Archive: Feb 2005
Boogeyman' attempts at good cinema
There are a number of benefits for filmmakers producing horror movies - they are often cheap, populated by relatively unknown casts and have a built in audience of anyone looking for a thrill on a Saturday night. In addition, they usually don't take much thought or time to produce, so, like during the teenage slasher […]
Tuned In
The Hit Factory, a paragon of music recording studios during the last 30 years, announced its closing this weekend as a result of shifts in the music industry as a whole. This industry landmark located on West 45th Street in New York City was the epicenter of many of music's most remarkable, memorable and shocking […]
Vagina Monologues enlighten
My preferred pet name for mine is "cooter." In the past, I've been known to use "snatch," "regina" or "no-no spot." I'm currently starting a campaign to popularize "cranny." To each her own, really, when it comes to vaginas. Between drinking and not going to class, as is the life of a second semester college […]
Learn how to tell if 'he's just not that into you'
It's like a slap in the face at first. But then after an undefined period of time, depending on the reader, one enters a state of spiritual enlightenment. I am not referring to the feeling that one possesses after "finding God," or after he or she realizes that the Earth actually spins on its axis […]
Birtwistle visits for performance of "Secret Theatre"
Last week, the Eastman School of Music welcomed distinguished British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle to Rochester for Musica Nova's performance of his "Secret Theatre." Birtwistle is a composer of international acclaim - conductors such as Pierre Boulez and Oliver Knussen have performed his music. In 1986, he received the Grawemeyer Award, and in 1988, a […]
Prepare for an evening of improv comedy
The Community Living Center filled with people who enjoyed a performance by the improv troupe In Between The Lines on Jan. 29. On Feb. 11 and 12, students will be able to see this unique and spontaneous theatre experience beyond UR, at the Geva Theatre Center. In an improv family tree, if you will, the […]
CDs show varying talent
One of the nicer features of UR's Napster service is the wide selection of new and remastered albums debuting every Tuesday. Here are two of the most recent releases available."Be As You Are"Kenny Chesney's latest album continues his steady record of achievement, which is considerably less than his talent would allow. Solid melodies and his […]
Security Update
Two vehicles were stolen and a third was broken into while parked in Valentine Parking Lot between 11:58 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 28, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The vehicles stolen were a Mercury Sable and a Toyota Camry. Both belonged to undergraduate students, according to UR Security.The vehicle […]
Rink built for WinterFest
An ice skating rink is being built on the Fraternity Quad to be unveiled for use on Saturday for WinterFest Weekend 2005. "We are pleased about the ice skating rink so far," Director of Wilson Commons and Student Activities Anne-Marie Algier said. "This Saturday we are having the grand opening and hoping for a good […]
Health Watch
I recently came upon the saying, "True friendship is a relationship where there is mutual giving and receiving, and the giving is done purely for the good of the friend - not to gain something in return." For many students, making true friends is one of the hardest aspects of adjusting to college life. Many […]