I am ashamed to be in Rochester right now. Protests have raged on even as American and British troops fight in Iraq. People spout off how they are doing this BECAUSE they are Americans, and that they have read the First Amednment and know what they’re doing is legal. No one is arguing about whether they CAN protest, but if they SHOULD protest. US troops would die for the people who are protesting, essentially, against them. It’s time for people to stand up, be an American, and support the men and women that are fighting on our behalf.
campus brat
Be An American!
The first realization of my own age hit me in the months before I started college. I was helping my dad clean the small office he’d occupied in Rush Rhees longer than I’d been alive. The walls of which boasted childhood drawings that my sister and I had crayoned. Even though I was looking at my distant past, I realized I would soon be starting a new page of my future. Read More
Baseball
Be An American!
While looking for something to do on a Friday evening, five of us at the Campus Times made our way down to ESL Ballpark April 17 to catch a Rochester Red Wings game. Our group boasted a Mets fan, a Yankees fan, a Padres fan, a Twins fan, and one person more familiar with cricket than with baseball. Read More
cooking
Be An American!
Through a live demonstration and tasting, Chef Dede prepared fried chicken, baked macaroni and cheese, and collard greens – dishes rooted in Black Southern history. Students leaned in as she explained the methods and care that go into each plate. Read More