Archive: Sep 2002
The perils of parity: MLB outranks NFL
If you popped your television on to take a quick study break last week, chances are you instead wound up being glued to invigorating sports action for hours, while your notebooks remained blank and your textbooks were ignored. At the beginning of the week in baseball, the economically challenged Oakland A's hit game-winning home runs […]
No longer fleeting: Phillies Fanatic becomes phenomenal
Ever since he made his big league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in June of 1999, Randy Wolf has had about as enigmatic of a professional career as one could imagine. After zipping through the Phillies farm system, the lefty hurler won his first five starts in a major league uniform. Philadelphia general manager Ed […]
Getting paid, getting a good view
Since this is my senior year, I figured I would make the most of my last free summer. I wanted the perfect job, one of those jobs you tell your kids about when you are fifty ? no brainpower required but plenty of glory.I tried out a few different occupations.I spent an entire week, nine […]
Big Brother bites
It's been a year since the defining moment of our generation, and what have we learned?Sure, we have learned grief and sorrow. Grief at the thousands of lives lost, not only American, but from a multitude of other nations. We have learned sorrow from our friends who have lost loved ones.We have also learned appreciation […]
Mehldau reinvents self with "Largo"
After listening to Brad Mehldau on any of his releases, you can't help but envy him?he's an amazing jazz pianist, full of emotion and technical know-how. "Largo," however, may come as a shock to the seasoned Mehldau fan, since he is arranging for far more instruments ?he's added horns, strings, eclectic percussion and electronica elements […]
Sex and the CT
I want to go on birth control pills, but I don't want my parents to know that I am sexually active. I am under my parent's insurance, and I don't know if birth control is covered or not. How do I go about going on the pill without my parent's knowledge, while getting the cheapest […]
Letters to the Editor
The beginning of the school year signals the opening of a new chapter. A chapter of infinite possibilities, new challenges and amazing discoveries. New ideas will emerge, complimenting or supplanting the old ones. Situations will arise to test the character and strength of the individual, as well as their faith and will to preserve.Bearing this […]
Looking forward…
For virtually all of us, September 11, 2001, changed our lives and our view of the future in profound ways ? ways we are still learning. It shattered a sense of safety, at least on our shores, that the collapse of the Soviet Union had ushered in only a short time before. And it made […]
Carry on by always remember those we lost
The passage of time heals all wounds, however, we cannot allow ourselves to forget those who perished and the suffering of their families. We as a nation are duty bound to honor the memories of these people and the families who lost their loved ones. In less than a year, people are already forgetting the […]
Student apathy caused by lowered expectations
To start off the year, I'd like to say I'm happy with where I am. Hooray for UR. But I'd like to highlight something that I sense to be an issue of great concern for many students last fall and spring, and something that I've already heard mentioned this semester ? UR students are apathetic.I […]