Archive: Jan 2003
Low plays it safe with successful new album
Low, a trio from Duluth, Minn., are compromised of the husband-wife Mormon team Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk and the nonreligious Zak Sally.Formed in the early '90s as an alternative to grunge, Low has a minimal sound, unusual in that, for such sparse instrumentation, it's not boring. Dead air, slow, glinting guitars and the vocal […]
College applicants increase
This year, UR received a record number of applicants for admission. As of Monday, Jan. 20, the admissions department collected 10,268 applications. The previous high was 10,080 in fall of 2000. As a result of a spike in births in the 1980s, college enrollment is currently at an all-time high of 15.6 million students nationwide. […]
Cosby's show a letdown, just like his personality
Bringing parents, alumni and students together in a celebration of UR, Meliora Weekend was largely a success -- except for the hiring of an aging comedian, whose once-funny jokes in the late '70s and the mid-'80s now appear tired and stale. WHile the performance of Bill Cosby was promoted as the highlight of Meliora Weekend, […]
Letters to the Editor
Clemm's claims flawedThanks to Rob Clemm for reviving my favorite false dichotomy of President Bush, the "with us or against us" logic that shows all the deep thinking of a seven-year-old. While I personally do not agree with the actions of either the Canadian protesters or Saddam Hussein, I also do not agree with the […]
Security Update
Jason Richardson of Rochester was arrested on charges of criminal trespass in the second degree on Jan. 28.A building service staff member notified security after seeing the suspect in the basement of Wilder. Security officers initiated a search, and found the suspect exiting a fourth floor suite before 7 a.m. according to UR security.Due to […]
Parking brings headaches
UR Students consistently complain about the inconveniences of campus parking. There's only one sure way of avoiding tickets -- only park in the assigned lot or learn the rules and regulations of the parking office. Otherwise, having four unpaid tickets or illegally parking in Todd Lot results in a wheel lock better known as "the […]
Plosser delivers economic outlook
The U.S. economy has begun to recover gradually from the recession of 2001, Charles Plosser, dean of the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, said. Plosser, who has presented his annual forecasts on economic health for over two decades, spoke on Dec. 11 at the 24th Annual Economic Outlook. The Outlook was sponsored […]
Lunching to a different beat
Members of the Eastman percussion group Amphion, senior Mike Moran, junior Sean Connors, sophomore Robert Marino and senior Peter Zlotnick, give visitors to Wilson Commons a preview of their upcoming perfomance. Amphion will be playing at the Eastman School of Music this Sunday, Feb. 2, in the Annex 902.
Ecstacy use increases
The increased use of ecstasy, a popular drug among young adults, has raised concern among medical officials on many college campuses.In response to the alarming results of such nationwide studies, University Health Services conducts a survey every two years in order to compare our students' drug habits to the national statistics. The most recent survey, […]
Snow in Rochester falling toward record
Rochester topped the century mark this week for seasonal snow fall at 101.4 inches. If the current pace of snowfall continues, UR will obliterate its previous snowfall record of 161.7 inches by more than three feet."It has been nothing too remarkable," Tom Paone of the regional National Weather Service in Buffalo said. "But, the slow […]