Archive: Feb 2003
Confessions' of a not-so-dangerous reviewer
Many of us dreamed of being Hollywood bigwigs -- TV or movie stars. Others of us desired wholeheartedly to be secret agents. Sam Rockwell is a movie star who expertly portrayed Chuck Barris, a TV star, who in turn, is actually a secret agent. Sounds like quite the life, doesn't it? On top of that, […]
Power potential
Another Students' Association Senate election has ended, and we must again ask ourselves what happened. Why were so many of the Senate seats uncontested, and why was turnout so low? Why is it that no one seems to care?In this week's election, 13 Senate seats were up out of a total 21. Despite this however, […]
There are a few redeeming qualities of the bitter cold and seemingly incessant snow that an upstate New York winter brings.
Perhaps the best thing is the opportunity to dust off the skis or snowboard and hit the slopes. With three resorts within about two hours or less by car, a weekend skiing excursion could be the perfect cure for the winter blues. Getting off campus and out of Rochester for an exciting day of falling […]
Fee aware
The Students' Association Senate is currently discussing an increase to next year's student activity fee -- a mandatory amount charged to each student's term bill. This is a decision that should be made with careful consideration on the part of Senate and the Students' Association Appropriations Committee.The accountability for responsible spending does not lie only […]
Election woes
The Students' Association Senate has once again shown its inability to run an election smoothly. In the over 20 years of Senate running these proceedings, only a handful have been flawless. Given the sheer numbers, Senate should be able to run them more effectively.If there is any time when students expect their own government to […]
Letters to the Editor
Porn dialogueAs religious leaders here at UR, we feel it necessary to speak out on the annual tradition of showing a spring X-rated movie on campus. It is time that this "tradition" becomes something more -- a commitment to discuss sexuality, the human body, intimacy in terms of dignity and respect and as a celebration […]
Burning our bridges
In a letter published in last week's Campus Times, a parent complained that the university was not doing enough to prevent the "growing number of assaults" on campus. She accused the university of turning its back on vandalism, robbery and serious assaults. She demanded action. Her solution was threefold -- to install security cameras at […]
Cleopatra of mixed lineage
The Feb. 20 story "Expo unites UR and community" stated that Cleopatra was of black ancestry.This is a claim that has been popular with many Afrocentric scholars since the '60s. What is interesting about this claim is not its merit, of which it has none, but the degree to which it has taken hold and […]
Change a matter of attitude, perseverance
Marvin Gaye once sang in his song "Change," "Change is what you can, what you can't, leave it alone, have the sense to know the difference between the two."With those words in mind, interesting thoughts began to resonate. I thought about the things and events in everyday life that are changeable, those that are not […]
Homerin speaks on religion
UR Professor of Religion and Chair of the Religion and Classics Department Emil Homerin presented his lecture on common misperceptions of Islam and solutions to this entitled "Translating Islam" at 5 p.m. on Wednesday as a part of the River Campus Libraries Neilly Series. "Americans are threatened by images of Islam and associate it with […]