Archive: Feb 2003
Letters to the Editor
Draft not unlikelyA military draft is not so unlikely. In September 2002, the White House released its new National Security Strategy, which said that the U.S. government "will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self defense by acting preemptively" against states or groups considered hostile to American interests. According […]
Speak your mind
Opinions about the war aside, it was refreshing to hear about students on our campus exercising their rights of protest and free speech, and making a serious effort to do so. Too often, the voices of our generation are not heard because we do not put any effort into making them audible. The allegation of […]
On the road
The Sophomore Class Council is to be commended for the creation of a new bus route to the Greece Ridge Shopping Center. Students have grown tired of being limited to one shopping plaza for their weekends off campus, and until recently, Fridays were a night that you had to spend on campus unless you had […]
To pay or not to pay
College athletics today have become strikingly similar to the Olympics -- each one created over a century ago as a means to bring pride to a respective nation or institution in an amateur setting, have instead become multi-billion dollar enterprises easily susceptible to corruption. Three incidents this past week could change college sports forever and […]
Ordination overdue
The Roman Catholic Church has often been criticized for its unwillingness to change doctrine. Women have been denied the priesthood since its institution, and recently this debate has been further agitated. In August 2002, Spiritus Christi, a local schismatic parish, ordained a woman.Though working outside of Catholic doctrine seems ineffective, this ordination did respond to […]
Celebrities not political experts
Well, the Oscar nods are out, and I could care less. I've never really been a fan of the Oscars because I just don't like Hollywood. I would watch them, however, if they allowed my new category for an award, "The Stupidest Foreign Policy Statement." I have never understood Hollywood's desire to stick its nose […]
Political motives behind protest
While I respect the anti-war demonstrators and what they are protesting, I completely disagree with the motives behind their protests. The anti-war protests in America up to this point have been based on ideological motives and general disdain for conservatives, particularly President Bush. I apologize to those who are passionate against protesting the war, but […]
Blue buttons — a non-discriminatory system
Colleagues and cohorts, a plague of debilitating handicaps has washed over our beloved campus, and I'm seeing it everywhere. First there was the girl near the ITS Center who, though appearing fine, displayed the telltale signs of a headache.Soon it seemed that the more I looked, the more I saw -- strep throats and sore […]
Committee to explain elected student posts
The Presidential Cabinet along with various administrators have begun to plan a committee which will attempt to explain student government to the student body.Students' Association President Lonny Mallach believes that there is much confusion at UR around elected student governments. "When electing people they [the student body] often don't understand what the different elected positions […]
Crimp appointed to arts professorship
Notable for his extensive work in contemporary art and AIDS education, professor Douglas Crimp was recently appointed the Fanny Knapp Allen Professor of Art history. "Douglas Crimp is inter-nationally known as a cultural critic and AIDS activist. He is also one of the most intellectually committed and enlightening professors at the University of Rochester," Professor […]