Archive: Apr 2002
Truth in Small Doses
Truth In Small Doses
Important ways of addressing intolerance with diversity
Do you or your friends talk about how much you hate something? Do you "hate" 8 a.m. classes? Or the weather in Rochester?What about the recent incidents of intolerance that have occurred recently on campus? Or the violence that is going on in the rest of the world?Are these all things we really "hate?" What […]
Letters to the Editor
Alumni Council is for studentsTo begin with, we would like to congratulate all students on the successful completion of another Rochester year. If there is one thing that binds everyone together in the student and alumni community, it is that we have all had our own Rochester experience and we continue to share it with […]
Questioning authority
Professors, you're failing us - at least according to a report recently endorsed by Lynn Cheney and a variety of politicians.The report, written by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, criticizes U.S. academic institutions for failing the war effort and, more importantly, the country. It criticized students, professors, speakers and institutions. It lambasted professors […]
UHS Editorial Comic
UHS Editorial Comic
Melting together
The Association for the Development of Interest in the Indian subcontinent performed, for the first time, in front of a full Strong Auditorium last Saturday night. In fact, the performance started late due to people without tickets crowding the entrance of the auditorium in an attempt to watch the show. ADITI has again produced an […]
Park or parking?
This summer, the university will vastly improve the seldom-noticed Riverside Park. While the improvements will beautify the campus, the changes will adversely affect the students if precaution is not taken.Close to 100 parking spaces will be eliminated from Wilson Boulevard, making the current parking crisis even worse. The complete elimination of the frequently-used overflow lot […]
Editorial Comic
Editorial Comic
Empowered differences
A celebration of diversity was held in the Interfaith Chapel, last night. The topic was the exploration of women's roles within their individual faiths. Representatives from Islam, Judaism, Paganism, the Baha'i faith, Catholicism, Protestantism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Unitarian Universalism, Mormonism and Buddhism spoke on the ways they perceive themselves as women within the context of their […]
Students celebrate warmer weather
The UR campus livened up this week as students flocked outside to enjoy the warm and sunny weather that came unusually early in the year for Rochester. Stripped down to their summer clothes to deal with the heat and the humidity, many spent as much time as they could outside.Groups of students across campus were […]