Archive: Jan 2007
Salt and pepper inferior to bacon bits, Baldwin
Food is great. And as a gluttonous American who indulges in some winter blubber insulating, I try to enjoy the delectable process of gently cramming sustenance into my gullet. And for this reason, I am grossly disappointed with the everyday condiments strewn on restaurant tables. Who decided that salt, pepper, ketchup and sugar should be […]
Philosophy class is an imperative for this semester
As the winter winds grow ever more bitter and our breath becomes more and more visible in the air around us, we know only one thing could be true - the winter semester is upon us. Just as we have finished recuperating from last semester, we hop in our cars, buses, trains or planes and […]
Books cause woes
Currently, Barnes and Noble, the company that runs the campus bookstore, gets unlimited access to the UR student body. They are the only store that students who live on campus can get to without a car that sells pens, notebooks and, most importantly, textbooks. Why do UR students gain nothing from the exclusivity granted to […]
Letters to the Editor
Editorials are appreciatedJust a short note to thank Liz Swain and Harrell Kirstein for their articles "Mistakes on a Plane" and "Muslims should not be targeted for Oath on Qur'an," respectively - as a Muslim student who often feels alienated by the glaringly anti-Muslim sentiments so prevalent today, such articles go a long way in […]
Midwest proves tough for champs
After bringing in the new year with a 60-54 victory over Rochester Institute of Technology, it was time for the men's basketball team to get down to business since they had their work cut out for them with a full slate of competition ahead. In the RIT game, which was played in the Palestra on […]
From the Pressbox
Is it just me, or should honesty and loyalty be common characteristics of NFL head coaches? This is not to say, by any means, that Gandhi should coach the Cowboys, however the actions of two coaches over the past months have been nothing short of classless.Former Dolphins head coach Nick Saban has been renamed "Nick […]
Women drop two on road after tourney victory
During the beginning of winter break and the start of the new year, the women's basketball team enjoyed three home victories against rivals Rochester Institute of Technology, New York University and Brandeis University, the latter two being University Athletic Association league opponents. All three wins were by a margin of 10 points or higher, and […]
"The Good Shepherd" proves powerful yet exhausting
Starring Matt Damon under the direction of Robert DeNiro, "The Good Shepherd" chronicles the career of the highly secretive and intensely loyal spy, Edward Wilson. The film's plot centers around the early history of the CIA and the rise of the Soviet Union post-World War II. Damon's portrayal of the humorless and inscrutable Wilson helps […]
Downstairs Cabaret explores what women want
The key to understanding a man's brain is represented on a single stage at "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" playing now at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. The stage to the actor's left, analogous to the "logical" left hemisphere of the brain, contains an old dirty couch, a TV with a bra stuck on the antenna, […]
"The F-Word" comes to Interfaith Chapel
The so-called "bubble" of isolation might be shrinking as The Forgiveness Project makes a stop on the River Campus. The Project's international exhibit, "The F-Word: Images of Forgiveness," opens viewers' eyes up to tragedies and triumphs in the face of adversity all over the world.Journalist Marina Cantacuzino, creator of "The F-Word," explains the intent of […]