Students office and UR Security are pleased with the responses received from houses on the Fraternity Quad regarding the whereabouts of a dead cat that was brought to campus late last semester. Director of Residential Life Logan Hazen and Interim Dean of Students Jody […]
Legality of peyotism discussed
The Department of Religion and Classics, along with the Interfaith Chapel, Dean of The College, Office of Minority Student Affairs, the Student Association, and the departments of Anthropology, Political Science and History co-sponsored a speaker presentation held in the Welles-Brown room last night entitled "American Peyotism: Religion & Legal Dimensions." Coordinated by Take-Five student and […]
Wandering into warfare
News flashes alerting the United States of more suicide violence in the Middle East took on an extra level of eeriness for me on Good Friday, when I realized who the perpetrator of the attack was. She was two years younger than I am ? an 18 year-old Palestinian girl who took along with her […]