Archive: Sep 2004
Student loans
Please publish the following letter in your paper. I can be reached at 212-683-9000, or 917-251-0024. Home address 36-44 Crescent St. Long Island City, NY 11106. I'm writing to at least one paper from each state. Thanks for your help. Sallie Mae the biggest loan lender, and one of the biggest companies in the U.S. […]
Tony Scott
Tony Scott, as a burgeoning pundit, you're a discredit to your ilk. Are you implying you haven't made up your mind about your choice for President? In this, what some call the most polarizing election in history, you've cast your lot in with the small slice of fickle undecideds who must have slept through the […]
Easy dorm delicacies
Think that Douglass Food Court, Danforth Dining Center and the Pit are the only places on campus to get food?Wrong! Try this easy recipe in your kitchenette and make your stomach happy.PBJ French ToastAll the ingredients in this recipe are available at the Corner StoreYields 4 servings, 2 sandwich halves eachIngredients:8 slices bread, type of […]
Italia's romance and charm impossible to leave behind
I traveled to Italy and fell in love. It took me quite by surprise, actually. My love was not at all what I had dreamed of - the tall, dark and debonair prince with a smooth voice and wild imagination. In fact, I fell in love with something with so much grandeur that I couldn't […]
SA Profile: Outside Speakers Committee
Aimed at bringing diverse speakers to UR for the education and entertainment of the Rochester community, the Outside Speakers Committee brings one major speaker to campus each semester. Approximately 15 students are active in the group, and all are equally involved in deciding who to invite to campus and organizing and running the actual events. […]
FIGHTING THE FRESHMAN 15
One of the breakfast club meal options at Hillside Cafe includes a made-to-order omelet, a large blueberry muffin and a smoothie. The total caloric count of that particular breakfast tops 1,000 Calories - a little less than half the daily recommended Calorie intake - 2,000 Calories for the average young adult or 2,500 Calories for […]
Letters to the Editor
WRUR should be placed in the right handsThe question quoted at the end of the Campus Times article "WRUR Plans Big Changes" (9/9/2004) is a completely valid one. As a former Program Director of WRUR, I would like to share a few comments.First, the main issue is not, and has never been, an issue of […]
Conspiracy abounds for today's time
Who runs the government? Not who we would expect, according to many who have little trust in their elected leaders. But as we step into the black helicopter- based world of conspiracies, let us also examine why there is a clear lack of faith in government's scruples.Yes, we've all heard about the Freemasons, big business, […]
Modern stance
When you hear about "women's issues," what comes to mind? Abortions? Domestic violence? Childcare? Do you picture Susan B. Anthony, Rosie the Riveter or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?The problem with classifying any issue as belonging to one group is that hardly any issue differentiates like that. Just as affirmative action is of interest to everyone, […]
Cartoon accurately depicts '04 campaign
Hello again, fair readers. At the outset, I can promise this will be, hopefully, one of the most entertaining articles of mine you've ever read. If not, oh well, I did try.What I want to talk about is the "This Land" cartoon that has been spreading itself throughout the nation for the past few months. […]